Festivals

In Hungary

Government plans to lower amount of cash held by Hungarians

The amount of cash held by Hungarians has doubled in the past five years, and as a result, the Hungarian...

In Hungary

WebEye Magyarország opens office in Poznan

Hungarian company WebEye Magyarország, which sells vehicle tracking technology, has set up an office in Poznan, the company said today,...

In Hungary

Suspension of trade in Norbi shares lifted

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) lifted its suspension of trade in shares of Hungarian lifestyle and nutrition company Norbi...

In Hungary

Parliament approves amended building societies bill

The Hungarian Parliament today approved the amended version of the National Building Societies (NOK) legislation, which was returned last week...

In Hungary

KSH: Mobile phone subscriptions in Hungary rise in 2015

The number of mobile phone subscriptions in Hungary grew by 69,000, reaching 11.9 million, by the end of 2015 as...

In Hungary

MOL settles call option for almost 6% of shares with SPV Magnolia

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said late yesterday that it had physically settled a call option for 6,006,495 of...

In Hungary

Report: Audi Hungaria employees could go on strike

A potential strike is looming at the Hungarian plant of German car manufacturer Audi in Győr, as a result of...

In Hungary

MNB: Bank card purchases in Hungary up 20%

The number of purchases made in Hungary with locally-issued bank cards rose 20% to 402 million last year, fresh data...

In Hungary

Tens of thousands protest Hungaryʼs education system

An estimated 10,000 demonstrators protesting the government’s handling of education set off from Hősök tere in Budapest’s city park, to...

In Hungary

Csányi fund continues to buy shares in MOL

A fund managed by Sándor Csányiʼs Singapore-based CSAM Asset Management bought shares in oil and gas company MOL for the...

In Hungary

Balaton Sound launches discount ticket sales

Balaton Sound, one of Hungary’s best-known summer festivals, is launching a period of discount ticket sales from March 15, according...

In Hungary

ThyssenKrupp Hungary acquisition receives green light from GVH

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) approved ThyssenKrupp Ferroglobus Kereskedelmi’s acquisition of Ib Andresen Industri Magyarország Acélmegmunkáló Központ, GVH announced on...

In Hungary

Central bank withdraws health insurance fundʼs license

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) yesterday revoked the operating license of health insurance fund PRO V1TA and initiated its...

In Hungary

Budapest Taxi teams up with CoinPay to accept bitcoin

Through its partnership with Hungarian start-up CoinPay, Budapest Taxi will be able to accept payments for fares made with bitcoins...

In Hungary

Lázár: 15% of state-employed workers could lose their jobs

Cabinet Chief János Lázár will propose that the government cut 15% of staff employed in state administration bodies as part...

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...