Budapest

History

NGO Migration Aid organizes demo

Migration Aid, a group of volunteers who are assisting refugees in Hungary, announced it is organizing a “silent demonstration” at Nyugati Railway...

History

Rate-setter: Lower commodities prices, bigger bond purchases by banks support low interest environment

The fall in global commodities prices as well as measures the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has taken to draw...

Conferences

Merkel: Germany is ‘not responsible’ for refugees

Germany is not responsible for asylum seekers arriving from Hungary to Germany by train, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said at...

Tourism

Keleti Station reopens; refugees not allowed to board trains

As of noon today, refugees were prohibited from entering Keleti train station, even with valid documentation and train tickets, an aid volunteer...

Sights

Property investment in Hungary higher in Q2 than in last two years

The European Industrial and Logistics market experienced record levels of investment in Q2 2015 with the total volume reaching €6.1...

History

Hungary seeks clarification from Germany on immigration policy

"If we donʼt succeed in fairly distributing refugees, then of course the Schengen question will be on the agenda for...

Food

Report: Police let refugees board trains leaving Hungary

Police were absent from Keleti Railway Station this morning, allowing hundreds of refugees to board trains departing for Germany for...

History

Report: Road controls in Austria cause traffic jam in Hungary

Thirty-kilometer-long traffic jams stretch along Hungary’s M1 highway leading to Austria as Austrian Police stop to investigate every car suspected...

History

Hungarian Pavilion under blockade at Venice Biennale

A day before the anticipated deadline for the completion of Hungary’s wire fence on the Serbian border, activists from a...

Art

Arbitration body mediating 10,000 complaints over FX loans

About 10,000 cases related to settlement of borrowersʼ relief have been brought before the Financial Arbitration Body for mediation, Hungarian...

History

Szanyi blames Orbánʼs policy for dead refugees

Opposition Socialist leader Tibor Szanyi said in a Facebook post that he believes that Prime Minister Viktor Orbánʼs policies should...

Food

Forint fairly stable on interbank market

The forint was trading at 313.86 to the euro late Friday on the interbank forex market, up from final quotes...

History

Three arrested in connection with truck containing 71 dead

Three people were arrested in Hungary today in connection with the truck with Hungarian license plates containing 71 dead, who...

Sights

Tax office could become state secretariat

Hungaryʼs National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) could be transformed into a state secretariat and operated under the aegis of...

Tourism

KSH: Hungary’s jobless rate drops to 6.8% in May-July

The average unemployment rate among Hungarians between the ages of 15 and 74 dropped to 6.8% in May-July, down from...

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...