The traditional Hortobágy Bridge Fair takes place at its usual venue at the foot of the nine-arch bridge at this four-day long week-end, but, given the epidemic situation, fewer people are allowed to sell their products. The nation-wide famous bridge fair is inseparable from the nine-arch bridge. It both gave the name of the fair […]

Ariston Thermo Group, which manufactures and sells thermal engineering products, achieved record revenue of EUR 1.71 billion in the 2019 fiscal year, up 6.1% from 2018, the company told the Hungarian news agency MTI. 72% of the group’s revenue last year came from renewable and high-efficiency solutions. Paolo Merloni, Chairman of the Board of Ariston […]

Vígszínház ( Comedy Theater) has announced that Friday night's performance 'The Boys on Pál Street' is canceled due to epidemiological reasons. One of the staff members had a positive test. Furthermore, based on the decision of the epidemiological authorities, the performances in the Comedy Theater and the Pest Theater will be postponed until September 4. […]

Hungarian inflation unexpectedly jumped to 3.8% percent in July. After that announcement last week by the country's Central Statistical Office said last week, it has now also become clear that nowhere in Europe such a rate of price rise has been measured, portfolio.hu reports. The financial website notes that one-off effects also played a role […]

Police are checking compliance with public health regulations, such as the obligation to wear a mask, at larger bus stations next week, as more and more people have recently traveled without a mask. The Hungarian national public transport bus company Volánbusz Co. Ltd. has told the national news agency MTI that covering the mouth and nose […]

The Carnival of Flower, held annually in the eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen on the national holiday of August 20th since 1966, was different this year due to the COVID-19 situation. Every year, dozens of carriages decorated with hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers made of compositions altogether pass through the streets of Debrecen. The […]

Although domestic raspberries may be less and less available to consumers due to reduced production as a result of climatic conditions, these berries are becoming increasingly popular with Hungarian consumers. According to data by the Central Statistical Office, only last year, the amount of raspberries coming to the country from abroad increased by more than […]

August 20th in is a national holiday in Hungary as the Day of King Stephen, the founder of the Hungarian state. The Hungarian flag was raised on Kossuth Square in front of Parliament to the tune of the National Anthem by the ceremonial guard of the Hungarian Defense Forces this Thursday morning to start commemorations […]

Domestic sales continue to be the main drivers of the Hungarian car market; BMW was overtaken by a Renault. The seventh month did not come as a big surprise in the car market, as there is still a significant deficit in the marketing of new and used cars compared to last year's data, but domestic […]

The number of confirmed people infected with the coronavirus in Hungary now stands at 5,002. There are 7,806 people in compulsory home quarantine. The number of those recovered is 3,665, while that of those deceased is 609. The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 728. The results show that 34% of those infected, 60% […]

The Zugliget Libegő (Chairlift) was inaugurated on August 19, 1970, taking people from Zugliget (District XII) in the Buda Hills to János Hill. At the time of the epidemiological emergency, taking advantage of the forced downtime, the fifty-year-old means of transport was technically renewed earlier this year. As part of the reconstruction, the operation of […]

Hungary’s worse-than-expected economic performance in the second quarter of 2020 may force the government to rethink this year’s budget and financing plan. The weak data could also compel the central bank to alter the course of monetary policy. Hungary’s second-quarter gross domestic product dropped by 13.6%, according to raw data published by the Central Statistical […]

Hungarian-owned energy service and trading company ALTEO Plc. has concluded a stock purchase agreement for the acquisition of Pannon Wind Power Generator Ltd. for HUF 1,153,000,000 from EIH Ltd. The execution of the stock purchase agreement is the first step in the transaction. The ownership of the business interest in Pannon Ltd. will be transferred […]

Debrecen, eastern Hungary saw the opening of the 29th Farmer Expo fair this Tuesday. At the opening ceremony, the Minister for Agriculture, István Nagy said that the significance of the event was increased by the fact that for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, Hungarian agricultural actors could share their experiences […]

The re-excavation and further scientific study of the mass grave No. 3 at the venue of the 1526 Mohács battle has begun with the help of anthropologists and archaeologists. The archaeologists of the Janus Pannonius Museum in Pécs are working in the area of the Mohács National Memorial, the site of the battle in 1526 […]