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Music

United Way: Cruise for a Cause

United Way Hungary will be organizing its third annual nighttime Danube River Cruise this summer, promising an evening of the...

Sights

OTP cancels contract to buy Romanian bank

OTP Bank Romania has cancelled its contract to acquire Banca Românească and other Romanian businesses from the National Bank of...

Social

Whirlwind, Magician to lock cues at 3rd Hungarian Snooker Gala

The third in the Hungarian Snooker Gala series offers another chance to see legends of the game in action, with...

Food

K&H: Young employees expect higher expenses

Young employees need to spend increasingly more on everyday expenses, a survey conducted by K&H Bank shows. Most of them...

Food

Digi to expand 1 Gbps internet to all customers

Within two years, telecom service provider Digi will make available its superfast 1000 Mbps (1 Gigabit per second) internet fiber...

History

Government-critical TV news channel confirms layoffs

The Hungarian media landscape has been changing rapidly since the general elections on April 8. Following the shutdown of broadsheet...

Social

Liszt Ferenc Academy launches new season

International stars and outstanding Hungarian artists feature in the 2018/19 season of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest....

Tourism

IMF raises GDP growth forecasts for Hungary

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its projection for Hungaryʼs GDP growth this year by 0.4 of a percentage point...

History

Péter Türk retrospective at Ludwig Museum

A major retrospective exhibition and a catalogue of the conceptual artist Péter Türk (1943–2015) is to be staged at the...

Tourism

Number of private entrepreneurs up 2.9% in Hungary in 2017

The total number of registered economic organizations in Hungary - including companies, partnerships, private entrepreneurs, and state and non-profit entities...

Drinks

Three-day VinCE show celebrates wine

The VinCE Budapest Wine Show 2018, held April 5-7 in Budapest, offered master courses and other learning opportunities to visitors,...

Social

Event to address NATO’s eastern challenges

Budapest’s Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKI) is hosting an event on May 8 entitled “Strategic Challenges on NATO’s...

Social

Romanian economic conference on April 16

A conference entitled “Romanian economy – an outlook” will be staged by the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKI)...

Social

Save the date: BCCH annual meeting

The British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary will hold its annual meeting on May 22 at the Radisson Blu Béke...

Social

Belgian strategist to give lecture

The director general of the Brussels based think tank EGMONT-Royal Institute of International Relations will give a public lecture in...

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...

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...

WWII Munitions Removed From Two Budapest Riverside Locations

Military bomb disposal experts removed World War II munitions discovered near Szabadság Bridge and on Margaret Island on Saturday, prompting...