Budapest

Awards

Grayling receives PR Consultancy of the Year award for Eastern Europe

Global communications firm Grayling received the Eastern Europe PR Consultancy of the Year 2016 award at the EMEA SABRE Awards...

Hotels

Ibis Styles opens two hotels in Budapest, Hungary

Ibis Styles, a brand of hotel operator AccorHotels and managed by Orbis Hotel Group, officially opened its first two hotels...

Music

NMHH to licence six new mobile and/or broadcast frequencies

Hungaryʼs National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) is preparing to offer licences in six frequency bands in an effort to...

History

Lázár positive Paks talks in Brussels tomorrow

Hungary’s Cabinet Chief János Lázár says he is optimistic about achieving “significant” agreements in Brussels tomorrow in discussions with European...

History

Lázár: Orbán would repay scholarship in snub of Soros

In order to demonstrate his political distance from Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is ready to...

History

Lázár sees ‘war’ with EC over foreigners’ right to buy farms

The European Commission’s announcement today of an infringement procedure against Hungaryʼs law preventing foreigners from buying farmland will start a...

Tourism

KSH: Hungary’s jobless rate drops to 5.8% in Feb-Apr

Hungary’s unemployment rate dropped by 1.7 percentage points to 5.8% in the period of February to April, compared to the...

History

Report: Csányi planned to buy Tesco, Orbán stopped him

Hungarian OTP Bank group owner Sándor Csányi was planning to purchase the European portfolio of Tesco, but Hungary’s Prime Minister...

History

Young Hungarians more upbeat, but few expect to found firms

Young Hungarians have improved career expectations, and while 48% of them regularly consider the idea of starting their own business,...

Conferences

MVM revenue rises 6% in 2015

Revenue of state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) rose 6% to HUF 1.267 trillion last year, the company said today, according...

History

Report: Moscow still eyes Hungarian-Russian airline

Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier,...

History

New Austrian chancellor: Orbánʼs authoritarianism wonʼt make migrants disappear

Christian Kern, the Social Democratic Austrian chancellor appointed after an independent Green candidate narrowly won the countryʼs presidency a few...

Sights

Budapest Stock Exchange sees authority broadened by Parliament

The Hungarian Parliament yesterday voted to approve modifications to laws regulating the financial intermediary system, as well as broadening the...

History

Hungary’s public procurement must involve consultants under new rule

Under changing regulations consultants will be required to scrutinize large-scale public procurement procedures to ensure transparency, deputy state secretary for...

Sights

Budapest hosts 37th National Wine Contest

Budapest is hosting the 37th National Wine Contest today and tomorrow, during which approximately 500 wines will compete for top...

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...