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History

RTL Klub replacing its CEO

Andreas Rudas was appointed interim CEO of TV station RTL Klub, owned by RTL Magyarország effective immediately, RTL Group announced...

Food

Hungarian products reach 80% market share

The sales of Hungarian products at local grocery stores have reached 80%, up from 2010’s 75%, chiefly do to campaigns...

Awards

A Sea of Troubles: Stopping Ocean Pollution at the Source

If you could stand on the ocean floor, look up, and see only the plastic pollution suspended in our oceans,...

History

Depreciating trend of forint against euro could resume

The forint is unlikely to remain at its relatively strong current 301-306 levels against the euro for long, Erste Bank...

Food

Business on the rise for PM’s son-in-law

Elios Innovatív Energetikai Zrt. won a tender to modernize Mórahalom’s public lighting, vs.hu reported yesterday. The HUF 64 mln project...

Sights

ZÁÉV tender to renovate Kaposvár train station for HUF 1.65 bln

Hungarian construction company ZÁÉV Építőipari Zrt. has won a tender to renovate a landmark train station in Kaposvár in western...

Tourism

Hungary software exports climb 50%

Hungary's software exports have grown from an annual HUF 200 bln to HUF 300 bln in the past three years,...

Awards

Police arrest nine Buda-Cash employees

The police confirmed that nine employees of brokerage firm Buda-Cash were arrested Monday morning, Hungarian online daily magyarnarancs.hu reported yesterday....

History

Rogán to investigate Buda-Cash scandal

Ruling Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán today said he is proposing the establishment of an ad hoc committee of MPs...

History

PM: 2016 budget to be drawn up by mid-June

Next year's budget will be prepared by the end of the spring parliamentary session according to plans, prime minister Viktor...

Conferences

Buda-Cash hearing postponed

Hungarian Parliament's budgetary committee will take the Buda-Cash scandal off the agenda with nine votes in support from governing-party MPs...

Social

Number of conferences in Hungary up by 8% in 2014

The number of conferences held in Hungary grew by 8.3%, reaching 2,557, last year as compared to the previous year,...

History

Orbán: Banks should agree to lend more if tax is cut

The Hungarian government hopes to sign agreements with banks under which they would increase lending in exchange for the reduction...

Conferences

Fitch confirms MFB and Eximbank at BB+

Fitch Ratings affirmed MFB Hungarian Development Bank's and Hungarian Export Import Bank's long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) at "BB plus"...

City

HungaroControl develops remote air traffic control

HungaroControl announced on Friday that it has signed a €4.9 mln contract to construct a Remote Tower (rTWR) air control...

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...