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Editorial: Laughable legislation is not funny

The following is the editorial from the December 11 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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Poll finds Hungarians want less spending on stadiums

Some 80% of Hungarians would have the government spend "less", or "a lot less", taxpayer money on building stadiums, according...

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Lázár: ‘We are not America’

Hungary is not going to negatively or positively discriminate for or against U.S. companies, and will not offer an advantage...

Awards

Invitel, Budapest Bank sign five-year cooperation agreement

Hungarian telco Invitel has been awarded hundreds of millions of forints in IT orders for the next five years from...

History

Varga: Deficit could be under 2.4% of GDP in 2015

This yearʼs general government deficit could remain under 2.4%, said economy minister Mihály Varga at a parliamentary committee hearing today,...

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Official: Hungary, Norway agree to resume Norway Grants payments to NGOs

The Norwegian government has agreed with Hungary to resume payments to Hungarian civil organizations under its Norway Grants scheme after...

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Cabinet chief defends procurement law as ‘strictest’ ever

Even though Parliament yesterday fast-tracked a law allowing officialsʼ families to bid for public tenders, the Hungarian government has adopted...

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Report: EBRD optimistic about growth in Hungary

The outlook of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for GDP growth in Hungary is more optimistic than...

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U.S. congressmen oppose statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

The U.S. House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Anti-Semitism co-chairs sent a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday...

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Opposition to question cabinet’s wealth while it’s still legal to do so

The opposition party Együtt said yesterday it is planning to investigate the wealth of top politicians and their families before...

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Ipsos: Hungarians oppose Sunday closings

Some 68% of adults in Hungary are against the Sunday closing law, which came into effect on March 15, and...

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U.S. ambassador: Refugees not terrorists

Refugees are fleeing violent radicals and are not terrorists, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said in an interview to...

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Lázár: Paris terror suspect recruited in Budapest in September

One of the main organizers of the Paris terror attacks was reportedly at Budapestʼs Keleti Railway Station in September and recruited...

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Government promises to uphold EBRD agreement

The Hungarian government will keep its agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), National Economy Minister Mihály...

History

Report: Merkel cancels meeting with Orbán

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán were scheduled to meet on November 12 in Malta on...

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...

Culture

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Culture

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

Culture

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

Culture

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

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...

The People of DSB: Growing Through Encounters

What makes a school special? Its buildings, facilities, and academic program certainly matter. But ultimately, a school is shaped by...

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum Reopens With Free Admission as Review Continues

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum has reopened while a review of its exhibition continues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Why More Families Choose the DSB Preparatory Class

A successful start to school begins with the right foundation. At the Deutsche Schule Budapest (DSB), children can join the...

House of Terror Museum to Close Temporarily as Tarr Dismisses Director Mária Schmidt

Budapest’s House of Terror Museum will close temporarily for a clarification of rights issues, Culture and Social Relations Minister Zoltán...

Westend Wins Green Investment Award for EUR 10 mln Sustainability Upgrade

Westend Shopping Center has won the Green Investment of the Year award at this year’s Green Awards, for a EUR...

Hungary Selects Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ as Oscar Entry

Ildikó Enyedi’s “Silent Friend,” starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, will represent Hungary in the int'l feature film category at the 99th...

Rural Entrepreneurs Awards Return as SMEs Outside Budapest Employ Nearly 1 mln

Nearly 300,000 MSMEs outside Budapest employ almost 1 mln people and generated HUF 38.9 tln in net revenue in 2025,...

How Hope Became Hip in Hungary

Minister of Health Zsolt Hegedűs’ election victory dance has won him a New York Times accolade of being one of...

United States Named Guest of Honor at Hungary’s 40th Festival of Folk Arts

The United States will serve as guest of honor at Hungary’s 40th annual Festival of Folk Arts, to be held...

Hungary’s St. Stephen’s Day Celebrations to Feature Fireworks, Audiovisual Show

Celebrations marking Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday will run for three days and feature fireworks and an audiovisual show, government...

‘Old Warhorse’ Antonia Burrows Faces Uncertain Budapest Future Among Library Books

For someone liable to be subject to a deportation order in a few weeks, Antonia Burrows spends a lot of...

Hungary’s Presidential Sándor Palace to Reopen to Visitors

The presidential Sándor Palace in Budapest will reopen to visitors from Aug. 1-8, the speaker of parliament, who is exercising...

From Piquet’s Powerslide to Norris’ Triumph: 40 Years of Formula One in Hungary

Formula One’s arrival in Hungary in 1986 was remarkable long before the cars reached the starting grid. At the height...