The Aviation Authority has launched administrative proceedings to investigate the circumstances of a technical fault that forced Liszt Ferenc International Airport to shut down on December 7 from noon on Friday till Saturday morning.
The Aviation Authority has launched administrative proceedings to investigate the circumstances of a technical fault that forced Liszt Ferenc International Airport to shut down on December 7 from noon on Friday till Saturday morning.
Diplomacy & Trade organized its Christmas Party for its partners this Tuesday evening in the InterContinental Budapest Hotel, featuring a concert by well-known pianist Csilla Szentpéteri as well as fine food provided by the hotel.
Over a thousand Hungarian students took to the streets on Monday evening in Budapest in protest of the government's plan to cut subsidies to finance college tuition briefly blocking a bridge over the Danube in freezing weather.
Three leaders of the of the European Union received in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the EU "for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe".
Traffic returned to normal on Saturday afternoon as Budapest Airport was re-opened following shutdown of its operation just before noon on Friday due to electric problems. The problem was fixed and flights resumed from 7 a.m. on Saturday
Budapest Airport remained closed on Friday afternoon and evening due to an electric problem affecting the control tower and is scheduled to be reopened at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 8, but this could still be subject to change.
The 4th China Brands Exhibition and Forum opened on the 4th of December at AsiaCenter’s CBTC in Budapest. More than a hundred capital-intensive Chinese manufacturers exhibit their products for potential CEE business partners for three days.
Amiche dell’Italia, a Budapest based nonprofit organization organizes its annual Charity Gala Dinner on Monday, December 10. The venue is again Budapest's NOBU restaurant. Proceeds from this event will support the Budapest’s Heim Pál Children's Hospital.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in front of Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on Sunday afternoon for a demonstration organized in protest against anti-Semitic remarks by a radical Jobbik party MP's in the national assembly.
Flextronics International, the largest electronics manufacturing services provider in Hungary, has announced the layoff of 1,100 employees from its Zalaegerszeg plants. The staff cut starts on Monday and takes place in three stages.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and E.ON Chairman-CEO Johannes Teyssen have signed a letter of intent, which states that state-owned energy firm MVM will buy the German utility company's gas trading and storage units located in Hungary.
The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) established its Hungarian office in 1992 with the purpose of further developing economic exchanges with Hungary. Diplomacy & Trade has recently published this article on this organization.
“I’m a Jew. I ask to be put on the Jobbik list,” says the sign at a demonstration, which was one of the protests against the words this Monday about “tallying Jews” by Márton Gyöngyösi, representing the far-right Jobbik party in Hungarian Parliament.
Budapest Airport is set to develop a new business park area on the southern edge of the airport. Although, the area has been out of use for long time, it was marked in the development plans as the site of a future business and commercial park.
The volume of Hungary’s retail sales declined by 0.4% month on month in September, which marks the continuation of this year’s forlorn trend. The sector suffered the biggest contraction of the past two and a half years in the third quarter.
