Events

Conferences

More European funds to support energy efficiency in residential buildings

The European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA) facility will benefit from EUR 97 million of new funding from the European Commission...

Music

John Mayall returns to Budapest

Legendary English blues singer, bandleader and songwriter John Mayall, whose musical career spans over sixty years and who is known...

Social

Budapest Festival Orchestra plays Bartók in Müpa

The Budapest Festival Orchestra, conducted by Iván Fischer, will play works by famous Hungarian composer Béla Bartók at the National...

Conferences

PRC Europe 2019 announces additional sessions

The Petrochemical and Refining Congress Europe 2019 will take place on May 20-21 in Budapest, Hungary, focusing on middle and...

Social

Sziget add The National, Johnny Marr to lineup

The organizers of the summer Sziget Festival have announced American indie rock band The National as the final headliner of...

Music

Academy of Music presents Mozart day

The Liszt Academy of Music (Zeneakadémia) is presenting a day-long program titled “Mozart Day” in honor of the great Austrian...

Conferences

Qatar Airways launches ’Beyond Business’ program

Qatar Airways has launched its "Beyond Business by Qatar Airways" corporate rewards program in Europe and the Americas, introducing a...

Social

Grandhouse lunch: ’Will Robots Take our Jobs?’

The next Grandhouse lunch, with special guest Róbert Pintér, will take place on Thursday, March 14, in the Four Seasons...

Conferences

Bem cinema screens ‘Scent of a Woman’

Directed by Martin Brest, starring Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell Gabrielle Anwar, James Rebhorn and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the movie “Scent...

Social

TOBE Gallery presents works of photographer Carla Tabora

Photographer Carla Tabora, who lives and works in Spain, has a photo exhibition titled “Measures of Emotional Time” in Budapest...

Social

Budapest Photo Festival Enters its Third Year With a CEE First

From February 28 to April 20, the capital becomes the City of Photography, thanks to the Budapest Photo Festival. This...

Music

Francophone Film Days with English subtitles

The ninth edition of the Francophone Film Days, which runs in Budapest until March 8, will offer six movies (of...

Conferences

Sisters are Doin’ it for Each Other

In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8), the Budapest Business Journal spoke to three women entrepreneurs about their experiences....

Conferences

Attila Chikán Jr. re-elected BCSDH president

Attila Chikán Jr. has been re-elected president by the general assembly of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary...

Social

’Leaders in High Heels’ lunch with Melanie Seymour

The Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Dutch, Swedish, German, British, and Swiss chambers of commerce,...

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...