Budapest

Conferences

Hungary, Bank of China sign agreement on yuan bonds

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Bank of China President Guoli Tian today signed a cooperation agreement in China on...

History

RTL Klub asks Kövér to lift news crew ban

In an open letter to László Kövér, RTL Klub’s News Director Róbert Kotroczó asked the Speaker of the House to...

City

China Railway Group wins $1.6 bln Hungarian high-speed rail contract

The Hungarian government awarded a $1.57 billion contract to a consortium led by China Railway Group (CRG) to build the...

Awards

Dentons advises GTC in Duna Tower acquisition

The Hungarian unit of Warsaw-headquartered CEE commercial real estate company Globe Trade Centre S.A. (GTC) has been advised by the...

Social

Xpatloop.com raises HUF 2.7 mln at charity birthday party

In celebration of its 15th birthday, Xpatloop.com along, with its partners and supporters, raised HUF 2.7 million at a charity...

Food

Gallicoop spends more than HUF 300 mln on development

Hungarian poultry processor Gallicoop Pulykafeldolgozó, based in Szarvas, southeastern Hungary, has completed developments valued at HUF 328 million to improve...

Sights

MNB bans Goldstein Brokers, Goldstein Equitas from unlicensed activities

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB), banned with immediate effect, Seychelles-based Goldstein Brokers and Panama-based Goldstein Equitas from operating without...

History

MNB to prepare plan for developing Budapest bourse

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is planning to prepare a new strategy for the development of the Budapest Stock...

History

MNB officially announces acquisition of Budapest bourse

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today officially announced its acquisition of majority stakes in Hungary’s Budapest Stock exchange, adding...

History

PMʼs Office: Paks upgrade does not include state aid

The Hungarian government emphasized that the upgrade of Hungary’s sole nuclear plant in Paks does not include state aid and...

Conferences

Forint eases on interbank market

The forint was trading at 311.69 to the euro late Monday on the interbank forex market, down from final quotes...

Conferences

Hungary to change bank levy rules, following EC objection

The Hungarian government decided at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday to modify rules on the bank levy due to objections...

History

EC to ‘carefully assess’ Hungary’s Paks deal

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation to “carefully assess” Hungary’s deal to hire Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom...

History

MNB confirms its purchase of Budapest bourse

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today confirmed for Hungarian news agency MTI that it has purchased stakes in the...

Sights

Budapest couple finds Holocaust documents in apartment

During the renovation of their apartment, a Budapest couple found 6,300 files from a Nazi census dating back to 1944,...

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...