Budapest

Sights

BKIK to host conference for SMEs

The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) is hosting the British - Hungarian Business Forum, with a special focus...

Tourism

CoE to discuss refugee crisis as ‘key topic’

The Council of Europe (CoE) will discuss the refugee crisis as one of its key topics during a Parliamentary General...

Tourism

Some 200,000 refugees cross Serbia

Serbian officials estimate that more than 200,000 refugees have passed through the country this year, Rados Djurovic, executive director and...

Sights

Competition office fines Bio-Herb HUF 1.3 mln

Hungary’s Competition Office (GVH) fined Bio-Herb Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató HUF 1.3 mln on charges of misleading advertising, Hungarian news agency...

Food

Nielsen: Sales of store brands rise 7% in H1

Sales of store-brand products - food, cosmetics and household chemicals - in Hungary came to HUF 240 bln in the...

City

Budapest Airport launches Greenairport Program

Budapest Airport, the operator of Liszt Ferenc International Airport, is launching an environmental protection program, entitled Greenairport Program, in order...

History

Szijjártó: International media ‘not correct’ to Hungary

The international media has “not been correct” to Hungary in its coverage of the country’s actions in the current refugee...

History

Hungary objects to ‘slander’ by Sweden

The Hungarian ambassador in Stockholm today will present a declaration of objection to the Swedish Foreign Ministry for the Swedish...

History

Lázár to meet EC competition commissioner in Brussels

Cabinet chief János Lázár said he will travel to Brussels next Tuesday for a meeting with European Commissioner for Competition...

History

Lázár: The EU has made a ‘bad decision’

By approving the distribution of refugees among member states, the European Union made a “bad decision” regarding the refugee crisis...

Tourism

Report: Croatia halts Serb vehicles while Serb-Hungary border is shut

As long as Hungary keeps the Serbian border crossing at Horgos-Röszke closed to “migrants from the Middle East”, Croatia will...

Conferences

MNB projects steeper fall in investments for 2016

The National Bank of Hungary sees investments growing at a faster rate this year than earlier expected, but it projects...

History

Report: Austrian police ID ten bodies of 71 found in truck

Austrian police were able to identify ten of the 71 dead bodies found in a truck abandoned on the Austrian...

Tourism

Széll Kálmán tér to be traffic headache as of Sunday

Additional construction work will begin at Széll Kálmán from Sunday morning, including upgrades to utilities and additional road construction that...

Conferences

Unilever, government sign cooperation agreement

The Hungarian government signed a “strategic cooperation agreement” with the local unit of consumer goods giant Unilever today at Unileverʼs...

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...