Festivals

In Hungary

Scotch whisky, 150 years old, fetches £14,750

A half-sized bottle of Scotch whisky that's about 150 years old sold for £14,750 (€21,865) at auction in London, beating...

In Hungary

Citibank, Shell issue co-branded MasterCard credit card

Citibank Zrt and Shell Hungary Zrt have issued a co-branded MasterCard credit card in Hungary, all three parties announced on...

In Hungary

Gov’t considers selling M5 motorway

The government is soon to make a decision whether to sell its 40% share in the highway company Alföld Koncessziós...

In Hungary

Démász shares to be delisted from bourse this week

Shares of South Hungarian power distributor Démász Nyrt will be delisted from the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) on Thursday, November...

In Hungary

Slovakia’s Fico says coalition supports 2007 budget proposal

Slovakia's coalition parties agreed to support the 2007 budget after Prime Minister Robert Fico accepted some demands by his partners...

In Hungary

Foreign investors net buyers of listed shares in Q3

The market value of shares listed at the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) rose by some 0.7%, or Ft 45.8 billion...

In Hungary

EDF to buy remaining 4.9% stake in Hungarian power distributor

Electricite de France SA, France's largest power company, is buying the shares it doesn't own in Hungary's biggest power distributor...

In Hungary

German union calls for end to pay curbs

After a decade of stagnation, tough economic reforms, corporate restructuring and pay restraint, it is time for German workers to...

In Hungary

EDFI boosts Démász stake to 95.06% in buyout

Electricite de France International (EDFI) has raised its stake in Hungarian electricity distributor Démász Nyrt to 95.06% from 60.91% in...

In Hungary

Parliament committee approves 2007 budget bill

Parliament's economic committee approved on Wednesday the 2007 budget bill as well as the bill on amending the 2006 budget,...

In Hungary

Hungarian health bill changes may increase burden on drugmakers

Hungarian lawmakers last night approved an amendment to a healthcare bill that may force drugmakers to pay more to the...

In Hungary

Danubius Hotels says nine-month profit dropped on exchange rate

Danubius Hotels the owner of the Hilton in Budapest's castle district and the city's Gellért Spa, said nine-month earnings declined...

In Hungary

PSzÁF approves OTP Bank purchase of CKB

The State Financial Supervisory Authority (PSzÁF) said it approved OTP Bank Nyrt's purchase of a 100% stake of Montenegro's Crnogorska...

In Hungary

Pensions to increase 7.6% yr/yr in 2006

The increase in Hungarian pensions will amount to an annual 7.6% this year, government spokesperson Emese Danks announced on Wednesday....

In Hungary

Regulator clears Permira’s bid for Borsodchem

Permira's buyout bid for chemicals producer Borsodchem was approved by Hungary's State Financial Supervisory Authority (PSzÁF) after a six-week wait....

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...