Budapest

Conferences

Budapest hosts UN-led agroecology symposium

A symposium on agroecology for sustainable food and agriculture led by the UNʼs Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) opened in...

Conferences

Mazars welcomes new tax advisor

Dr. Dániel H. Nagy has joined the tax advisory group of international audit and consulting group Mazars, serving the company...

History

Mercedes workers strike, firm open to talks

A total of 60 workers held a two-hour strike today at the local plant of German car manufacturer Mercedes in...

Food

Cerbona maker invests HUF 250 mln in capacity expansion

Naponta Kft., the maker of Cerbona cereal products, has expanded production capacity with an investment of HUF 250 million in...

Tourism

Magyar Posta sees package deliveries rising this year

Hungary’s state-owned postal company Magyar Posta is expecting to deliver 10-15% more packages by the end of 2016 than in...

Tourism

Natural decrease in Hungaryʼs population slows in Q1-Q3

Although 0.2% fewer children were born in the first three quarters of the year compared to the equivalent period of...

City

Budapest Airport adds separate taxi parking lot

Budapest Airport, the operator of the capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, has inaugurated a separate parking lot for taxis and...

Drinks

Winemaker Takler celebrates 20th anniversary

The Takler Wine Estate, established by the Takler family in Szekszárd in southern Hungary two decades ago, is celebrating its...

Tourism

OTP opens regional office in Serbia

OTP Bank, Hungaryʼs biggest commercial lender, held an opening ceremony Monday for its regional center in Niš, Serbia, with the...

Sights

Waberer’s signs leasing contract with Prologis

Logistics real estate firm Prologis has signed a new lease agreement for 13,800 square meters and will deliver two new...

Awards

Hungary hosts UIA Congress Budapest

Hungary recently hosted the 60th annual conference of the UIA (Union Internationale des Avocats; International Association of Lawyers). Wolters Kluwer...

In Hungary

Hungary sells more than 1,100 residency bonds by end-August

By the end of August, Hungaryʼs Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold 1,102 special government bonds that accelerate applications for...

Awards

BNP Paribas Cardif welcomes new CEO

Márk István Kiss has been appointed CEO of BNP Paribas Cardif Biztosító Zrt., the Hungarian subsidiary of BNP Paribas, following...

City

Budapest Metro 3 renovation to wait until June 2017

The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is...

Conferences

We have to stop talking and start walking

With this provocative beginning, Jan Peter Balkenende, former prime minister of the Netherlands, delivered his speech about climate change at...

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...

Culture

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...

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...

Hungarian Jazz Great Gábor Szabó Honored at Magyar Zene Háza

With the opening of a pop-up exhibition at Budapest’s switched-on Magyar Zene Háza, the 90th anniversary of Gábor Szabó’s birthday...