Festivals

In Hungary

2/3 of Hungarians prefer phones over cards for payment

Some two-thirds of Hungarians would prefer using their phones for payments rather than credit cards, with about one-quarter also keen...

In Hungary

Police look to increase presence in party zone districts

Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér said Hungarian police have 35 vacant positions in District 6, and 32 in District 7,...

In Hungary

PayPal most popular money transfer app in Hungary

According to findings by U.K. consumer research and personal finance site NimbleFins, PayPal Mobile Cash is the most popular money...

In Hungary

EP seals ban on throwaway plastics by 2021

The European Parliament has approved a new law banning single-use plastic items, europarl.europa.eu reported. Some 560 MEPs voted in favor...

In Hungary

State Audit Office to cut 100 staff

The State Audit Office of Hungary (ÁSZ) is set to make nearly 100 of its employees redundant, according to a...

In Hungary

Govʼt allocates funding for healthcare pay rises

Hungaryʼs government has decided to allocate HUF 14.1 billion for doctorsʼ and nursesʼ pay rises next year and HUF 79.4...

In Hungary

MOL settles and signs new option for treasury shares with ING

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said late Monday it would settle, in cash, an option for 33,740,338 MOL shares...

In Hungary

Cellum makes list of best payment solution firms

APAC Business Headlines has listed Hungary-based mobile wallet provider Cellum in its latest edition among the "10 Fastest Growing Payment...

In Hungary

Social transfers in Hungary nearly halve poverty risk

Social transfers in Hungary reduced the number of people at risk of poverty by 46% last year, showing one of...

In Hungary

Cellum signs deal with Deloitte firm in Japan

Hungary-based Cellum, a mobile transactions solutions provider, has signed an agreement with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, one of Japanʼs largest...

In Hungary

Bill would slap hefty fees on plastic bags

Hungaryʼs government aims to introduce a HUF 38 environmental product fee on plastic bags thicker than 50 microns from the...

In Hungary

Budapest Bank to close on Oct. 25-26 for card system upgrade

Budapest Bank will suspend teller and electronic services on Thursday, October 25, and Friday October 26, while it introduces a...

In Hungary

Revenue from payment services up 5% in Q2

Hungarian financial institutions’ revenues from providing payment services amounted to HUF 253 billion in the second quarter of 2018, up...

In Hungary

Richter, Mithra partner on commercialization of oral contraceptive Estelle

Hungarian drugmaker Gedeon Richter on Wednesday said it is partnering with Mithra Pharmaceuticals to commercialize the Belgium companyʼs oral contraceptive...

In Hungary

Mobile payments make breakthrough at Sziget Festival

This year’s Sziget Festival ended with the highest number of visitors in its history. The event’s cashless payment system, Festipay...

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 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

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

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...

Festivals

Hungarian Woman, American Man Die at Ozora Festival

A 39-year-old Hungarian woman and a 45-year-old American man died in separate incidents at the Ozora Festival in Igar on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hungarian Woman, American Man Die at Ozora Festival

A 39-year-old Hungarian woman and a 45-year-old American man died in separate incidents at the Ozora Festival in Igar on...