Events

Conferences

Futureal and Cordia donate HUF 250 mln to help fight coronavirus

Futureal Group, a regional real estate developer, and Cordia, a residential real estate developer in Hungary and member of Futureal...

Conferences

Hungarian startup offers help to EU governments

Given the critical situation due to COVID-19 pandemic, BondWeaver, a Luxembourg-based Hungarian startup that provides network-based, data-driven analytics and predictive...

Conferences

Coronavirus will hit economies across all EBRD regions

The coronavirus pandemic will have a negative impact on economies across the European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmentʼs regions, but...

City

Budapest Airport takes steps to protect staff, passengers

Budapest Airport says that it has prepared for the various scenarios of the coronavirus pandemic, implementing necessary mitigation measures to...

Conferences

CEE Scaleup Challenge application open

Innovative, fast-growing companies from the CEE region will have a chance to win EUR 1 million within the framework of...

Conferences

Swisscham Hungary postpones all events

Swisscham Hungary has announced that thanks to what is an "extraordinary period of time due to precautionary measures to limit...

Conferences

Dentons latest European renewable energy guide published

Dentons, which bills itself as the world’s largest law firm, has launched the latest edition of its “Investing in Renewable...

Music

Aerosmith to play Hungary for 1st time since 1994

The new Budapest stadium, Puskás Arena will be the venue for Aerosmith’s first show in Hungary since 1994 this summer...

City

Hungary assigns routes for transit trucks

Hungary has assigned routes for foreign trucks traveling through Hungary to destinations in other countries, state secretary Tamás Menczer told...

Conferences

Tourism alliance demands measures to reduce COVID-19 impact

The European Tourism Manifesto alliance, encompassing more than 50 European public and private organizations from the world of travel and...

Conferences

Chamber gets feedback on coronavirus impact from 15,000 companies

More than 15,000 companies have participated in a survey of how the coronavirus is impacting their businesses conducted by the...

Conferences

PwC CEO Survey: As Pessimism Grows, so do Opportunities

The ninth PwC Hungarian CEO survey, the results of which were presented to an invited audience at the National Gallery...

Conferences

AmCham Recommendation Package: Workforce Development, Supply #1 Challenge

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary has made its fifth recommendation package to Hungary’s government. AmCham President Farkas Bársony...

Conferences

MIPIM Expo Postponed to June

The annual MIPIM commercial property expo on the Cote d’Azur in France, which last year attracted more than 25,000 attendees...

Conferences

Elbow Bumps and Foot Shaking

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...