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Government scraps M4 funding contract

The Hungarian government yesterday decided at a cabinet meeting to cancel a contract for European Union funding for a planned...

History

Budapestʼs annual construction fair opens

The Construma 2015 construction industry trade fair opened in Budapest yesterday and is scheduled to stay open for visitors until...

History

Hungarian, Mongolian presidents discuss ties

Hungary could provide Mongolia with development assistance in the areas of water management and agriculture, Hungary’s President János Áder (pictured)...

History

Varga urges Brussels to provide more credit for Hungary

Hungary’s National Economy Minister Mihály Varga urged Brussels to give Hungary more credit for the impact of structural transformations on...

History

Mavir buys €1.8 mln transformer from ABB

Hungarian transmission system operator Mavir yesterday said it had bought a €1.8 mln transformer from Switzerlandʼs ABB, and expects the...

History

Government allocates HUF 15 bln for acquisition of 15% stake in Erste

Hungaryʼs government will allocate HUF 15 bln for the acquisition of a 15% stake in Erste Bank Hungary, an opinion...

History

Sweden – A Moral Superpower?

The following article was written by Ulf Bjereld (pictured), who is a professor of political science at University of Gothenburg...

Awards

Hungarian Association of Competition Law welcomes new board

Zoltán Hegymegi-Barakonyi (pictured), partner at Baker & McKenzie, today was appointed the new chairman for the Hungarian Association of Competition...

Museums

BBJ seeks photography interns

The Budapest Business Journal is seeking photography interns, to shoot photos and perhaps edit photos. This is an ideal position...

History

Szijjártó: Conditions for Hungary joining AIIB to be presented at accession talks

The exact financial conditions for Hungaryʼs membership in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be discussed during accession talks,...

History

Orbán: Punish bad brokers; polls not important

Addressing the Quaestor brokerage scandal Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “those who hurt clients need to be punished”...

History

Demo for hurt Quaestor clients to be held

Victims of Hungary’s largest ever financial scandal will gather in Budapest tomorrow, April 11, at 3.00 pm in Báthory utca...

Awards

Social Media and Online Content Marketing Specialist internship possibility

The Budapest Business Journal is offering internship for the position of Social Media and Online Content Marketing Specialist. The position...

Awards

Eight Hungarian companies could attend Northside Festival

Eight young Hungarian companies will be eligible to represent Hungary, the guest of honor, at the seventh American Northside Festival,...

History

Alleged ISIS hacker attacks Hungarian websites

An alleged Islamic State hacker carried out a series of cyber attacks against various Hungarian websites, Magyar Telekom group’s news...

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...