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Wabererʼs postpones planned IPO

The board of Hungarian road haulage company Wabererʼs International said it decided at a meeting on November 10 to postpone...

History

Szijjártó: ‘Dublin system is dead’

Apart from a few exceptions, no country has adhered to the Dublin regulation, under which asylum-seekers registered in the European...

History

Gerkens: I would like to build another ‘Lego tower’

Dirk Gerkens, the former CEO of Hungaryʼs largest commercial TV channel RTL Klub, accepted government commissioner Andrew G. Vajna’s request...

City

Budapest Airport halts departures due to IT failure

Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport halted all departures this morning at Terminal 2, its only passenger terminal, due to IT...

Food

London economists predict today’s CPI number will be zero

Hungary’s headline year-on-year consumer inflation is likely to have accelerated to around zero in the last months, as inflation was...

Tourism

OTP Bank recalls IT chief

Hungary’s OTP Bank recalled the deputy-CEO in charge of its IT and operations division, effective immediately, the lender said after...

City

Budapest Airport departures resume

After several hours of halted service due to an IT infrastructure failure this morning, departures at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International...

History

OECD: Hungary’s GDP forecast for 2016 up to 2.4%

Hungary’s GDP forecast for next year has been raised to 2.4% by the OECD in its projection published today, up...

Sights

Companies of Pápai Hús go under liquidation

Liquidation has been initiated against troubled meat processing company Pápai Hús and asset manager Pápai Vagyonhasznosító és Értekesítő by the...

History

Report: Erste could withdraw from deal with government

Erste Group Bank AG could withdraw from a deal to sell a stake in its Hungarian unit to the Hungarian...

Social

Budapest to host 24 Hours of Reality

Greenwill.org, in association with REC and The Climate Reality Project, is organizing a watch party for "24 Hours of Reality"...

Conferences

Hungary, Kazakhstan officials discuss bilateral agricultural ties

Farm ministry state secretary István Nagy today met Saparkhan Kesikbayevich Omarov, Kazakhstanʼs deputy minister of agriculture, to discuss Hungarian-Kazakh agricultural...

History

Kovács: Hungary remains ready to ‘protect borders’

Hungary has “the technical conditions and the necessary forces to protect the country’s borders”, in the event that the routes...

History

Lázár: Hungary could build fence on Romanian border, if necessary

There is a real risk of “migrants” appearing at the Romanian-Hungarian border, and a fence could be built there “if...

History

Forint corrects up after plunge

The forint was trading at 314.20 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, up from final quotes...

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...