Budapest

History

Uber counts 80,000 users in Budapest

Roughly 80,000 people use Uber in Budapest, eight times more than a year ago, the San Francisco-based ridesharing service told...

Awards

Sziget, Telekom VOLT festivals receive international recognition

Sziget and Telekom VOLT Festival, both organized by Hungary’s Sziget Cultural Management firm, received awards at last nightʼs European Festival...

Food

Eximbank opens $26.7 mln credit line to support Hungarian-Cambodian partnerships

Hungaryʼs Eximbank is opening a $26.7 million credit line to support partnerships between Hungarian and Cambodian companies, Minister of Foreign...

History

Court temporarily suspends removal of poster kiosks

The Budapest Municipal Court yesterday issued a temporary ban on the removal by the city of Mahir Cityposter advertising kiosks...

Conferences

Report: Hungary postpones planned yuan bond issue

Hungary is putting off its plan to issue yuan-denominated bonds due to market turmoil, Dow Jones said today, quoting an...

Food

Analysts: Hungary’s CPI could close at 1% for Dec

Hungaryʼs annual headline consumer inflation is likely to have accelerated to 0.9% last month largely on the back of base...

History

Out of use Ferihegy terminal could become exhibition hall

Terminal 1 of Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport (pictured), a landmark building previously called Ferihegy, which stopped operation when national...

In Hungary

Duna House IPO deadline extended

The CEO of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) extended the deadline for submitting the application for the commencement of trading...

In Hungary

Hungary issues biometric eID cards

Hungary recently launched a new electronic identification card scheme, which includes biometric and eSignature options, securitydocumentworld.com reported today....

In Hungary

MNB orders suspension of trade in ENEFI shares

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today ordered the suspension of trade of ENEFI Energiahatékonysági shares for an indefinite period,...

Tourism

KSH: Hungaryʼs guest nights up 2.4% in November

Guest turnover at accommodation establishments, measured in tourism nights, increased by 2.4% in November in year-on-year terms with gross revenue...

History

Hungary signs €60 mln tied-aid deal for oncology hospital in Vietnam

Hungary yesterday signed a €60 million tied-aid agreement to support the construction by Hungarian companies of a 500-bed hospital for cancer...

History

Report: Hungarian-Croatian business chamber could go bankrupt

The Hungarian-Croatian Chamber of Industry and Commerce is in the process of going bankrupt, according to a notice published by...

History

Government plans new type of state of emergency

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party called a five-party negotiation this afternoon on their proposal to let the government declare a “state of terror...

History

EC says Paks deal is state aid, gov’t denies claim

Hungary has failed to provide sufficient information supporting its argument that a planned upgrade of its sole nuclear power plant...

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...