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Analysts question effectiveness Hungarian plans for fence on Serb border

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is planning to erect a 175 km-long, four-meter-high fence along the entire length of the Hungarian-Serbian...

Food

TakarékBank elevates 2015 GDP forecast to 3.3%

Takarékbank, the central bank of savings cooperatives in Hungary, projects 3.3% GDP growth in Hungary this year, Gergely Suppan, the...

History

Anti-immigrant fence planned on Serbian border

Some 26 years after Hungary played a key role in beginning to dismantle the Berlin Wall, it is planning the...

Conferences

Cricket practice highlights Hungarian immigration rhetoric

Refugees in Hungary from Afghanistan and Pakistan practiced together in Budapest in one of Hungaryʼs cricket teams to show they can...

Food

Survey: Hungarians want to work after retirement age

Approximately 30% of Hungarians are willing to keep on working after retirement age as compared to the international average of...

History

Taxi drivers protest Uber

Hundreds of Hungarian taxi drivers held a demonstration yesterday evening in downtown Budapest, in an attempt to express their opposition...

Conferences

Budapest bourse foresees two IPOs this year

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) foresees two initial public offerings (IPO) this year, CEO Zsolt Katona and vice president Bálint...

History

Forint broadly stable in the euro/dollar cross

The forint was trading at 312.09 to the euro late Tuesday on the interbank forex market, up from 312.28 late...

History

UNICEF Global Services Center to open in Budapest

The Hungarian government and UNICEF signed an agreement to establish UNICEF’s Global Shared Services Center in Budapest, making it the...

City

Profit of MOLʼs Austrian subsidiary grows in 2014

Net profit of MOL Austria Handels, a subsidiary of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, increased to €3.9 mln in...

Conferences

ThyssenKrupp and BME sign cooperation agreement

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) signed a cooperation agreement with Hungarian competence center of ThyssenKrupp, a components...

Hotels

CP Holdings file voluntary public purchase offer for Danubius Hotels

CP Holdings Ltd. submitted all relevant documents to the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) for the approval of a voluntary...

Tourism

KSH: Mobile phone subscriptions in Hungary up 1.2% in Q1

The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Hungary increased by 1.2% to 11.8 mln in the first quarter of 2015,...

Drinks

Beer sales up at Hungarian breweries in 2014

Domestic sales at Hungarian breweries was up 2%, reaching 6.2 mln hectoliters in 2014, according to data compiled by industry...

Food

Survey: Consumer demand for IT products remains strong

In the coming year, approximately 67% of consumers are expected to purchase IT products and 57% are likely to purchase...

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...

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...

Government Agrees to HUF 120 bln Budapest Bailout and Transport Funding Overhaul

The government will provide Budapest with HUF 120 bln to settle outstanding debts under a deal that also includes shared...