E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI)'s network of more than 400 electric car charging points has been revamped: the charging stations have been given a new look, the connector markings have been changed, and the background system has also been updated. With the newly introduced ad hoc payment system, customers can now pay for charging without registration […]
French, German and Dutch police officers are assisting the Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) at this year's Sziget Festival. The National Ambulance Service (OMSZ) is present at the event with a care center and nine ambulance units, MTI reported on Wednesday. Csécsi Soma, spokesperson for the BRFK, emphasized at a press conference held on Wednesday, the […]
During this year's Formula One race weekend, hotels in the capital welcomed nearly 100,000 guests, with occupancy rates exceeding 86%, Visit Hungary told MTI on Wednesday, based on data from the National Tourism Data Center (NTAK). Most foreign guests came from Great Britain, Poland and Germany for the 40th Hungarian Grand Prix, which took place […]
Tamás Révész, an award-winning photographer, a worldwide exhibited artist and the organizer of the annual World Press Photo exhibition in Hungary for over thirty years, the Dutch Embassy in Budapest has announced. The embassy statement highlights that "his strong commitment and perseverance in organising the World Press Photo-exhibition in Hungary it has pleased His Majesty […]
Virág Csiszár, Sziget’s International Booking Manager, presented — at a recent press conference — the music programs for the festival’s major stages, highlighting that this year’s lineup is both incredibly current and highly diverse. Among the Main Stage headliners are Kid Cudi, who is one of the most intriguing figures in American hip-hop and R&B […]
The Embassy of Switzerland in Budapest, in cooperation with the Budapest City Administration, Swisscham Hungary, Budapest Global Association and other partners, has launched the "Switzerland in Budapest 2025" program. This project aims to highlight the deep historical, cultural, and economic ties between Switzerland and Hungary by showcasing the many Swiss traces that can be discovered […]
The international community should place greater emphasis on the joint governance of artificial intelligence (AI), calling for the early formation of a global framework and rules that have broad consensus to guide the development and use of AI, according to Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 2025 World AI Conference and […]
On July 28, 2025, Shopper Park Plus Plc. (SPP) signed a letter of intent with ESTON International Ltd., the Hungarian partner of one of the world's leading property advisors, Savills. ESTON International has been managing part of the Shopper Park Plus portfolio since mid-2022, following the acquisition of the properties, SPP announced on the website […]
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is issueing collector coins named 'Therese Brunsvik', to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the first Hungarian kindergartens. The collector coins with a face value of HUF 20,000 and non-ferrous metal version with a face value of HUF 3,000 are available for purchase from […]
The modern industrial and logistics real estate stock in Hungary amounted to 5.84 million square meters at the end of the second quarter this year, with deliveries in the capital and the countryside increasing the stock by a total of 91,320 square meters, the Budapest Research Forum (BRF) told MTI on Wednesday. Between April and […]
The Budapest Research Forum (BRF), which comprises CBRE, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, ESTON International, iO Partners and Robertson Hungary, has published its Q2 2025 Hungarian office market summary. The total modern office stock currently adds up to 4,426,050 sqm, consisting of 3,548,815 sqm of ‘A’ and ‘B’ category speculative office space as well as 877,235 […]
The SpaceX Dragon space capsule carrying the members of the Axiom-4 mission, including Hungarian research astronaut Tibor Kapu, landed off the coast of California on Tuesday. The space capsule, named Grace, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 1:15 p.m. Hungarian time on Monday to begin its 22.5-hour journey back to Earth. The capsule […]
To mark France's national holiday, the French Institute in Budapest will once again hold its traditional street party on July 12 in Budapest. The free, open-air event will offer music, dance, and culinary programs from afternoon until late evening, guaranteeing a Parisian atmosphere, according to information provided to MTI by the French Institute in Budapest. […]
Students and lecturers from John von Neumann University in Kecskemét are participating in one of the world's most renowned sustainability and engineering challenges, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia, with their own solar-powered vehicle, which they designed and built themselves. The university team is the only Hungarian participant in the competition. At the car's […]
Mol Limo's service is now available on a trial basis at Lake Balaton, Balatonfüred and Siófok. With this innovation, the car-sharing company is responding to users' growing demand for multi-day trips, Mol Limo told MTI on Thursday. During the trial period, which runs from July 10 until further notice, two types of cars – the […]
