Budapest

Conferences

March sees more registered job seekers

Approximately 462,000 job seekers were registered in Hungary at the end of March, up from 431,500 a year earlier and...

Sights

Velence, Balaton regions lobby against Sunday closures

After municipalities in the Balaton region asked that during summer holidays the government lift restrictions prohibiting retailers from opening on...

Conferences

Bank group: Bank tax prevents growth

The extra burdens on Hungaryʼs banking sector are restricting the sustainable growth of the whole economy, the head of the...

Tourism

Swiss robot buys Hungarian passport, gets arrested

An "automated online shopping bot", set up by Swiss art group !Mediengruppe Bitnik in order to explore the "dark web",...

History

Government to question public on immigrants

On Friday, the Hungarian government posted the questionnaires of a national consultation on immigrants, a day after EU heads of...

Awards

No Hungarian casualties reported in Nepal earthquake

The earthquake in Nepal Sunday, which caused the death of more than 2,300 people, has claimed no Hungarian casualties so...

Conferences

Mercedes wins Randstad Award 2015

Mercedes finished first in Randstad’s list of most attractive workplaces in Hungary in 2015, overtaking Audi, which received the Randstad...

Food

KSH: Hungary’s retail sales climb 6.4%

Retail sales in Hungary saw a year-on-year rise of 6.4% in February, according to both calendar year-adjusted and unadjusted data,...

Awards

Anti-corruption website launches whistleblower support service

MagyarLeaks anti-corruption website operator atlatszo.hu launched the whistleblower protection service beved.hu in cooperation with Átlátszónet Alapítvány, K-Monitor and Transparency International....

Conferences

EIB continues supporting Hungary’s growth prospects with €756 million in 2014

The European Investment Bank (EIB) said that its outlays to Hungary reached €891 mln last year and Hungary signed new...

Awards

Patent and trademark office handles 77,000 procedures

Hungaryʼs Intellectual Property Office handled approximately 77,000 procedures last year, Hungarian economic daily Napi Gazdaság reported today....

Drinks

Budapest welcomes new KFC and Nike units

Cushman & Wakefield on April 15 secured premium retail space for KFC and Nike on the exclusive Fashion Street in...

Museums

Study: Hungarian passport 26th most powerful

Hungarian passports were ranked 26th out of the 51 countries surveyed based on the number of countries an individual with...

Tourism

Two-thirds of Paks construction could be allocated to local contractors

It is estimated that roughly two-thirds of the construction work required for the upgrade of Hungaryʼs Paks nuclear power plant...

Conferences

Eximbank pledges $50 mln to IFC fund

State-owned Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) has joined the Financial Institutions Growth Fund of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member...

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...

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...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...