Budapest

Sights

Government clears path to move circus out of City Park

The government has designated the insolvent owner of the property at Ajtósi Dürer sor 19–21 a company of high strategic...

Sights

Islamic culture center to open in Budapest

Workers have been busy for months at an address on Gutenberg tér in Budapest’s District 8 to complete what will...

History

Hungarian MPs visit Taiwan to improve ties

A delegation from the Hungarian Parliament is visiting Taiwan to explore the feasibility of bilateral cooperation in economics and trade,...

Food

Food retail turnover grows by 2.5% in Q2, but we buy less

Food retail turnover in Hungary grew by 2.5% in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the corresponding quarter of...

Conferences

Lack of seasonal workers leaves fruit unpicked

The fruit and vegetable-growing sector is facing a shortage of at least 50,000, but as many as 80,000 seasonal workers,...

Awards

Head of Gulag foundation opposes award to Bayer

The head of the foundation whose vice president nominated controversial journalist Zsolt Bayer to receive the Hungarian Order of Merit...

Awards

Hungary welcomes home its winners from Olympics

Hungaryʼs Olympic team was welcomed home and celebrated today by a large crowd at Budapestʼs Syma Arena after bringing back...

History

U.S. Holocaust Museum urges recall of Bayerʼs award

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. yesterday said the Hungarian government should rescind its decision to grant the...

Awards

Extremist decorated, recipients reject awards in protest

As of today, a running roll-call on Index.hu shows that 69 Hungarians awarded the Knightʼs Cross of the Order of...

History

Electronic invoice reporting mandatory from next July

The Hungarian government is making electronic reporting of invoices with a tax content over HUF 100,000 mandatory as of July...

History

Reports: MEP would scare refugees with pigs’ heads

György Schöpflin, an MEP in Hungary’s governing Fidesz party, suggested in his twitter account that pigs’ heads should be hung...

Food

Veterinary group Alpha targets 10% revenue rise

Hungarian veterinary products group, Alpha Befektetesi Holding, is targeting a 10% revenue rise this year, according to a report published...

Tourism

KSH: Hungary’s net wage grows 7.3% in June

The average gross monthly wage in Hungary was HUF 259,875 in June, up 5.7% from the same period a year...

Conferences

Prices of bread could increase by fall

Prices of bread could increase by fall due to labor shortages, the Hungarian Bakers Association announced today, according to the...

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...