Events

City

Főtaxi wins Budapest Airport tender for 3rd time

Főtaxi has won Budapest Airportʼs passenger transport tender so it will be the official taxi company of the airport operator...

City

Budapest mayor to merge muni companies to save costs

Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony said five city-owned companies would be merged to cut costs, according to a report by state...

City

Mayor Promises Businesses Budapest Global Council and a Greener City

Mayor of Budapest Gergely Karácsony is planning to set up a Budapest Global Council to institutionalize cooperation between the General...

Conferences

Dutcham, TMF Group announce webinar on accounting, compliance challenges

The Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and TMF Group are set to organize an online seminar on accounting and tax challenges...

Conferences

Energy leaders to discuss the future of energy industry at Budapest Energy Summit

On December 1, the leader of the energy industry will come together at the third Budapest Energy Summit to review...

City

MOL Bubi bike-sharing service to be suspended

The MOL Bubi bike-sharing service in the capital will be suspended at the end of November, the Budapest Public Transport...

City

2,500 km of side roads to be renewed by 2022

Under the Hungarian Village Program, 2,500 km of the national side road network will be renewed with government support from...

City

Budapest to request permission for EIB development loan

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony yesterday said the municipal council will ask the government again for permission to take out a...

Social

Swisscham to Plant 25 Trees to Mark 25th Anniversary

The Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce (Swisscham) is due to plant 25 trees on November 3 in a Budapest park to...

Conferences

Business Meets Government: Opportunity in Crisis

Lessons learned from the COVID-19 outbreak and the response, as well as an assessment of the priorities of the new...

City

Renovation of metro 3 middle section to start

Renovation of the middle section of Budapestʼs number 3 metro line will start on November 7 and last for a...

City

BKK commissions TI to monitor renovation of Chain Bridge

The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has commissioned Transparency International (TI) Hungary to monitor the renovation of the Chain Bridge, writes...

City

Budapest Airport donates nearly HUF 3.5 mln to SUHANJ! Foundation

Budapest Airport handed over almost HUF 3.5 million to the SUHANJ! Foundation, which supports sporting activities by people living with...

City

MOL reopens Bubi station near Millenáris Park

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has reopened its MOL Bubi docking station in Kis Rókus utca, District II, near...

Conferences

HBLF Financial Summit goes online

The Hungarian Business Leaders Forum will be organizing the 22nd Financial Summit as a digital event in light of COVID-19...

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...