The Budapest-based organisation European Roma Rights Center (ERRC) has received the Raoul Wallenberg Prize of the Council of Europe for successfully challenging discrimination, anti-Romani racism and rights abuses of Roma people.

The ADA Group is expanding its furniture manufacturing capacities in Western Hungary under a project that also includes technological developments and the construction of hall buildings in order to meet meet continuously increasing demand.

In November 2017, the number of nights spent by international tourists increased by 8.7% and that of nights spent by domestic tourists by 5.6% compared to the level a year earlier. Total gross revenues grew by 16% at current prices.

Erste’s real estate fund 'Erste Ingatlan Alap' has acquired the Market Central Ferihegy retail park together with the adjacent Quadrum office complex from AIG/Lincoln, eurobuildcee.com reports. This is the largest retail park in the country.

Hungarian President János Áder held his traditional new year reception in the Palace of Arts for diplomats accredited in Budapest. In his speech, he assured diplomats that whatever the results of this years elections, Hungary will stay in the European Union.

Traffic at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport in 2017 grew at an unprecedented pace: 13.1 million passengers used the airport last year, and the volume of air cargo also broke the record with more than 127.000 tons in total.

“Hungary provides great opportunities for Australian companies. It is geographically well placed to tap into the broader continental European opportunities," the Senior Trade Commissioner for Central Europe, Anthony Weymouth tells Diplomacy&Trade.

Transparency International Hungary has rewarded the exploration of corruption in the municipality of Ferencváros with the Göbölyös Soma Prize. The author of the winning entry, a series of articles was Dániel Ács, a journalist at the news portal 444.hu.

Japan's GS Yuasa Corporation, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has announced to establish a manufacturing subsidiary company, GS Yuasa Hungary Ltd. in Hungary and to construct a new plant for lithium-ion batteries.

Great talents from all over the world have gathered in the Hungarian capital for an exciting and inspiring competition at the 12th Budapest Circus Festival. It is a festive year of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the modern circus art in Europe.

Hungarian President János Áder has announced that the parliamentary elections in Hungary will be held on Sunday, April 8. Those eligible to vote will elect 199 members of the national assembly, 106 of them from individual constituencies.

Wizz Air, the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, and one of Europe’s fastest growing airlines, has announced that it would add Austria as the 44th country in its network, by establishing base operations at Vienna Airport.

The starter motor and generator division of the Bosch Group has completed its transition to an independent company: it will operate in Hungary under the name of Starters E-Components Generators Automotive Hungary, effective immediately.

Hungary’s first airport hotel with direct terminal connection opened in early January. The ibis Styles Budapest Airport Hotel, built by the Hungarian company WING Co. Ltd. for HUF 3.2 billion has 145 rooms and is able to accommodate 300 guests.

Qatar Airways will introduce the Airbus A330 on the Budapest-Doha route in summer 2018. The addition of this aircraft will increase seat capacity by more than 53% over the current A320 aircraft that currently operates both of the double daily frequencies.