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History

Ministry: Government prioritizes stronger health care

The Hungarian government is planning changes to health care legislation as it considers it the “governmentʼs priority” to “strengthen” Hungarian health...

Conferences

Government to spend HUF 3 bln more on fostered workers

The Hungarian government is planning to launch a program at a cost of HUF 3 billion this year to help...

Sights

MNB announces additional capital buffers applicable from Jan 2017

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) announced last Wednesday the capital buffer rates expected to apply from January 1, 2017...

Tourism

KSH: Jobless rate drops to 6.2% in Sept-Nov

Hungary’s official unemployment rate dropped by 1% year-on-year, decreasing by approximately 37,000 to 284,000 workers, in the period of September-November,...

In Hungary

Mobile payment system facilitates 19.7 mln transactions in 2015

Motorists made 18.6 million mobile payment transactions to pay for parking and purchased 1.1 million motorway toll stickers and tickets...

History

Hungarian doctors urge reforms to healthcare system

Some 781 Hungarian doctors signed an open letter sent to Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog regarding the “critical condition”...

Tourism

Analysts expect rising inflation in Hungary

London-based analysts at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley both predicted on Sunday that Hungaryʼs annual rate of inflation would rise...

Tourism

Report: Hungarian real estate market on the rise

The Hungarian real estate market saw its most prosperous year in 2015 since the beginning of the financial crisis, real...

History

Vajna says he bought TV2, Fonyó says he didnʼt

Hungarian film commissioner Andrew Vajnaʼs company claimed in a report yesterday that it had closed the purchase of Hungary’s second...

History

Hungarian Oscar-winning cinematographer dies at 85

Hungarian-born cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (pictured), who was awarded an Oscar for his work on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”...

History

Dutch army to train in Hungary

Dutch military units are expected to arrive this month to Hungary’s Bakony mountain range for an international army exercise, according...

Food

Central bank: Household savings hit 16-year high

Thanks to borrowers’ relief payments that banks made to customers with foreign-exchange based mortgages under the so-called FX law, household...

In Hungary

Wabererʼs given more time for Budapest IPO

Hungarian trucking firm Wabererʼs, which cancelled plans for an initial public offering in November, will be allowed to delay its...

History

Government decree to raise minimum wage by 5.7%

The monthly minimum wage will increase 5.7%, to HUF 111,000 for unskilled workers and HUF 129,000 for skilled workers, in...

Sights

Ministry says 14 firms will share in HUF 3bln in state aid

The Economics Ministry announced Thursday that 14 firms would share HUF 3 billion in state grants to support companies that...

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...