Budapest

History

Teachers ask Hungary to stop for 5 minutes

Teachers’ Union PSZ is asking Hungarians to stop working for five minutes starting at noon on Wednesday, to show solidarity...

Conferences

Nestlé to invest HUF 20 bln in Hungarian plant

The Hungarian subsidiary of food-producer giant Nestlé is investing more than HUF 20 billion at its pet food production plant...

Awards

Fitch augurs improvement in Hungaryʼs lending portfolio

The quality of Hungarian banksʼ loan portfolios is set to improve further, after a 26% drop in the stock of...

Social

Sziget Festival adds new acts to its lineup

Hungary’s biggest music event, the Sziget Festival, which will take place this year between August 10-17, has added a handful...

Conferences

MVM OVIT, Klement partner on power stations expansion project

MVM OVIT, the power line unit of state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM), is partnering with Czech peer Klement on a...

Awards

Croatia to resume negotiations with MOL on INA after arbitration

Croatiaʼs government will wait until arbitration over management rights in oil and gas company INA winds up before continuing negotiations...

Food

Hungarian-operated thermal baths revenues up 12.5%

Hungarian companies operating thermal baths in the country saw an overall revenue of HUF 58.5 billion in 2015, a rise...

Conferences

Evosoft Hungary joins engineering association

The Hungarian subsidiary of international software solutions developer evosoft Group joined the Together for the Future’s Engineers Alliance (EJMSZ), a...

City

UTA Hungary welcomes new leader

Kinga Réthy was appointed the regional director of UTA Magyarország Kft. by parent company UNION TANK Eckstein GmbH & Co....

History

Investigation of 21 companies launched on suspected cartel activity

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched an investigation of 21 Hungarian medical supply manufacturers charging them with suspected cartel activities,...

Food

Hungary’s farm minister meets U.S. food importer

Hungary’s Agriculture Minister Sándor Fazekas met George Gellert, the head of Atalanta Corporation, the largest privately held food importer in...

Music

Tender opens for broadband mobile frequencies

Hungaryʼs National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) opened a tender by publishing documentation for licenses for broadband mobile frequencies with...

Social

New additions to Sziget Festival lineup

Hungary’s largest musical event, the Sziget Festival, has just confirmed its lineup for the World Music Stage, according to a...

In Hungary

MasterCard means business in digital payment race

There’s a lot happening on the e-payment market, where MasterCard is busy taking the lead with a host of innovative...

History

Report: Századvég delivered ‘nonsense’ for HUF 4 bln state contract

An investigation by vs.hu revealed that information delivered by government-friendly consultant firm Századvég as part of a HUF 4 billion...

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...