Culture

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...

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...

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...

History

Wolf of Wall Street, Hobbit lead upswing in Hungary box office

Cinema ticket sales came to HUF 13.2 billion (almost $60 million) in 2013, up from HUF 11.9 billion in ‘12,...

History

European Commission payments not suspended; clarification requested

The European Commission (EC) has not suspended payments to Hungary, but is expecting an answer from Hungarian authorities on concerns...

History

TI Hungary survey shows poor transparency among state companies

Of the 66 Hungarian state companies whose websites have been assessed by Transparency International (TI) Hungary, only two received 90...

History

The price of inaction

War changes everything, yet nothing about war ever really does. Towns are seized and lost and seized again. Families bury...

Awards

Emmis to appeal ICSID decision on Sláger Rádió – if possible

In response to a decision made against now-defunct Sláger Rádió by US-based International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes...

Awards

ICSID rules in favor of government v. Sláger Rádió

The Washington, D.C.-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Wednesday ruled in favor of the state of...

History

Prezi to release Hungarian-language version of software

Budapest Business Journal would typically wish Hungary-based Sofware-as-a-Service (SaaS) producer Prezi congratulations on reaching its fifth anniversary, but it seems...

History

Negotiating uncertainty in Pakistan

With a clear political vision, categorical demands for the release of prisoners, and for space in what it calls its...

Museums

€755 million in EIB financing for Hungary in 2013

The European Investment Bank (EIB) signed €755 million in credit-contracts to finance projects in Hungary in 2013, EIB Vice President...

History

Ignoring the past

As a constitutional rights lawyer, I’d like to believe that we’ve come a long way since the civil-rights movement of...

History

Hungary, Slovakia: Baltic pipeline network “critical”

Foreign Trade State Secretary Péter Szijjártó today met with his Slovakian counterpart Peter Javorčík to discuss development of the two...

History

Fringe Russian party: Return Ukraine land to Hungary, Poland, Romania

Could Hungary actually see an increase in national territory for the first time since the 19th century? Um, most assuredly...

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...