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Hungary among most popular investment sites for 3rd consecutive year

For the third time in a row, Hungary was named one of the world’s most popular investment sites by the...

Awards

SwissCham General Assembly decisions to be made in writing

The Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Hungary will not be able to hold its yearly General Assembly with personal participation,...

History

Slovakia’s Pellegrini calls on Fico to leave Smer-SD leadership

Slovak opposition Smer-SD vice-chair Peter Pellegrini has told a news conference that he has called on party chairman, and former...

History

Govʼt submits bill ending emergency powers

The government submitted a bill to Parliament late Tuesday that would end its mandate to exercise extraordinary powers issued by...

Art

Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reaches 3,793

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,793, up 22 compared to yesterday, according to...

Awards

Livestock farm being built on border with Croatia

The Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate (BFNPI) is building a livestock farm near Letenye (235 km southwest of Budapest), close...

Art

Magyar Suzuki recruiting 400 for 2nd shift

Magyar Suzuki Zrt. is preparing for the European car market to recover from the shock caused by the coronavirus epidemic...

History

Bulgarian National Bank puts new banknote into circulation

The Bulgarian National Bank will put a new 10 Leva banknote into circulation on June 12. The overall design will...

History

More PPE arrives via airbridge in Hungary

Hungary has received 501,000 masks in the past four days, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said in...

Art

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases increases to 3,756

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,756, up 15 compared to yesterday, according to...

History

The ‘Four Yeses’ Referendum and the Election of Árpád Göncz

On May 2, 1990, the National Assembly elected the writer and translator Árpád Göncz as interim President of the Republic...

Awards

The Benefits of Microsoft Teams in the Time of Coronavirus

The Budapest Business Journal talks with György Kosztolánczy, CEO of real estate trading and advisory firm Otthon Centrum about the...

Museums

Drive-thru COVID-19 Testing at Groupama Arena

Local company Rollet Kft. and its partner DriveCell Systems Zrt. have launched drive-through coronavirus testing at a purpose-built temporary facility...

History

Bill to end extraordinary legal order to be submitted next week

A bill ending the extraordinary legal order in Hungary could be submitted to Parliament as early as next Tuesday, head...

Museums

Continest develops foldable containers suitable for COVID-19 test labs

Continest Technologies Plc. have installed and put into operation the very first coronavirus test-lab that uses foldable container technology in...

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...