Events

City

Budapest Airport offers more retail spaces

Budapest Airport, operator of the capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, is calling for "expressions of interest" from retail traders to...

Conferences

EBRD, Hungarian gov’t to set up working group

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Hungarian authorities have agreed to set up a working group to...

Conferences

Varga, Thyssen discuss European Pillar of Social Rights

Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga discussed questions related to the European Pillar of Social Rights and employment at a...

Social

Sziget fest adds Wiz Khalifa, Rita Ora to lineup

Hungary’s Sziget Festival, widely considered one of the biggest multicultural music and arts festivals in the world, has announced the...

Social

Hilton Budapest hosts World is a Rainbow exhibition

The Hilton Budapest hotel is hosting the World is a Rainbow exhibition, presenting the artworks of children suffering from a...

Social

French Institute to host innovation workshop

The Hungarian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the French Institute are hosting a workshop on March 23 to shed...

Social

Celebrating St. Patrick’s, building business links

The Irish-Hungarian Business Circle (IHBC) will be collaborating with various European Angel networks to celebrate the now annual Budapest St....

City

Berlin strike grounds five Budapest flights

Five flights between Budapest and Berlin have been grounded today due a strike of airport workers in Berlin, according to...

Conferences

Co-chairs of Hungarian-Walloon JEC catch up in Brussels

The co-chairs of the Hungarian-Walloon joint economic committee met in Brussels yesterday to review completed and ongoing projects, the Hungarian...

City

Ukraine carrier to launch Kiev-Budapest flight

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is launching daily flights between Kiev and Budapest as of June 15, operating the route with...

Conferences

Hungary’s tight fiscal but loose monetary policy creates ‘difficult narrative’, Nomura says

Hungary is expected to remain a “difficult narrative with relatively tight fiscal but very loose monetary policy, yet that loose...

Conferences

Hungary to host 2nd think.BDPST on March 29-31

Hungary is hosting regional innovation conference think.BDPST — on March 29-31 — for the second time in the Antall József...

Conferences

IMF delegation considers Hungaryʼs mid-term outlook positive, MNB says

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation in Hungary said the country’s mid-term outlook is positive because of the countryʼs stable...

Music

State Opera House to reopen in September

Following modernization work at the Hungarian State Opera House in central Budapest, the building will reopen its doors in September,...

Social

Balaton Sound adds more names to lineup

The five-day summer lakeside electronic music festival Balaton Sound is seeing its lineup take shape with new names being announced,...

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...