Budapest

Awards

Kinstellar’s Budapest office welcomes new partner

Anthony O’Connor joined the Budapest office of Kinstellar as a partner, becoming head of the Hungarian corporate and M&A practice...

Food

Foreign investor who partnered with Pécs faces liquidation

A foreign businessman who partnered with a city is apparently losing his business after losing the support of state and...

Sights

Hungary increases EU funding pre-finance limit to 100%

The Hungarian government raised the pre-financing limit for European Union funding from 50% to 100%, according to a report published...

Food

Majority of Hungarians planning summer vacations

As many as two-thirds of Hungarians surveyed said they will take a summer vacation this year, up from 48% a...

History

Hungary: Truck tracking system to be used for rail freight

The Hungarian government is in the preliminary stages of creating an electronic tracking system, currently in place for truck deliveries,...

Conferences

Hungary organizes business forum in Bologna

About 50 Italian companies participated at a business forum organized by Hungary in Bologna yesterday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and...

Food

Zsolnay owner believes company is ‘under attack’

Hungarian porcelain manufacturer Zsolnay has “come under attack by a group lobbying to take over business” in the market for...

History

Szijjártó: UNʼs high commissioner ‘insults’ Hungary

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó qualified Zeid Raʼad Al Hussein’s comments about Hungary’s treatment of refugees...

Food

Varga discusses Russia with U.S. coordinator for sanctions policy

Hungary’s National Economy Minister Mihály Varga met with United Statesʼ Coordinator for Sanctions Policy Daniel Fried in Budapest yesterday to...

Food

KSH: Hungary’s farm gate prices up 0.4% in April

Hungary’s agricultural producer prices were up a slight 0.4% in April, as compared to the same month a year earlier,...

History

FHB investigations said to target publisher who leads bank

The editor of index.hu yesterday addressed the claims that the authorities are pursuing cases against FHB mortgage bank because the...

Awards

Law: Only MFB can serve some needs of state firms

Parliament today approved legislation that gives the state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) exclusive rights to provide certain services to state-owned...

Tourism

UNHCR airs concerns about Hungaryʼs refugee treatment once again

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed significant concerns regarding the treatment of refugees at the Serbian-Hungarian border...

History

Editorial: Rosy numbers ignore real problems

The following is the editorial column from the June 3 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

History

Hungary and Austria feud over migrant quota

Hungary declined to accept several thousand migrants that should technically be returned to their country of entry into the European...

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...

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...

Wizz Air Ranks Second Among Central European Airlines at Skytrax Awards

Wizz Air has been named the second-best airline in Central Europe at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, based on...