On the 14th anniversary of Hungary's accession to the European Union, a day-long festival was held in Budapest this Sunday. It was for the fifth time that a running race also took place - this time, the distance was 14 kilometers.
On the 14th anniversary of Hungary's accession to the European Union, a day-long festival was held in Budapest this Sunday. It was for the fifth time that a running race also took place - this time, the distance was 14 kilometers.
US television and broadband company Liberty Global entered into a definitive agreement to sell its operations in Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Germany to Vodafone Group, the world's second-largest mobile carrier, for EUR 18.4 billion.
The growth in passenger traffic broke all previous records at Budapest Airport during the first quarter of 2018. The increase of 16.9% is nearly triple the 6.2% average growth rate of EU airports, a statement by the airport management company says.
The Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) entered into a cooperation agreement with one of the world's largest stock exchanges, the Shanghai Stock Exchange to work jointly on the development of new products that can be accessed by Hungarian and Chinese investors.
In May, America was the protagonist at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport: early in the month, three new, direct flights from Budapest to the United States were inaugurated by Budapest Airport. Accordingly, SkyCourt also has an authentic American atmosphere.
A month after the April 8 general elections, the new Hungarian parliament held its inaugural session this Tuesday. The ruling party Fidesz and its satellite partner KDNP have a two thirds majority in the 199-seat assembly.
American Airlines has launched a direct service between Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in the United States this Monday. Flights are operated using Boeing 767-300 aircraft.
Education is held by the General Assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences among the most important tasks of the Hungarian state - the Academy's decision-making body declared in its resolution with a majority of over 80%.
Parallels sculpture/object - an exhibition by Dutch fine artist André van Lier opened this Thursday evening in the Saxon Art Gallery in the Hungarian capital. The exhibition can be viewed every Thursday and Friday afternoon until July 6.
Four catering places in Budapest will break with the tradition of plastic cups and start offering beer in biodegradable, plant-based cups. With the spreading of environment-friendly Polylactic Acid (PLA) cups, the carbon footprint of companies may be reduced.
Rapid development of solutions for improving the legal industry world-wide is the goal of the Global Legal Hackathon competition where the winner this year in the private sector category was Revealu, an application from Hungary.
In its WittyLeaks series, Diplomac&Trade regularly publishes the personal accounts of siplomatic mission leaders accredited to Budapest. This time, David J. Kostelancik, the Chargé d'Affaires of the American Embassy shares his thoughts about music.
Industrial producer prices as a whole were 3.5% higher in March 2018 than in the same period of the previous year, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office reported this Thursday. Industrial domestic output prices rose by 3.3%.
The Polish national airline, LOT, launched its first direct flight between the Hungarian capital and the southern Polish city of Kraków this Wednesday. The airline's Bombardier Dash 8 planes fly this route six times a week with a flight time of one hour.
This year, the Budapest Beer Week (BPBW) 2018 International Beer Festival will be held for the first time in the Hungarian capital from May 20 to 27 with 160 different beers of more than 40 international craft breweries from 16 countries.
