Budapest

Awards

EY appoints new tech consulting associate partner

Big Four advisory firm EY has announced the appointment of Viktor Ormosi as associate partner for technology consulting and risk...

Conferences

Poland’s PGE picks Denmark’s Ørsted for offshore wind farm talks

Poland’s largest utility PGE said on Tuesday evening it has decided to start talks with Denmark’s Ørsted on the sale...

Food

Survey augurs stagnating home prices in capital

Home prices in the capital are expected to stagnate in the coming 12 months, according to a survey of businesses...

Social

Presentation on Visegrád and Western Balkan reconciliation

The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKI), in cooperation with the Europeum Institute for European Policy, will organize a...

Tourism

Slovakia unemployment rate up slightly in September

After three months of stagnation, the number of unemployed in Slovakia rose slightly in September, news agency SITA reported, citing...

Tourism

Croatia jobless rate falls in September

Croatia’s jobless rate fell marginally in September after remaining unchanged in the previous month, figures from the Croatian Bureau of...

Tourism

Bosnia’s registered jobless numbers fall in August

The number of registered unemployed people in Bosnia dropped by 9.3% on the year to 406,848 in August, the Sarajevo-based...

Hotels

Kempinski wins Hungary’s Best Hotel Spa 2019

Kempinski The Spa in the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest has been voted Hungary’s Best Hotel Spa 2019 at the fifth...

History

Orbán, mayor adopt contrasting tones at 1956 events

Hungary commemorated the fallen heroes of the 1956 Uprising against communism on October 23, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivering...

History

Govʼt, Microsoft disagree on selling software directly to state

Hungaryʼs government wants to cut the middleman out of procurements of software, but Microsoft refuses to sell directly to the...

History

Airbus Helicopters considers giving up factory in Romania

Romaniaʼs government moved to ease Airbus Helicopters concens and signed a cooperation and support agreement, just a day after a...

Conferences

EBRD to lend EUR 100 mln to support Croatian MSMEs

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said it is considering lending up to EUR 100 million to...

Social

Arcadia arcade exhibition returns next month

Arcadia, the biggest arcade game exhibition in the region, organized by the Budapest Pinball Museum is set to open for...

Tourism

More than 20,000 people homeless in Czech Republic

There are around 23,830 homeless people living in the Czech Republic, according to a census carried out in the spring...

In Hungary

WPD Windmanager takes over running of Kelag’s wind farm in Croatia

Germany’s WPD Windmanager said it has taken over the operational management of the 11.5-megawatt (MW) Jasenice wind farm in Croatia,...

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...

Art

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

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...

What János Bródy Means to Hungarians

For János Bródy, who turned 80 this year, 2026 has been momentous. On April 10, he was one of more...

Budapest’s Déli Station to Close for Weekend Repairs Ahead of Major Upgrade

Budapest’s Déli railway station will close entirely on Oct. 10-11 for maintenance aimed at eliminating several speed restrictions, Transport and...

Kissmiklos Marks Shift to Fine Art With ‘Lobbyism’ Exhibition at Hotel Clark

Hungarian artist kissmiklos is shifting his creative focus entirely to fine art, marking the transition with “Lobbyism,” an exhibition that...