Culture

Awards

HIPA Named top CEE Investment Promotion Agency Again

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) has been recognized as the best investment promotion agency in Central and Eastern Europe...

Awards

Hungarian peppers win international awards

Hungarian chili peppers made in a foil tent in Báránd (190 km east of Budapest) by ChillER Manufaktúra, have won...

Awards

HIPA named CEEʼs top investment promotion agency again

The Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) has been recognized as the best investment promotion agency in Central Eastern Europe and...

Awards

2 Hungarian innovators make EIT Awards shortlist

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announced its list of innovative entrepreneurs across Europe nominated for the EIT...

Awards

Vodafone Digital Award winners revealed

The winners of this yearʼs Vodafone Digital Award, offering a total prize money of HUF 15 million, were announced, with...

Art

Performance of The Great Gatsby with English subtitles at Vígszínház this Saturday

Budapestʼs Vígszínház will put on a performance of American classic The Great Gatsby on October 3 with English subtitles, according...

Art

Theater ticket sales losses could amount to HUF 1 bln

The loss of ticket sales suffered by theaters due to the coronavirus epidemic could amount to at least HUF 1...

History

Statue of George H.W. Bush to be erected in Szabadság tér

The government of Hungary and the U.S. Embassy in Budapest said in a joint statement on Sunday that a statue...

History

30 Years of Freedom: 30 Years of Elections and the Rise and Fall of Parties

In the past 30 years, Hungary has seen eight general elections. In that period, nearly everything has changed, from the...

Awards

3 Hungarian companies make Deloitte ʼFast 500ʼ

Three Hungarian companies are ranked on consultancy Deloitteʼs fresh "Fast 500" list of the fastest-growing companies in Europe, the Middle...

Awards

New general manager at Diageo’s Business Operations Center in Budapest

Mónika Pais has been appointed as general manager of Diageo’s Business Operations Center in Budapest, taking over from Gábor Zeisler,...

Awards

Zero Waste Tisza program wins international PR awards

Coca-Cola Hungary’s environmental protection CSR program Zero Waste Tisza won awards in two categories (Environmental and Community Relations) at the...

Awards

Westend shopping mall wins Superbrands award for 8th time

Shopping center Westend won its eighth Superbrands award at the 16th Hungarian edition of Superbrands awards, according to a press...

History

Taxi Blockade: A Chronicle of Four Remarkable Days

In the last days of October 1990, the price of petrol in Hungary soared overnight by about 65%. Protesting against...

Awards

Promenade Gardens receives World Silver Prix d’Excellence award

Horizon Development’s Promenade Gardens office building was acknowledged with a World Silver award at the FIABCI (the International Real Estate...

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...