Budapest

History

Hungary guest of honour at Berlinʼs Green Week

Hungary is the guest of honor at this yearʼs Berlin International Green Week, one of the largest exhibitions for the...

Awards

CPI Property Group in major CEE real estate deal

CPI Property Group has agreed to buy five commercial properties in Hungary from CBRE Global Investors, CPI told Hungarian news...

Awards

TriGránit Hungary welcomes new HR chief

Tamás Páldi, MD, has been appointed Human Resources Director at TriGránit Hungary, according to a press statement sent to the...

Conferences

Farm minister, Iranian ambassador discuss agriculture

Hungarian Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas met with Iranian Ambassador to Hungary Gholamali Rajabi Yazdi on Tuesday, discussing cooperation in...

Conferences

Hungary expects improving ‘mutual confidence’ with Hong Kong

Hungary has been Hong Kong’s number one trade partner in the CEE region, and existing mutual confidence may be further...

Conferences

Allergan, Richter announce positive results for ulipristal acetate 5 and 10 mg

U.S.-based pharma firm Allergan (formerly known as Actavis) and Hungarian peer Gedeon Richter have announced positive results from Venus II,...

History

Bell receives Commanderʼs Cross from Hungary

Colleen Bell, the soon-to-be former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, has been awarded the Commanderʼs Cross of the Order of Merit...

Sights

Cinema City loses MOM Park multiplex

Negotiations have come to an end between cinema operator Cinema City and the management of Budapest’s MOM Park shopping mall,...

History

Ambassador Bell posts farewell video ahead of Trump inauguration

U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell has posted a video on the embassy’s Facebook page summarizing her time in the...

Awards

Oppenheim Hungary welcomes new partner

Áron László was appointed IP/IT partner at Oppenheim’s Hungarian operations, taking effect from January 1, according to a press statement...

Conferences

Hungary accession to AIIB on the agenda, says Varga

Hungary’s accession to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is on the agenda, National Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in...

Conferences

Equal pay in Hungary still a half century away, suggests report

Hungary is expected to be the last country in Europe to close the gender pay gap, and this cannot be...

In Hungary

Plotinus treasury share stock climbs to 55% in buyback

Plotinus Holding has raised its treasury share stock to 55% in a share buyback, the company said in a disclosure...

Awards

Deloitte Hungary welcomes new senior lawyer

Dr. Gábor Gömöri has been appointed Head of Real Estate at Deloitte Legal Erdős and Partners Law Firm, with the...

Social

Hungarian celeb says Trump invited her to his room in Moscow in 2013

Hungarian celebrity Kata Sarka claims President-elect Donald J. Trump invited her over to his hotel room in Moscow in 2013...

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...