Events

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Nokia and FIBA create mobile services for global basketball

Nokia and the International Basketball Federation, FIBA, today announced their cooperation to create mobile services for FIBA, FIBA Europe, and...

Conferences

Huge investment needed in Romanian green energy development: minister says

Romania needs to invest €2.7 billion ($3.67 billion) in the generation of renewable energy by 2015 if the country is...

Conferences

First Russian wind farm to be built in Kalmykia

A planned 150 megawatt wind farm scheduled to come online in 2010 will be the first ever to service the...

Conferences

Dong Energy: Spanish offer from energy rivals

Dong Energy has received three offers on their Spanish activities amounting to €500 – €600 million, according to an Italian...

Conferences

Agreement on Romania’s EEA accession provisionally enforced

The provisional enforcement of the Agreement on Romania’s joining the European Economic Area (EEA) starts on Wednesday and continues until...

Social

Hamilton Hungary for success

Lewis Hamilton believes he can return to form with victory for McLaren in Hungary this weekend....

Conferences

Foreign investments in Russia to step up for 3 years longer

The intensive growth in foreign investments in Russia will survive for another two or three years, Aton Line analyst Inga...

Conferences

Vettel replaces Scott Speed for Hungary’s Grand Prix

German Sebastian Vettel will replace Scott Speed for the rest of the season at Scuderia Toro Rosso, the Faenza-based team...

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Continental makes biggest acquisition in its history

Auto parts maker Continental has acquired fellow German company VDO Siemens, a supplier of automotive electronics and mechatronics, for €11.4...

Conferences

EDF EN orders new wind turbines from REpower

EDF Energies Nouvelles, the green arm of French utility Electricite de France, has ordered 44 new wind turbines from REpower...

Conferences

Poland expects 6.4% GDP in 2007 – central bank

Poland can expect 6.4% growth in its GDP in 2007 and 5.5% in the coming years, the National Bank of...

Conferences

E.ON to invest €60 million in funding research

E.ON has earmarked €60 million over the next 10 years for an international research initiative that will enable energy experts...

Conferences

New green IT group to tackle business ignorance

IT managers are largely unaware of the carbon impact of their departments, according to an environmental charity....

Conferences

Economic patriotism fuels populism and demagogy

Central and Eastern Europe has seen tremendous changes since the fall of the Berlin Wall, moving from state-sponsored socialism to...

Conferences

Germany to fund rival to Google search engine

Germany got the go-ahead from the European Union on Thursday to spend €120 million ($167 million) on research into Theseus,...

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...