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Varga proposes selective use of foreign labor

While Fidesz has repeatedly rejected inviting foreign labor to counter the ongoing labor shortage, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga...

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Andrékó Kinstellar welcomes new partner

Péter Vörös has joined the Andrékó Kinstellar law firm as a Partner and leader of the four-member Competition and Litigation...

History

Hungary urges ‘Google tax’ on internet firms

Hungary presented a proposal to levy a withholding tax on internet companies – such as Google, Facebook and Amazon –...

History

Esztergom-Sturovo lorry ferry service launched

A ferry service for lorries began has been launched on the Danube between Hungary’s Esztergom and Slovakia’s Sturovo, through an...

History

Hungary to lower VAT on internet in two rounds

The Hungarian government is planning to lower the VAT on internet services from 27% to 18% as of 2017, and...

Awards

Deloitte welcomes new director

Erika Lóska has been appointed the new director of Deloitte Hungary’s real estate consultancy, according to a press release issued...

Awards

12 Hungarian firms through to round two of EBAs

Altogether 12 Hungarian companies have been chosen as National Champions by the judges of the 10th European Business Awards (EBAs)...

History

KSH: Retail sales in Hungary grow in July

The volume of retail sales in Hungary was up 2.7% in July, compared to the same month a year earlier,...

History

Hungary, Oman discuss tax, oil cooperation

Hungary’s Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Omanʼs oil and gas minister, agreed that...

History

Hungarian MPs visit Taiwan to improve ties

A delegation from the Hungarian Parliament is visiting Taiwan to explore the feasibility of bilateral cooperation in economics and trade,...

Awards

Head of Gulag foundation opposes award to Bayer

The head of the foundation whose vice president nominated controversial journalist Zsolt Bayer to receive the Hungarian Order of Merit...

Awards

Hungary welcomes home its winners from Olympics

Hungaryʼs Olympic team was welcomed home and celebrated today by a large crowd at Budapestʼs Syma Arena after bringing back...

History

U.S. Holocaust Museum urges recall of Bayerʼs award

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. yesterday said the Hungarian government should rescind its decision to grant the...

Awards

Extremist decorated, recipients reject awards in protest

As of today, a running roll-call on Index.hu shows that 69 Hungarians awarded the Knightʼs Cross of the Order of...

History

Electronic invoice reporting mandatory from next July

The Hungarian government is making electronic reporting of invoices with a tax content over HUF 100,000 mandatory as of July...

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...