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Number of coronavirus cases rises to 3,509

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,509, up 36 compared to yesterday, according to...

Museums

Hungary to ease lockdown everywhere but Budapest

Hungaryʼs government has decided to ease restrictions on movement in all areas of the country but the capital from Monday,...

Art

Number of coronavirus cases reaches 3,380

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Hungary has increased to 3,380, up 39 compared to yesterday, according to...

Museums

Govʼt lifts restrictions on entry for Japanese business travelers

The government has added Japan to a list of countries from which business travelers have unrestricted entry into Hungary, state...

Museums

Karácsony makes recommendations for easing lockdown in capital

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has published recommendations to municipal and central government leaders on measures that could support lifting the...

Awards

Márton Kocsis rejoins CERHA HEMPEL Dezső & Partners

Márton Kocsis rejoins Cerha Hempel Dezső & Partners as head of competition and compliance, effective today, according to a press...

Museums

Czechs will not need masks when in open spaces from May 25

Czechs will mostly no longer need to wear face masks in public spaces from May 25, the government announced on...

Awards

Shochtim brought to Hungary to ensure Europeʼs supply of kosher poultry

Shochtim, experts in the slaughter of animals according to Jewish dietary law, have been brought to Hungary to ensure Europeʼs...

Museums

Hévíz reopens to visitors

Europeʼs largest thermal lake, in Hévíz (about 161 km southwest of Budapest), drew several hundred visitors at the weekend after...

Museums

Elderly in District IX to get free coronavirus testing

Elderly citizens of District IX in Budapest will be able to receive free COVID-19 testing, the district’s mayor Krisztina Baranyi...

Museums

Government job retention program attracts 62,000 requests

The job protectiion program launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency, has...

Awards

Better Leveraging the Capabilities of ManpowerGroup in Hungary

The Budapest Business Journal spoke with Tamás Fehér, the recently appointed managing director at ManpowerGroup Hungary. After working on various...

History

30 Years of Freedom – Third Time’s a Charm: The Hungarian Republic Reborn

In 1989, Hungary completed its peaceful transition from a one-party communist system to a multi-party democracy. The Third Hungarian Republic...

Museums

Companies avail of pandemic relief to save 44,000 jobs

So far, 3,000 companies have availed of government measures to shield against the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic to...

Museums

Lockdown spurs online shopper growth

About 50,000 Hungarians became active online shoppers between the middle of March and the end of April, when lockdown measures...

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...