Budapest

Drinks

Budapest to host last Budavári Beer Festival

Budavári Beer Festival will be held in the Buda Castle for the last time this year from June 2-5 prior...

Awards

EC audit names KSH ‘independent and impartial’

Hungary’s Central Statistical Office (KSH) operates independently and impartially and is committed to objectivity, KSH president Gabriella Vukovich said yesterday...

History

Fidesz MP: Journalists should not ask too many questions

Gergely Gulyás, deputy faction leader of governing Fidesz party, said that journalists who strayed from the topic of his press...

City

MÁV eyes railway around Budapest

Hungarian state-owned railway company MÁV is planning to spend HUF 6-7 billion on linking some railway lines around Budapest, in...

Awards

CEE economy benefits from women in leadership

The CEO of PwC for Central and Eastern Europe, Olga Grygier-Siddons, spoke to the Budapest Business Journal about the role...

Conferences

Budget ready to take off after a year here

After taking over American car rental brand Budget Car Rental in Hungary a year ago in April, Turkey-based Otokoc Hungary...

Awards

DVM group welcomes new communication chief

Orsolya Simon was appointed Marketing & PR Director of DVM group Hungary, taking over the position from Dr. Ildikó Rézműves,...

Tourism

Hungary eyes charter flight from Budapest to Tokyo

Hungarian government commissioner for tourism Gusztáv Bienerth discussed the possible launch of a direct charter flight between Budapest and Tokyo...

Food

Philips Lighting Hungary output climbs 50%

Philips Lighting Hungary raised its LED output by 50% to 1.8 million units last year lifting revenue, managing director Róbert...

Awards

Hungary launches third round of farmland auctions

Hungary launched a third round of auctions of state-owned farmland today, Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas told Hungarian news agency MTI....

Tourism

Moodyʼs affirms MKB Bankʼs Caa2 deposit ratings

Moodyʼs Investors Service has today affirmed theCaa2 long-term deposit ratings of MKB Bank Zrt. (MKB) and changed the outlook on...

Awards

Report: Hungarian personal bankruptcy requests up 10%

Requests for personal bankruptcy submitted by Hungarian families were up 10% in the past month month with 385 applicants availing...

Food

Melecs EWS winds up HUF 400 mln investment in Győr

Austrian-owned electronic equipment manufacturer Melecs EWS invested HUF 400 million at its base in Győr to expand its production hall,...

History

Lázár: Obama wants to fill Europe with Muslims

President Barack Obama and the United States favor illegal migration in Europe because they want to fill the continent with...

Sights

Eurostat: Hungary’s Eximbank is not a bank

Eurostat, the EU statistics office, refutes the claim by the head of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) that Eximbank...

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...