Budapest

Conferences

Knorr-Bremse to invest HUF 600 mln

Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the Germany-based firm, has announced an investment of HUF 600 million...

In Hungary

TWD Investments forced to delist shares

TWD Investments has been ordered to delist its shares from the Budapest Stock Exchange by the National Bank of Hungary...

History

Hungarian wines win medals at Berliner Wein Trophy

Three Hungarian wineries have taken top prizes at the Berliner Wein Trophy wine sampling competition held in early February, state...

Drinks

Wine trader Veritas buys into pálinka brand

Wine trader Veritas and Péter Bárány, former commercial chief of pálinka distiller Rézangyal Kft., are jointly purchasing 50% of premium...

Awards

Competition Authority blocks RTLʼs Central Media acquisition

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has blocked the planned acquisition of Central Digital Media, the online portfolio of Central Médiacsoport,...

Drinks

Food association to ask details about Nébih probe

Hungary’s National Association of Food Processors (ÉFOSZ) announced it will contact the Hungarian food safety authority Nébih, after it only...

Awards

Jeantet Budapest welcomes new attorney

Bíborka Jójárt joined the Jeantet Budapest team as an attorney as of February; the law firm expects the move to...

Food

Farm minister orders Nébih to probe identically branded products

In another turn in the “lower-quality” products scandal, Hungary’s Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas was reported to have ordered Hungarian...

Drinks

Lázár urges scrutiny of multinationals after ‘subjective’ report

The government should launch a probe of identically branded products in Hungary and Austria, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said Thursday,...

Conferences

Lázár promises wage raises at MÁV, Magyar Posta

Salaries will be gradually raised at state-owned companies until 2019, Hungary’s Cabinet Chief János Lázár announced on Thursday, according to...

Social

Charity cricket event to raise funds for seriously ill kids

The Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is organizing a charity indoor softball cricket tournament in Budapest on Saturday, March 4, to...

Food

One in five women in Hungary use mobile for over 4 hours a day

Hungarians, it seems, show symptoms of mobile phone addiction, with 80% of them even using their handsets in bed. Geography...

Conferences

Project DANTE kicks off with aim of freeing up Danube water transport

This Friday, February 17, sees the kick-off event for the DANTE (Danube Transnational Program) project, led by Pro Danube Management...

In Hungary

V4 marketing professionals, tourism officials meet in Warsaw

Representatives of the Visegrád Four countries held a tourism summit in Warsaw on February 14 and 15, where marketing leaders...

History

Government to launch online ʼnational consultationʼ

In the wake of the tragic bus accident near Verona in January, the Hungarian government has announced it will launch...

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...

In Hungary

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

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...

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...