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Tourism

Wizz Air, easyJet, Norwegian add Budapest flights

Several airlines, including Norwegian, WizzAir and easyJet, are adding Budapest flights to their timetables, airport operator Budapest Airport spokesman Mihály...

History

Editorial: On keeping friends close and…

Events in recent weeks have made it sometimes difficult to get a clear picture of how relations currently stand within...

History

Utility price reduction statement approved by Parliament

Hungary’s Parliament on Monday approved a political statement on defending reductions in utility bills; the statement was submitted by lawmakers...

History

Strengthening Hungary-China relations discussed

Foreign Affairs State Secretary Péter Szijjártó met with Communist Party of China Research Institute president/Central Committee member Rong Leng in...

Sights

Audi inaugurates HUF 10 billion logistics park

Germany-based automobile manufacturer Audi inaugurated a HUF 10 billion (€34 million) logistics park at its base in Győr yesterday. Axel...

Sights

Magyar Telekom named most transparent Hungarian company

The most recent annual survey of company transparency undertaken by Portfolio.hu was released yesterday. While reporting that overall transparency has...

Awards

Condé Nast Traveler: Budapest second-best city for tourists in 2013

Hungary’s capital city can certainly take pride in its status among international tourism: The 2013 edition of Condé Nast Traveler’s...

In Hungary

Business-sector employment down again

The number of employees in Hungary's business sector, which includes private as well as state-owned companies employing at least five...

Sights

Thai President Foods to buy Hungarian plant

Thailand-based Thai President Foods, hoping to take advantage of Europe’s general economic malaise, seeks to buy an unnamed extant Hungarian...

Tourism

Foreign Affairs Ministry touts EU enlargement

In response to a European Commission report on European Union expansion released on Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday stated...

Food

Poll: 91% of Hungarian Jews say anti-Semitism up

An online poll of over 5,000 Jewish citizens taken by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in nine European...

In Hungary

War crimes charges levied against former Communist official

Former minister of the interior Béla Biszku, 92, has been formally accused for his actions in suppressing the Hungarian Uprising...

History

“Battlegroup” for Visegrád Four in 2016

The prime ministers of the Visegrád Four group (Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia) who met this week in Budapest have...

Museums

Bubi pedaling into the home straight

At the end of the summer, the Budapest Center for Public Transportation (BKK) signed a contract with T-Systems Hungary to...

History

IMF, World Bank regard Hungary economy well

The Hungarian economy received favorable assessment by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank thanks to the government's early...

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...

In Hungary

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

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...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...