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Number of coronavirus cases reaches 3,263

The number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Hungary has increased to 3,263, up 50 compared to yesterday, according to...

In Budapest

Home quarantine to be monitored via app

People in home quarantine are agreeing on digital monitoring of their restrictive measure compliance, Lieutenant Colonel Róbert Kiss said during...

In Budapest

Hungary coronavirus cases reach 3,178

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,178, up 28 compared to yesterday, according to...

In Budapest

Hungaryʼs COVID-19 cases hits 3,213

The number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases in Hungary has increased to 3,213, up 35 compared to yesterday, according to...

In Budapest

Many ideas received to overcome the emergency

More than 450 ideas and project proposals were submitted to the “COVIDEA” online competition, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology...

History

30 Years of Freedom – Third Time’s a Charm: The Hungarian Republic Reborn

In 1989, Hungary completed its peaceful transition from a one-party communist system to a multi-party democracy. The Third Hungarian Republic...

Social

Playing on: Producing Music Under Lockdown

For the past few weeks, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) has been presenting what it calls “Quarantine Soirées” live from...

Museums

Companies avail of pandemic relief to save 44,000 jobs

So far, 3,000 companies have availed of government measures to shield against the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic to...

Conferences

Humanoid robot aids COVID-19 fight at private clinic in Budapest

Patients at a private clinic in Buda are now greeted by a humanoid robot named Pepper, tasked with asking people...

In Budapest

Orbán augurs ʼbrutalʼ macro data for April, but improvement in May

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said April macroeconomic data would be "brutal", but projected an improvement in May and June in...

Tourism

Masks, Unemployment, Falling Sales and Testing all on the Rise

It has been mandatory to wear a mask or scarf covering mouth and nose in all commercial units, shops, grocery...

Tourism

Guest nights plunge in March

Guest nights at commercial accommodations in Hungary dropped 64.6% year-on-year to 697,000 in March because of a lockdown to contain...

Museums

Lockdown spurs online shopper growth

About 50,000 Hungarians became active online shoppers between the middle of March and the end of April, when lockdown measures...

Food

Industrial production down 10% y.o.y. in March

In March 2020 the volume of industrial production in Hungary declined by 10% year-on-year, according to working-day adjusted data by...

Social

AmCham webinar about keeping teams motivated during pandemic

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (AmCham) is set to hold a webinar on May 11, as part of...

History

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Social

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Hotels

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Budapest Airport Winter Schedule Adds Marsa Alam and More Flights to Asia and Europe

Budapest Airport's 2026/27 winter schedule, which began on October 25, offers more than 185 destinations and approximately 10% more bookable...

Budapest’s Castle District Proposes Short-Term Rental Ban From 2028

Budapest’s District I council has published a draft decree that would ban short-term rentals in the Buda Castle area from...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...

Hungary Marks 70th Anniversary of 1956 Revolution With Nationwide Commemorations

Commemorations marking the 70th anniversary of Hungary’s 1956 revolution and fight for freedom will take place nationwide and abroad Oct....

Genomate Health Wins BE100 Award, Selected for GBP 100,000 Investment

Genomate Health, which conducts Hungarian research and clinical operations through Oncompass Medicine, has won the BE100 Health & Wellness category...

Energy Efficiency and Financing Shape Construction Industry’s Future

Energy efficiency, access to financing and closer cooperation will be critical to the construction industry’s prospects, speakers told HAD Group’s...

Grandfathers and Revolutions: The Film Hungarian-Australians Tried to Ban

With the approach of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Australian filmmaker Peter Hegedüs says his documentary on...

Annual Bonfire Night Charity Celebration Returns Nov. 5

The team behind expat portal XpatLoop.com will host its annual Bonfire Night charity fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 5, combining an evening...

Budapest Mayor Announces ‘Wave of Development Projects’

A “wave of development projects” will begin in Budapest soon, Mayor Gergely Karácsony said this week. Investments will proceed with...

Creating Value by Pairing Hotel Character with an International Brand

The Hotel Erzsébet has been renovated and relaunched as the Hotel Erzsébet City Center Budapest, a member of Radisson Individuals,...

Budapest Reaches 100 Short CAF Trams as Fleet Expansion Continues

Budapest’s 100th short CAF tram has entered service, marking a milestone in the capital’s fleet renewal program, the Budapest Transport...

Margrethe Vestager to Deliver Keynote at ABSL Forum in Budapest

Margrethe Vestager, former European Commission Executive Vice President and EU Competition Commissioner, will deliver a keynote at the ABSL Forum...

MGYOSZ Backs Preparations for Budapest 2036 Olympics Bid

The Confederation of Hungarian Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) has endorsed preparations for a Budapest bid to host the 2036 Summer...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

Budapest Hotels Outperform Regional Rivals Despite Lower Guest Numbers

Budapest’s hotels delivered some of the strongest results in CEE, posting an 81.3% occupancy rate, and leading the region with...