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Randstad Hungary plans to raise staff to 200

Recruiting company Randstad Hungary plans to increase staff numbers to 200 from the current 70 by the end of 2015,...

History

Report: Press freedom declines in Hungary

Hungary was ranked 65th out of 180 countries with a score of 27.44 on the 2015 World Press Freedom Index,...

Awards

Eiffel Palace wins two prizes at Office of the Year 2014 Competition

The Eiffel Palace Office Building was chosen as the best candidate for the Property Project of the Year and the...

History

Hungarian company finds local partner for goose farm in Russian Federation

Hungary's Hortobágyi Lúd has agreed to establish a joint venture with local partners to set up a goose farm in...

History

MET Magyarország to buy gas trade business

GDF Suez Energia Holding Hungary is selling its gas trade business to MET Magyarország, the parties said in a joint...

History

Ministry: Lower bank tax to mean HUF 82 bln drop in revenue by 2017

Revenue from the bank levy is expected to fall by approximately HUF 60 bln in 2016 and HUF 22 bln...

History

EBRD: Erste deal could create better environment for banks

The deal the Hungarian state, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Erste announced yesterday could contribute to...

History

Varga: Price of Erste stake to be determined in May

The price the Hungarian state is required to pay for a 15% stake in Erste Bank Hungary will be decided...

History

Raiffeisen to ‘optimize’ business in Hungary

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is planning to “optimize” its business in Hungary, Hungarian news agency MTI cited RBI as...

History

Bank levy cut cleared way for Erste deal

Hungary's bank levy will be reduced and calculated on the basis of balance sheets for the end of 2014 under...

Awards

Human Rights 2.0 – Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age

A few months ago, Germany celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In November 1989, peaceful...

History

Four Years Later, Egyptians’ Revolution Co-opted

It all seems surreal – those 18 days in 2011 when Egyptians broke down the wall of fear to demand...

History

Hungary, EBRD buying into Erste Bank here

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Hungarian state will each take 15% ownership in Erste Bank...

History

Hungarian Raiffeisen-Erste deal rumored

Even though an anticipated announcement by Raiffeisen Bank in Hungary did not take place today, news of a deal can...

History

Hungary, Slovakia inaugurate oil pipeline after $80 mln renovation

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Slovakian peer Robert Fico today inaugurated a section of the Friendship I oil...

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...