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Celebrating 10 years With a Full Service Offering and a Long-term Strategy

Bird & Bird celebrated its tenth anniversary on the Hungarian market this year. It is a significant moment for any...

History

Trade union leader protests ’authoritarian capitalism’

Trade unions and sympathisers protested against planned changes to the labor code in Budapest on Saturday, promising to continue their...

Awards

Sports Events 365 launches Hungarian website

International ticket provider Sports Events 365 has launched a Hungarian website, with the company expecting heavy profits in the first...

History

Orbán exempts pro-govʼt media conglomerate from oversight

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has signed a decree exempting the recently formed pro-government media conglomerate from scrutiny by media or...

Awards

Museum of Ethnography wins intʼl architecture prizes

The International Property Awards has recognized Budapestʼs new Museum of Ethnography, an element of the museum quarter being established in...

History

Drawing on the Past to Create ‘new’ Hungarikums

If you are looking for a uniquely Hungarian gift to share this Christmas, you should be able to find some...

History

NGOs, Health Workers Hold out Hope for the Suicidal

A somewhat unusual exhibition was staged in Budapest at the Open Society Archives this fall. There were no posters or...

History

Barnes & Thornburg to lobby for Hungary in U.S.

The Hungarian government has hired U.S. law firm and lobbying group Barnes & Thornburg to represent its interests in Washington,...

Awards

Invitech announces this yearʼs InnoMax Award

Telecom company Invitech announced this yearʼs edition of the InnoMax award, aiming at spreading new technologies from the info-communications world...

History

Mészáros adds media to vast pro-government conglomerate

Talentis Group Zrt., owned by key government ally Lőrinc Mészáros, has completed significant acquisitions on the local media market, which...

History

Chain Bridge to shine in Scottish colors on St. Andrewʼs Day

Budapestʼs iconic Széchenyi Chain Bridge will be lit up in the blue and white of the Scottish flag this Friday...

History

Employers back changes to overtime, but as option not rule

Employers back a proposal by MPs of governing Fidesz to extend the period for accounting overtime and to raise the...

History

Gruevski asylum critics ‘identical‘ to migration backers – claims Orbán

Those people who attack Hungary for granting asylum to fugitive former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski are "identical" to those...

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ASB Group announces Budapest office

Outsourcing specialist ASB Group, aiming to strengthen its position in the CEE region, has announced the opening of a new...

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...