Festivals

In Hungary

OTP gains approval to buy local business of AXA Bank

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have granted regulatory approval for the transfer of...

In Hungary

Trading in ENEFI shares restored

Trading in the shares of energy efficiency concern ENEFI Energiahatékonysági Nyrt. was restored by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB)...

In Hungary

PannErgy shareholders vote down share withdrawal, stick by board member

PannErgy shareholders voted to reject proposals to recall a member of the board and to withdraw treasury shares at the...

In Hungary

ING, MNV voting rights in MOL rise after capital reduction

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL revealed Friday it had been informed by shareholders ING Group and Hungarian National Asset...

In Hungary

Former Quaestor clients hold protest as trial begins

As the trial of the management of bankrupt investment house Quaestor began today, a flashmob made up of clients who...

In Hungary

Red Bull Air Race to whiz over the Danube once again

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship is set to occur in Budapest for the ninth time on Saturday and...

In Hungary

ING Groepʼs indirect voting rights in MOL fall under 5% disclosure threshold

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said it had been informed that ING Groepʼs indirect voting rights in the company...

In Hungary

Mobile payments for parking grow 25% y-o-y in Hungary

Payment for parking via mobile phones rose by 25% in the second year of operation of the National Mobile Payment...

In Hungary

Budapest shortlisted for Interrail European Destination of 2016 contest

Budapest has been added to the shortlist of the Interrail European Destination of 2016 award, putting it into the top...

In Hungary

FHB shares drop 15% in a day

Following the announcement that FHB bank had received a fine and trade in its shares were temporarily suspended yesterday, the...

In Hungary

Constitution amended to create ‘state of terror emergency’

The government can suspend civil rights and property rights and assume other powers if two-thirds of Parliament agrees that a...

In Hungary

ÁKK cuts interest on retail papers by 25 basis points

Hungaryʼs Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) said it would cut the interest rate on several retail government securities by 25...

In Hungary

Report: Hungarian tax authority staff to get 30%-50% pay raise

With the introduction of a new career path model, employees of Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) are expected...

In Hungary

Varga: Government to cut bank levy by HUF 20 bln in 2017

The Hungarian government is planning to cut the bank levy by HUF 20 billion in 2017 for the banking sector...

In Hungary

MasterCard means business in digital payment race

There’s a lot happening on the e-payment market, where MasterCard is busy taking the lead with a host of innovative...

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...