Festivals

In Hungary

Wabererʼs revenue increases 10% in 2014

Revenue of Hungarian road haulage company Wabererʼs International rose 9.7% to €496.2 mln in 2014, the company told Hungarian news...

In Hungary

CIG Pannonia shareholders vote to pay no dividend

Shareholders of Hungarian insurer CIG Pannonia decided to pay no dividend at an annual general meeting today. CIG Pannonia had...

In Hungary

OTP Bank fixes disruption in online payment system

Hungarian OTP Bank’s slowdown of its online payment system between 8am and 9am this morning was due to technical issues,...

In Hungary

MNB orders suspension of trade in BTel shares

The National Bank of Hungary today ordered the suspension of trade of shares and corporate bonds of Business Telecom (BTel)...

In Hungary

Budapest to host Craft conference

Hungarian startups Ustream and Prezi are currently hosting the Craft software developers conference in Budapest from April 22-24, jointly organized...

In Hungary

A Short Guide to Employment Contracts

This article was written by Péter Bán (pictured), Senior lawyer at CMS Cameron McKenna LLPʼs Hungarian Office....

In Hungary

MNB: Number of issued bank cards drop

The number of bank cards issued in Hungary saw a 1% drop to 8,876,780 last year, with debit cards accounting...

In Hungary

Elmű, Émász shareholders approve dividend proposals

Shareholders of electricity distributors Elmű and Émász, both majority-owned by Germanyʼs RWE, approved proposals to receive dividends of HUF 1,200...

In Hungary

MOLʼs partner resumes production in Kurdistan

Gulf Keystone Petroleum resumed production and truck loading operations at both its production facilities at the Shaikan field in the...

In Hungary

PwC: Sunday closures cause concerns

Legislation requiring most retailers to close on Sunday raises more questions than it answers, PwC’s lawyers said at a press...

In Hungary

Sberbank reaches 100 million active bank cards in 2014

Russian Sberbank issued 101.9 million active bank cards by the end of 2014, Rostislav Yanykin, director of the Bank Card...

In Hungary

Insurance market grows, company ranking remains unchanged

Insurance revenues grew 4.2% in 2014, as compared to a year earlier, data published by MABISZ reveals. Life insurance revenue...

In Hungary

CEMP purchases titles focusing on women readers

Hungary's Central European Media Publishing (CEMP) yesterday said the company had purchased Femina Media, expanding its products focusing on women...

In Hungary

Some 3,800 mediation cases brought before arbitration board in 2014

Last year, some 3,800 matters were brought before the Budapest Arbitration Board (BBT), an alternative forum for solving disputes that...

In Hungary

National Mobile Payment Company, Volán sign agreement on National Electronic Ticket Platform

Hungarian state-owned National Mobile Payment Company and transportation company Volán Egyesülés signed a cooperation agreement focused on creating a National...

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...