Festivals

In Hungary

Lithuania’s population grows for 1st time in 28 years

Lithuania’s population has grown for the first time in 28 years due to migration trends, the Lithuanian Department of Statistics...

In Hungary

Romania’s real net wage annual growth rate slows in November

Romania’s average net monthly wage grew by a real 9.8% year-on-year in November, after growing by 10.8% in October, the...

In Budapest

Hungary tops EU in hospital stay length

The average length of a hospital stay for in-patients in Hungary amounted to 9.8 days in Hungary in 2017, which...

In Hungary

MNB: Banks should provide free electronic transfers

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is committed to supporting the expansion of domestic electronic payment transactions, which greatly help...

In Hungary

Industrial production increased by 3.6% in Nov

In November 2019 the volume of industrial production grew by 3.6% year on year. Based on working-day adjusted data, production...

In Hungary

Albania jobless rate hits fresh low in Q3

The unemployment rate in Albania fell to a new record low of 11.8% in the third quarter of 2019 from...

In Hungary

LogMeIn valued at USD 4.3 bln in acquisition deal

LogMeIn, a Boston-based tech company that was launched in Budapest, on Tuesday said it agreed to be acquired by affiliates...

In Hungary

EC: cheaper cross-border Euro payments

As of December 16, cross-border payments in euros will be lower for consumers and businesses in non-euro area member states,...

In Hungary

Open banking, instant payment to help fintech become mainstream

The introduction of open banking and instant payment systems in Hungary will open the door to digital financial services and...

In Hungary

Romania’s real net wage slightly up in October

Romania’s average net monthly wage grew by a real 10.8% year-on-year in October, after growing at the same pace in...

In Hungary

Record percentage of Czech companies paying “13th salary” bonus

Despite an anticipated slowdown in Czech economic growth, a record 59% of companies plan to pay employees a so-called 13th...

In Hungary

Coca-Cola Hungary decreases PET bottle weight by another 4%

After a 4% bottle weight reduction in 2018, plastic will be further reduced by 4% in production in 2020 by...

In Hungary

Magyar Telekom to cut 450 jobs

Telecommunications company Magyar Telekom will let go of 450 of its employees in the first quarter of the next year,...

In Hungary

Apple Pay now available for K&H clients

Today marks the beginning of popular mobile payment method Apple Payʼs availability for K&H Bank clients in Hungary, the bank...

In Hungary

Czech Republic will increase its contribution to NATO budget

The Czech Republic will increase its contribution to the NATO budget by about 10% as of next year, Czech Radio...

In Hungary

3-day Kerekdomb Festival Returns to Tállya

The historic village of Tállya is in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region, part of the UNESCO World Heritage, nestled among the...

In Hungary

A Shared Celebration: An Exclusive Advent Weekend in Tállya

There is a special kind of magic in the weeks leading up to Christmas. As the year draws to a...

In Hungary

Emeric Pressburger: the Englishman From Miskolc

The Hungarian-born filmmaker Emeric Pressburger is being celebrated in his birthplace as cinematic aficionados worldwide reassess his joint productions with...

In Budapest

Jewish Cultural Festival Returns for 28th Staging

The program of the 28th Jewish Cultural Festival promises to be rich and diverse, with 30 programs across six venues...

In Hungary

Body of Missing Ozora Festival Worker Found Near Event Site

The body of a 21-year-old festival worker who disappeared during the Ozora Festival in early August, has been found in...

In Hungary

Miskolc Film Festival Reaches for the Stars, Despite Lukewarm Local Support

Juliette Binoche, Vanessa Redgrave and Claudia Cardinale have each graced the stage at CineFest, Miskolc’s International Film Festival, in recent...

In Budapest

Festival-goers Spend Avg. HUF 182,000 During Sziget

Visitors to Sziget, Hungary's biggest music festival, spent an average of HUF 182,000, according to a nonrepresentative survey conducted by...

In Budapest

Budapest Offers Full Day of Programs for Aug. 20 National Holiday

Budapest will host a wide-ranging series of programs for Hungary’s Aug. 20 national holiday, with events spanning concerts, gastronomy, traditional...

In Budapest

Budapest Plans All-night Parties After Aug. 20 Fireworks, Nationwide Transport Extended

Following the Aug. 20 fireworks, Budapest's streets will host all-night celebrations, while early-morning trains, buses and suburban rail services will...

In Budapest

Zara Larsson Meets 20 Young Cancer Patients at Sziget

After her Main Stage performance at Sziget Festival on Tuesday evening, Aug. 11, Swedish pop star Zara Larsson met backstage...

In Budapest

British, French, Slovak, Dutch Police on Duty at Sziget Festival

British, French, Slovak and Dutch police officers are assisting the work of the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) at this year's...

In Budapest

Hungarian Police Probe Drug Possession Following Illnesses at Sziget Venue

Police have launched an investigation into drug possession after several people fell ill during a DJ show by Balázs Sebestyén...

In Budapest

Hungarian Government Warns Sziget Festivalgoers Against Wading Through Danube

Despite unprecedentedly low water levels on the Danube, attempting to wade through the river to reach Hajógyári Island, the venue...

In Budapest

Napfényes Festival Brings Holistic Well-being to MOMkult

The Napfényes Festival filled MOMkult in early June with a broad program built around holistic health, self-knowledge, spirituality, culture, family...