In addition to musical performances, traditional demonstrations and the harvest parade, cultural and gastronomic specialities and children's programs are also awaiting visitors at this year's Villány Red Wine Festival between October 6 and 8, the organizers informed MTI. According to the announcement, the largest wine, gastronomy and cultural festival in the wine region, which is […]
For the first time since the change of the political system (1988-90), four new ships have arrived on Lake Balaton, two of which have completed assembly works; after successful trials, the ferry Tihany and the catamaran Tomaj have made their first Balaton kilometers, Balaton Shipping Ltd. informed MTI in a statement on Saturday. The assembly […]
The Swiss publishing company Ringier entered the Hungarian market 30 years ago, in 1993, with the establishment of a subsidiary. Its presence in Hungary has since been determined by a few external and internal structural changes. “Ringier’s Hungarian media portfolio has changed over the years and the market experienced a complete transformation but two main […]
As part of the European Sports Week #BEACTIVE campaign and the 150 Years of Budapest program, the 18th edition of the NATO Run will take place this Sunday, with participants running through the most beautiful parts of Buda. According to the Budapest Athletics Association, the 10-kilometer NATO Run will start at 11 a.m. from Vérmező, […]
The Museum of Fine Arts is presenting the oeuvre of one of the most renowned masters of French Impressionism through some seventy works in an exhibition entitled 'Renoir - The Painter and his Models', which opens this Friday. Cécile Girardeau and Paul Perrin, the French curators of the exhibition, said that the Museum of Fine […]
Stadler Rail, the Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock, with an emphasis on regional train multiple units and trams, has seen several important developments this year such as the completion of a change in corporate format of the main Hungarian subsidiary, selling its 2,500th FLIRT trains, its Szolnok factory producing the 5,000th car body or […]
From September 26 to October 1, audiences can choose from Argentine, Brazilian, Ecuadorian, Colombian, Peruvian and Venezuelan movies at the 2nd Latin American Film Days at the Uránia National Film Theater in the Hungarian capital. According to a statement sent to MTI by the organizers, the event is organized in cooperation with the Embassies of […]
National Bank of Hungary President György Matolcsy's recent scathing criticism of the government's economic policies has further revealed the growing rift between monetary authorities and the ruling administration. In a candid and sharp-tongued address delivered at a conference this week, Matolcsy accused the government of pursuing a reckless economic strategy that has led to a […]
Almost 94 images from around the world will be on display at the World Press Photo exhibition at the Hungarian National Museum (MNM) from Friday, featuring the best and most important photojournalistic and documentary photographs of the past year, and visiting Hungary as well as 30 other prominent locations. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Désirée […]
A train equipped with a digital automatic central buffer (DAC) has arrived in Hungary as part of a test tour of six European countries, Rail Cargo Hungaria Plc. told MTI on Thursday. According to the company's statement, the new technology was presented to representatives of the authorities and Hungarian railway companies at a professional event. […]
The team at Spago Budapest, located in Matild Palace, has received a huge honor as – in addition to retaining its Michelin recommendation – this year Imre Rácz, the restaurant's Head Sommelier, has been awarded Sommelier of the Year in the Michelin Guide Hungary 2023, for his unrivalled passionate dedication and outstanding knowledge of exclusive […]
This year's campaign of the Hungarian Scientific Association of Harm Reduction and Environmental Diseases and füstmentes.hu aims to raise awareness of the individual's choices and to help people to develop a lifestyle with less environmental risk through expert trainers, with individual training plans and practical examples, the initiative's promoters announced on Thursday in connection with […]
The Swiss multinational healthcare company Roche, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world by revenue and the leading provider of cancer treatments globally, has diversified activities in Hungary: the pharmaceutical, diagnostics and diabetes divisions and the Roche Service&Solution Center employ over 2,000 people altogether. General Manager Raffaella Claudia Bondi, who has been at […]
LEDVANCE's first showroom in Central and Eastern Europe, a unique, inspiring and smart studio apartment, which introduces customers, interior designers and buyers alike to the world of state-of-the-art SMART+ light sources and lamps, through environmentally conscious, economical and stylish lighting solutions, has officially opened in Hungary. The showroom and its product range, decorated in a […]
The Hungarian companies of Vodafone and Bosch have set up a joint project team for 5G-based automotive testing in Budapest, Vodafone told MTI on Wednesday. The project, which will start in October, will test the 5G network in the field of driver assistance systems and vehicle development, which Vodafone will provide to Bosch. The trial […]
