Balaton Shipping Co. (BAHART) closed this year's peak season with record numbers. The number of passengers traveling on ferries reached 1,220,000, while the number traveling on passenger boats on Lake Balaton approached 820,000, meaning that BAHART exceeded the two million passenger mark earlier this year than last year, on August 29, according to a statement […]
From September 8 to October 26, scheduled boat services on Lake Balaton will run less frequently according to the fall schedule, Balatoni Shipping Co. announced on its website. On the two main routes, Fonyód-Badacsony and Siófok-Tihany-Balatonfüred, services will run daily until September 28, and then only on Saturdays and Sundays until the end of the […]
The SPP Group's after-tax profit for the first half of 2025 was EUR 15.1 million. In addition to the stable operating results of the Hungarian and Czech properties, the revaluation gain of EUR 8.9 million on the Slovakian properties added to the portfolio, contributed significantly to the profit. Effective July 1, 2025, Shopper Park Plus […]
Egis Pharmaceuticals Plc. and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) have signed a cooperation agreement, the pharmaceutical company announced to MTI on Monday. The aim of the agreement is to support the practical training of students, develop the practical skills required in the labor market, support promising […]
In the first half of 2025, the Hungarian machinery producer Rába Group's sales revenue amounted to HUF 28.8 billion, down by 8.2% compared to the sales revenue achieved a year earlier, the Group announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange. The two largest subsidiaries contributed to the group-level sales revenue with a decline […]
Provident Financial Ltd. has been sponsoring the Soroksár SC men's and women's football teams with HUF 50 million per season since 2023, and under the terms of the newly signed agreement, the club can count on Provident for the 2025/26 season as well. The cooperation between the parties extends beyond sponsorship, with club officials also […]
The Hungarian real estate firm Duna House Group had its strongest quarter in Q2 2025. Its quarterly clean core EBITDA jumped 40% to a record HUF 1.7 billion, while clean core profit after tax amounted to HUF 915 million, representing a 32% increase compared to the same period of the previous year, the Group says […]
On August 21, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) issued a special, non-ferrous metal hexagonal collector coin named 'The Former Headquarters of the Red Cross Association' as the 4th element of the coin series presenting the achievements of the National Hauszmann Program. One of the most notable achievements of the National Hauszmann Program to date […]
Research astronauts Bertalan Farkas and Tibor Kapu received the Hungarian Order of St. Stephen from Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok at the Sándor Palace during the national holiday on August 20. The Order of St. Stephen of Hungary is awarded each year as Hungary's highest honor, and this year we would like to express to these […]
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 […]
