Events

Music

Titanic festival to bring exciting films to Budapest

Budapest is hosting the 22nd annual Titanic International Film Festival from April 11 to 18, the organizers said in a...

Social

Five Hungarian startups attend SXSW

Five Hungarian startups are exhibiting at the 22nd South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas with the support of...

Conferences

Central Europe’s energy security Europe’s responsibility

The responsibility of ensuring energy security in central Europe lies with all of Europe, not only the affected region, and...

Social

Budapest to host 2017 World Aquatics Championships

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said yesterday, after signing the related contract with international swimming federation FINA’s managing director Cornel...

Conferences

Buda-Cash hearing postponed

Hungarian Parliament's budgetary committee will take the Buda-Cash scandal off the agenda with nine votes in support from governing-party MPs...

Social

Number of conferences in Hungary up by 8% in 2014

The number of conferences held in Hungary grew by 8.3%, reaching 2,557, last year as compared to the previous year,...

Conferences

Fitch confirms MFB and Eximbank at BB+

Fitch Ratings affirmed MFB Hungarian Development Bank's and Hungarian Export Import Bank's long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) at "BB plus"...

City

HungaroControl develops remote air traffic control

HungaroControl announced on Friday that it has signed a €4.9 mln contract to construct a Remote Tower (rTWR) air control...

Social

Swiss chamber to celebrate 20 years here

Swisscham, the Swiss chamber of congress in Hungary, is celebrating 20 years in Hungary with a gala evening including dinner...

Conferences

BCSDH organizes ‘Business Breakfasts for Sustainable Development’

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary (BCSDH), the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Netherlands-Hungarian...

Conferences

MNB files criminal complaint over suspected offences at Széchenyi Bank

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) yesterday announced it had filed a criminal complaint with police against unknown perpetrators over...

Social

Büki insists on country-wide blockade

Apparently driven by yesterday’s two successful mini blockades that he organized, Együtt MP Zoltán Büki (pictured) said on the event’s...

Social

Police expecting demonstrations in Budapest

A number of bridges in Budapest and vicinity are being secured by local police, as they are expecting impromptu demonstrations...

Conferences

Government drafting changes to financial institution screening law

The Hungarian government has already begun drafting changes to the regulations to shorten the time between comprehensive reviews of financial...

Conferences

Pick Szeged workers wind up strike

Approximately 200 workers wound up the strike they started in the morning that brought the Pécs-based plant (southwestern Hungary) of...

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...