Budapest

Food

Hungarians would work until age 57, survey reveals

Hungarian employees believe they will have to keep working until the age of 66, though they would only like to...

Sights

Let’s stop measles from crashing the World Cup in Brazil

The 2014 World Cup will be played next month in Brazil. It’s a fitting honor for a country that has...

History

Editorial: Respect demanded but unearned

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: Hungary’s freshly reelected governing party is taking on the campaign for the upcoming...

Sights

A capital plan: Budapest chief architect talks development funding

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: The long-term development strategy of Budapest, valid until 2030, was approved by the...

Music

OTP profit plunges 48% on Ukraine, Russia losses

OTP Bank’s consolidated first-quarter after-tax profit plunged 48% to HUF 5.9 billion from the same period a year earlier on...

Conferences

Interview: Hungarian Academy of Science president Lovász László

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: Among scientists, a hotly debated question has always been whether managers specialized in...

History

On Hungary’s first 10 years in the new Europe

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: It’s been 10 years since Hungary became a member of the European Union....

Tourism

More Ryanair flights from Budapest, fewer destinations

Ireland-based discount airline Ryanair will increase its outbound flights originating in Budapest from 69 to 71 in its winter season schedule. The...

Awards

Reconciliation of Hamas and Fatah

On April 23, delegations representing Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which is dominated by the secular nationalist Fatah...

Tourism

Narrow margins bring loss to Slovnaft

Slovakian oil and gas company Slovnaft, a unit of Hungary's MOL, booked a first-quarter loss of €8.6 million as revenue...

Sights

Bocuse d’Or Europe to come Budapest

The world’s most prestigious gastronomy competition entitled Bocuse d'Or would be hosted in Hungary capital Budapest in 2016 as it...

History

Orbán meets Merkel in Berlin

Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán visited Berlin for a conference and meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday. Prior...

Sights

Riding Rockets into the Future. Whose Rockets, What Future?

Human spaceflight is not what it used to be. When, on May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American...

History

Slovakia PM: CEE countries ‘need to reach agreement’ on nuclear energy

In an interview with Slovakian national news service TASR this week, Prime Minister Robert Fico expressed his concern regarding recent European Commission...

Conferences

Jobs becoming extinct due to technology

The advent of ever developing technology is forcing more and more jobs to become extinct. As automation has risen, several...

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...