Budapest

Awards

Banks honored at 9th Private Banking Hungary conference

The 9th annual Private Banking Hungary conference, organized by Blochamps, honored winners in six categories in the third awards ceremony...

History

ALLEA alarmed at govʼt interference in academia

ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, has issued a statement expressing alarm at what it describes...

Tourism

Number of job seekers continues to fall in July

There were 257,400 registered job seekers in Hungary at the end of July, down 6.3% from the same month a...

City

Főmterv wins HUF 2.5 bln contract to plan M1 renovation

The Budapest Public Transport Center (BKK) has signed a framework agreement with employee-owned civil engineering company Főmterv for planning of...

Music

Back to school, a heavy burden for families

With the new school year in Hungary starting in less than three weeks, families need to start preparations. This comes...

Awards

OSF Budapest office closes on Friday

Following its decision earlier this year, the Open Society Foundations (OSF), the international grantmaking network founded by Hungarian-born investor and...

History

Kaspersky rejects allegations of security threat

Russian antivirus software developer Kaspersky Lab has rejected all allegations of links to the Russian authorities, or that it represents...

Drinks

Craft brewersʼ output to rise this year

Output of Hungarian craft breweries is set to climb by as much as 20-30% this year, Ádám Dudok, the head...

Sights

Town invests in logistics base, industrial park

The town of Nagymányok (SW Hungary) is spending HUF 490 million to convert an old briquette factory into a logistics...

Social

Sziget Festival closes with record attendance

This yearʼs Sziget Festival, the annual week-long musical extravaganza on an island in the Danube in Budapest, drew a new...

History

Kaspersky software purged from govʼt computers

A government decision published on Monday in the official gazette stipulates that computers used in Hungarian public administration should not...

Social

Festival of Folk Arts starts on Friday

The national day of Hungary, August 20, is celebrated every year with many events in Budapest. One is the Festival...

Food

Hungarians start saving for retirement at 40

Young Hungarians are aware of the necessity to save money for retirement, but do not act accordingly, at least not...

Tourism

GDP growth exceeds expectations in Q2

In the second quarter of 2018, gross domestic product (GDP) in Hungary rose by 4.4% according to seasonally and calendar-adjusted...

Food

Farmgate prices flat in June

Agricultural producer prices overall remained unchanged in June 2018 compared to June 2017, resulting from an increase of 3.5% in...

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...

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,...

Renewing the Spirit of Countryside Wellness Hospitality

More than a year after taking over Sárvár’s Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa, Zoltán Árvai is balancing the traditions of an...

State and City to Renew Budapest’s Danube Waterfront

The gov't and Budapest will form a new 50–50 joint company to develop the Budapest section of the Danube, resolving...