The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday with Gránit Bank extending to instruction, training and research and development. To the extent possible, BME supports the inclusion of topics proposed by Gránit Bank in thesis projects, student research (TDK) and doctoral research. The university’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and […]

Budapest-based low-fare carrier Wizz Air will restart scheduled direct flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Amman, the airline announced on Wednesday. It will restart the Budapest-Amman flight on September 22. The flights to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Jeddah will restart during the last week of October. According to the announcement, Wizz Air is gradually […]

In the fourth quarter, 37% of Hungarian employers plan to expand their current workforce, while 13% anticipate a reduction; such a high level of positive sentiment among market participants has not been seen in the past five years, according to the results of Manpower Hungary’s labor market forecast released on Wednesday. ManpowerGroup conducted its quarterly […]

The most important message of World Lakes Day is that action must be taken today for the sake of tomorrow, Ágnes Forsthoffer, the speaker of parliament, told a conference held in Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, on Tuesday. Jessika Roswall, the European Commission’s commissioner for environment, water resilience and a competitive circular economy, also attended the […]

The Hungarian government has expelled ten Russian diplomats from the country, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said on social media on Tuesday. The ministry has informed the Russian ambassador to Hungary that according to Hungarian authorities, the diplomats' activities had been unacceptable under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the minister said. Hungary has therefore called […]

Hungary's annualized consumer price index inched up to 1.3% in August from 1.2% in the previous month, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday show. Food prices dropped 1.4% and fell 4.8% excluding the price of eating out. Fresh fruit prices dropped 15.6%, pork prices fell 12.9%, fresh vegetable prices were down […]

First-half after-tax profit of Hungarian banks slipped 22% year-on-year to HUF 685 billion, data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Monday show. Lenders' net interest income increased 7% to HUF 1,836 billion. Net revenue from commissions and fees edged down 3% to HUF 929 billion. Banks' return on equity reached 11.8%, falling […]

The country’s sports program aimed at creating opportunities – which is more than just the Provident Dream Championship 2.0 – continues with soccer and boxing. Former world champion boxer Zsolt Erdei has already trained with the children and, during a motivational talk, emphasized the importance of sports, community, and perseverance. The finals for the young […]

Output of Hungary's industrial sector rose 4.7% year-on-year in July, a first reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday shows. Output rose at the same pace when adjusted for the number of workdays. Output fell in most branches of manufacturing, KSH said. Among the biggest, output of the automotive branch […]

Amid rising trading volume, the Budapest Stock Exchange (BÉT) stock index fell this week; on Friday, the BUX closed at 147,747.91 points, down 1.94% from the previous week. Weekly trading volume totaled HUF 129.5 billion, up from HUF 107.9 billion the previous week, with leading stocks – with the exception of Magyar Telekom – posting […]

The Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) has begun establishing a competition-based 'partner pool' of agencies, which will also ensure the rational and cost-effective use of public funds, the tourism management agency announced in a statement. According to the MTÜ, the new system builds both on the organization’s strengthened internal professional expertise and on open competition among […]

A recent European survey by the STADA Health Report 2026 paints a rather bleak picture of the Hungarian healthcare system: only 27% are satisfied with public healthcare, while 79% consider the shortage of healthcare professionals and long wait times to be the biggest problems. At the same time, there is a particularly high level of […]

The government has decided to extend the current state of emergency over illegal mass migration, due to expire on September 7, until December 31, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a social media post late on Friday. The prime minister stated that the government would not ease effective regulations on illegal migration, adding: "Recent weeks […]

The European Union's Erasmus program will return to Hungarian universities, the minister of education and children's affairs, Judit Lannert said on social media on Friday. The minister emphasized that the Hungarian government had taken all necessary steps by the end of August to ensure the Erasmus program was again available to Hungarian university students. The […]

Retail sales in Hungary rose 4.9% year-on-year in July, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Friday show. Retail sales rose at the same pace when adjusted for calendar year effects. Adjusted food sales increased 2.2%, non-food sales rose 6.5% and turnover at petrol stations climbed 8.1%. Online and mail-order sales volume, which […]

Hungary has been invited to return to the Eurovision Song Contest, public service media provider Duna Media has announced on a social media page. The post said the public media's interim management has secured a significant discount on the participation fee and a deadline extension from the contest's organizers. András Horváth, public media's interim director […]