Festivals

In Hungary

Rogán: We’ll make it easy to get compensation for FX loans

Hungarian borrowers who have been squeezed by loan repayments that are tied to foreign exchange rates should be able to...

In Hungary

Pay for parking, motorways with your phone

As of July 1, Hungary will introduce a uniform system allowing motorists to pay for parking and motorway use via...

In Hungary

MNB: Financial transaction duty not affect payment habits

According to the latest report, published on Thursday (June 5), by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), the introduction of...

In Hungary

Use of bank cards up 16.2% in H2 2013

Hungarians used bank cards to make 166 million in purchases in the second half of 2013, up 16.2% year-on-year, according...

In Hungary

Analysts: MNB base rate cuts may be done

One day after announcement of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) base rate to yet another record low of 2.60%,...

In Hungary

Canada: Newest front in War On Science

In early 2013, the government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced new science communications procedures that threatened the publication...

In Hungary

MKEH director dismissed amid e-till controversy

National Economy Minister Mihály Varga has dismissed Péter Király from his position as general director of Hungary’s Commercial Licensing Office...

In Hungary

Fidesz: Utilities could become non-profits after election

Parliament may wait until after the general election in the spring to approve legislation on transforming public utilities providers into...

In Hungary

Hungary, Austria farm ministers to meet in January

Austrian and Hungarian farm ministers are expected to meet at the end of January to discuss Hungary’s new land law...

In Hungary

Study: Hungarians work more for taxes than any in CEE region

In a survey of salary taxation in six Central and Eastern European countries, Romania-based outsourcing/advisory company Accace has found that...

In Hungary

New bill would open communist-era secret files

In a move seemingly well past its due date, Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics announced the introduction of a bill in...

In Hungary

Can a law speed up late payment in a sluggish economy?

Creditors’ lack of awareness of their rights and regulations has prompted the European Commission to launch a campaign on late...

In Hungary

Business-sector employment down again

The number of employees in Hungary's business sector, which includes private as well as state-owned companies employing at least five...

In Hungary

War crimes charges levied against former Communist official

Former minister of the interior Béla Biszku, 92, has been formally accused for his actions in suppressing the Hungarian Uprising...

In Hungary

Fidesz to propose free-withdrawal legislation

The ruling Fidesz-KDNP has once again flexed its muscle of constitutional majority with another populist move, upping a previously-discussed amendment...

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...