Culture

Awards

Wolters Kluwer Legal Award presented in Hungary for first time

The work of lawyers, and in general jurists, is seldom recognized in Hungary. This is especially true of awards granted...

History

Orbán sends condolences to Putin on Ankara attack

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent his condolences to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, following the...

History

Orbán sends condolences to Merkel on truck ‘attack’ in Berlin

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, expressing his shock and extending his...

Awards

Budapest named one of Europeʼs top 10 tech cities

Budapest has placed seventh on a list of Europe’s largest technology clusters compiled by leading real estate advisor CB Richard...

History

Celebrity legend Zsa Zsa Gabor dies, aged 99

The Hungarian-born former beauty star and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was famous for her multiple marriages and simply for...

Awards

Erik Keszthelyi continues to pocket business awards

Having been awarded “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2015, Erik Keszthelyi, head of Keszthelyi Holding Zrt., has now won...

History

Magic Lamp childrenʼs charity grants its 3,000th wish

The Csodalámpa (Magic Lamp) Wish Granting Foundation has granted its 3,000th wish to a child suffering from a life-threatening illness,...

Museums

WHO leases 1,700 sqm of office space in Budapest

The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations authority responsible for public health, is moving some of its Geneva-based operations...

Awards

Strabag receives two prestigious awards

Strabag Property and Facility Services Zrt. has been selected by Business Superbrands as one of the best business brands, while...

Awards

Cutting through the data clutter

With more than 20 years’ experience working across Southeastern Europe, including many years representing Saatchi & Saatchi, Radu Florescu was...

Awards

CBRE Hungary wins award, sees record year

CBRE Hungary’s industrial agency team has been awarded with the Best Warehouse Power Broker Team accolade by real estate magazine...

History

CPI Hungary announces V188, V190 sale

Real estate firm CPI Hungary has sold office building V188 and development area V190, both located on Budapestʼs Váci út,...

History

Hungarian govʼt quits pro-transparency organization

Hungary is exiting the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a multilateral pro-transparency initiative, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán writes in a government...

Awards

ManpowerGroup Hungary welcomes new Country Manager

Ottó Vég has been appointed Country Manager at the Hungarian office of human resources firm ManpowerGroup, taking effect from December...

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...