Events

City

Budapest Airport, HungaroControl and local councils to work jointly on airport developments

Liszt Ferenc International operator Budapest Airport, air traffic controller HungaroControl and the local governments of Budapestʼs District XVIII, Pest County...

Conferences

Apollo Tyres launches technical training program

Apollo Tyres Hungary, the Hungarian subsidiary of the Indian tire manufacturer launched technical and continuing education (so-called OKJ) programs for...

Conferences

Hungary signs for EIB loan for €500 mln

Hungary signed for a €500 mln loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Monday, state news agency MTI reported...

Conferences

Ministry: No intention of scrapping local tourism tax

Neither the local tourism tax nor a state tourism top-up will be abolished, the National Economy Ministry said in a...

Conferences

Research: Ice cream consumption up to 5 liters per person

Last year, ice cream consumption in Hungary saw a 1.5 liter rise to 5 liters per person, with 66% of...

Conferences

Report: 2,000 lose jobs following Sunday closures

By the end of April, 2015, 2,000 people had lost their jobs as a result of a Hungarian law, introduced in...

Conferences

Matolcsy complains to The Economist over exclusion of macro data

National Bank of Hungary (MNB) governor György Matolcsy wrote a letter to The Economist protesting the exclusion of Hungary from...

Social

MasterCard Balaton Sound to kick off in 3 weeks

This year’s MasterCard Balaton Sound electronic music festival, the 9th to date, will begin in three weeks and run from July...

Conferences

Cricket practice highlights Hungarian immigration rhetoric

Refugees in Hungary from Afghanistan and Pakistan practiced together in Budapest in one of Hungaryʼs cricket teams to show they can...

Conferences

Budapest bourse foresees two IPOs this year

The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) foresees two initial public offerings (IPO) this year, CEO Zsolt Katona and vice president Bálint...

City

Profit of MOLʼs Austrian subsidiary grows in 2014

Net profit of MOL Austria Handels, a subsidiary of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, increased to €3.9 mln in...

Conferences

ThyssenKrupp and BME sign cooperation agreement

The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) signed a cooperation agreement with Hungarian competence center of ThyssenKrupp, a components...

Conferences

Hungarian academy heads €6.7 mln aircraft development project

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute for Computer Science and Control (MTA SZTAKI) is leading a team of researchers in...

Conferences

BAT, Tabán win concession to supply tobacco shops

British American Tobacco (BAT) and Hungary’s Tabán Trafik will be awarded a concession to supply retail tobacco shops, Cabinet Chief...

Social

Budapest to host International Seed Federation congress in 2017

Budapest is scheduled to host the annual congress of the International Seed Federation in May 2017, and expects approximately 2,000...

Music

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Energy, Conferences, Green Energy

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

Music

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Music

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Politics, Events, Government, Parliament

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

Energy, Business, Conferences

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Investing in a Functioning Economy

About 90 guests attended an Economy CEO Breakfast and Executive Leadership Forum at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest on Thursday...

Debrecen to Host Europe’s Battery Leaders at Hungarian Battery Days in November

Leading policymakers, industry executives, international organizations and experts will gather in Debrecen on Nov. 4-5 for the sixth Hungarian Battery...

Business Chambers Bring Rugby Leadership Experience to Budapest

Confindustria Ungheria, the British Chamber of Commerce Hungary and CCI France Hongrie will host an executive development event with Italy’s...

Budapest Geothermal Summit Highlights Hungary’s Potential and Investment Hurdles

Expanding geothermal energy in Hungary requires predictable regulation and infrastructure upgrades, speakers said at the fourth Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit....

BFO Takes Classical Music Beyond the Concert Hall

The BFO is opening its new season with a focus on accessibility, from its free Heroes’ Square concert and new...

New Vision Needed: Addressing the Challenges in Hungary’s Everyday Musical Life

For this mini interview, the Budapest Business Journal speaks with Dávid Zsoldos, president of the Magyar Zenei Tanács (Hungarian Music...

Budapest’s BluesSteel Band Keeps the Flame Burning

My musical tastes are pretty eclectic, and I’m always happy to watch live music because, well, it’s live. But there...

Heineken to Raffle Champions League Final Tickets at Heroes’ Square Festival

Heineken will raffle five tickets to the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest during the Champions Festival at Heroes’ Square...

2nd Budapest Biogas Summit: Stable Investment Environment Needed to Unlock Future Growth

The second Budapest Biogas Summit, hosted by White Paper Consulting, brought together representatives of more than 100 organizations from 18...

‘The Lion King’ Comes to Margaret Island With Live Music

The Margaret Island Open-Air Theater will mark Children’s Day (officially celebrated on the last Sunday of May, which falls on...

Sex Pistols’ ‘50 Years of Punk’ Tour Comes to Budapest

The week before my wife and I watched the “System-Breaker” concert live online from Heroes’ Square, we were strolling down...

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

7th Budapest LNG Summit Urges Europe to Rethink Energy Mix

The seventh Budapest LNG Summit, organized by White Paper Consulting, brought together top energy leaders from 24 countries, representing more...

Gábor Farkas: Tradition, Innovation and Eastward Outreach

Gábor Farkas, described as one of the most outstanding pianists of his generation, became the rector of the Liszt Ferenc...

Female Business Leaders Stand for Roma Equality in an HBLF Initiative

Talent is evenly distributed across society: in every town and in families of all social and economic backgrounds, there are...