"According to plans, both runways at the airport will reopen at 1 p.m., so practically at any moment. We have cleared and de-iced the runways, but the highest, level three snow alert remains in effect at the airport," Katalin Valentinyi, Chief Corporate Communications and Government Relations Officer at the operator company Budapest Airport on Tuesday […]
President Tamás Sulyok has set the date for Hungary's next parliamentary elections at Sunday, April 12, 2026 the presidential office said on Tuesday. "Free elections are the basis of representational democracy and an outstanding event expressing the sovereignty of the people, in which each voting age Hungarian citizen can make a free and responsible decision […]
Arriving and departing flights are being temporarily halted at Liszt Ferenc International due to black ice and extreme icing, operator Budapest Airport said on Tuesday. Flights were halted at 10:25 for safety reasons, Budapest Airport added. In an update a little before noon, Budapest Airport said that the nose gear of Ethiopian Airlines cargo flight […]
In December 2025, consumer prices in Hungary were 3.3% higher on average than a year earlier and 0.1% higher than in the previous month, according to official figures published by the country's Central Statistical Office. In 2025, prices were up by 4.4% on average compared to the previous year. In 12 months, compared to December […]
“The performance of the Hungarian stock market set a number of new records in 2025, which says a great deal about the state of the Hungarian economy,” according to Governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) Mihály Varga, speaking at the start-of-the-year press conference held at the Budapest Stock Exchange. He added that last […]
Express One Hungary, an express delivery company owned by Austrian Post Group, has acquired local peer Delivery Solutions, which operates the SAMEDAY brand, Austrian Post Group said late Monday. With this transaction, all Sameday employees, customers, infrastructure, and 1,100 parcel machines will be transferred to Express One, making the company one of Hungary's largest operators […]
The Hungarian government signed a strategic cooperation agreement with German-owned electronic components maker Rosenberger at the inauguration of an investment at the company's base in Jászárokszállás (E Hungary) on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó was of the view that the […]
In January, mathematics takes center stage at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), where the Department of Mathematical Sciences welcomes visitors with public lectures, film screenings, and an exhibition showcasing the world-renowned achievements of Hungarian mathematicians, organizers told MTI. As part of a series of celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the […]
Utilisation of Hungary's ZalaZONE vehicle proving ground will climb in 2026 as the track in Zalaegerszeg (SW Hungary) draws more business partners and further investments, the head of the board of trustees of the ZalaZONE Foundation, László Palkovics said at a press conference on site on Monday. He projected that new capacities would come to […]
The number of guests who stayed at tourist accommodations in Hungary rose over 20 million in 2025, a new record, the head of the Hungarian Tourism Agency, Zoltán Güller said at a press conference on Monday. He noted that the number of guests was double the population of Hungary, adding that passenger numbers at Liszt […]
The volume of industrial production in Hungary lagged behind the one year earlier level by 5.4% in November 2025. The working day adjusted index is equal to the non-adjusted one, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 2.0% lower than in October 2025. Production volume decreased […]
The Museum of Fine Arts bid farewell to the highly successful exhibition Heaven and Hell: William Blake and His Contemporaries with an extraordinary event: on the evening of January 10, it brought Blake's visions to life with a silent disco closing program. This unique event offered visitors a special experience at the intersection of fine […]
The Budapest Stock Exchange's share index, the BUX, closed this week's trading at 116,510.12 points on Friday, up 600.54 points or 0.52%. The stock market turnover was HUF 10.8 billion, with leading shares performing mixed compared to the previous day's close. András Takács, equity analyst at Equilor Investment Ltd., told MTI that trading on the […]
Hungary spends EUR 1,925 per capita on healthcare each year, roughly half the European Union average, according to a recent OECD country report. Although the proportion of public funding has increased, patients still pay significant amounts out of their own pockets, while poor health indicators, high mortality and risk factors remain above the EU average. […]
The Hungarian-owned B+N Group ranked 8th among the world's largest cleaning robot fleet operators according to an independent international survey by FieldBots Radar 2025, the facility management services company told MTI. The company operates 176 ROBIN professional cleaning robots developed in-house, surpassing several global players in the international survey, including German, French, Japanese, and Chinese […]
