Events

Conferences

Tungsram helps high schoolers pass English exams

Last year, 36 high school students managed to successfully pass the EuroPro B2 business English language exam with the help...

Social

CEID discussion: Is the EU still attractive?

The next event in the European Café series - asking the question "Is the EU Still Attractive?" - focuses on...

Music

Városliget ice rink opens for winter

The capital’s biggest and oldest ice rink has been welcoming visitors as of this week for the winter months, according...

Music

VOLT 2019 festival lineup announced

Music festival VOLT has just announced its already confirmed lineup for 2019 in Sopron (214 km west of Budapest, near...

Conferences

BASF commits to Visegrád at agricultural conference

BASF, one of the largest chemical companies in the world, held an international agricultural conference in the building of the...

Social

Civil liberties groups to launch ‘Rights to Protest’ report

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) and the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) are to launch their report...

Conferences

University of Miskolc inks deal with SEG Automotive

The University of Miskolc and SEG Automotiveʼs plant in the northeast Hungarian city have signed a cooperation agreement with the...

City

Budapest Airport announces new cargo processing record

Budapest Airport (BUD) is celebrating a new record after processing a total of 13,313 tons of air freight at the...

Social

KKI announces event on Europe’s coherency

The Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKI) will host a discussion called "15 years since the Fifth Enlargement –...

Social

10th Hungarian CIJ commercial property awards

The 10th Hungarian CIJ Awards are to be held at the Marriott Hotel Budapest on December 12....

Conferences

French Chamber of Commerce announces factory visits

The Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced an event of its Industry, Logistics, and Supply Club in Veszprém and...

City

Budapest Airport and Tungsram Join Forces

Two major Hungarian brands, Budapest Airport and Tungsram, have concluded a strategic cooperation agreement....

Social

Museum of Fine Arts presents works by Leonardo da Vinci

Having recently reopened to the public after extensive renovations, the Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum) is presenting a collection...

Conferences

Fintech is the future of global finance – Morgan Stanley

Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley, supporting this yearʼs TEDxDanubia event in Budapest, and presenting its "Ideas Worth Spreading" program,...

Conferences

Time for new Business Models is Now

A leading executive-turned-lecturer has told Budapest business leaders a new, sustainable business model is an inevitable consequence if companies want...

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...