Budapest

Art

Kieselbach Gallery presents Imre Bukta exhibit

Art and auction gallery Kieselbach is presenting works of award-winning contemporary painter Imre Bukta from January 24 until February 16,...

Tourism

Budapest Airport sets new cargo record in 2018

Budapest Airport (BUD) recorded a significant, double-digit increase in processed freight last year, setting a new all-time record in air...

Food

Hungarians spent HUF 41 bln on video games in 2018

In Hungary, the amount of gamers in the population stabilized at some 3.7 million people last year, with gamers spending...

Conferences

KÉSZ Group wins big Latvia tender

Hungaryʼs KÉSZ Group has won a major state tender in Latvia, with the construction company set to manufacture and assemble...

Social

Chinese spring festival at Millenáris

In celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year and the 70th anniversary of Hungary-China diplomatic relations, the local Chinese community...

Social

Double cue power at 4th Snooker Gala in Budapest

The Hungarian Snooker Gala series of exhibition events continues with its fourth edition on January 26, this time featuring no...

History

11,000 work permits issued to non-EU nationals in 2018

Hungarian authorities issued about 11,000 work permits to nationals from countries outside of the European Union last year, according to...

History

Dismissing complaints, prosecutor targets opposition MPs

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Hungary has ruled that the forceful removal of protesting opposition MPs from the...

Music

Middle East dining with Anissa Helou at Globalist Kitchen

Hungarian fine-dining series the Globalist Kitchen is presenting an outstanding figure of Middle Eastern cuisine, Anissa Helou, at its next...

Music

Balaton Sound announces phase 2 lineup

The organizers of the popular Balaton Sound summer open-air electronic music festival have revealed a new bunch of performers in...

Tourism

Number of jobseekers decreases in December

There were 241,900 registered jobseekers in Hungary at the end of December, down 5% from a year earlier, according to...

Awards

NIPÜFʼs Hatvan project wins ‘Warehouse BTS Project of the Year’

The National Industrial Park Management and Development Company (NIPÜF) announced that its 60,000 square-meter Hatvan logistics center won the "Warehouse...

History

Protests continue over Labor Code amendments

Demonstrators again protested amendments to the Labor Code in cities around the country on Saturday. In Budapest, the protest was...

Social

Berlin to host Savage.Z marketing event (HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)

Savage Marketing will hold a conference entitled "Savage.Z" in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, January 30, with 150 marketers from B2C...

Awards

OTP wins Deloitteʼs Green Frog award

OTP Bank won this yearʼs Hungarian round of Deloitteʼs "Green Frog" award, recognizing the best non-financial reports by companies, with...

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...

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...

Tourism Agency Consults 70 Industry Groups on Strategy Through 2036

The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) is drawing on recommendations from 70 professional organizations to develop a sector strategy through 2036,...