The Hungarian National Committee of UNESCO held a commemoration ceremony in Budapest on Tuesday to mark 75 years since Hungary joined the world organization. In his opening speech, Miklós Réthelyi, President of the Hungarian National Committee of UNESCO, asked the speakers to highlight in their remembrances the enduring values that have defined the ideas and […]
A business forum, a pastry competition, concerts, film screenings and food specialities will be held in the southern Hungarian city of Pécs between October 4 and 8 as part of the Swiss Days event series. The event will kick off with a Swiss-Hungarian business forum entitled "Circular Economy for a Sustainable Future", which will also […]
As part of the European Sports Week #BEACTIVE campaign and the 150 Years of Budapest program, the 18th edition of the NATO Run will take place this Sunday, with participants running through the most beautiful parts of Buda. According to the Budapest Athletics Association, the 10-kilometer NATO Run will start at 11 a.m. from Vérmező, […]
Almost 94 images from around the world will be on display at the World Press Photo exhibition at the Hungarian National Museum (MNM) from Friday, featuring the best and most important photojournalistic and documentary photographs of the past year, and visiting Hungary as well as 30 other prominent locations. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Désirée […]
Kevin Macdonald and Andrew Macdonald, two of the most successful brothers in British cinema today, took Hungarian citizenship on Thursday at the Hungarian Parliament. Their grandfather was Imre Pressburger. Andrew and Kevin Macdonald, the two grandsons of the Hungarian-born Oscar-winning screenwriter, film director and producer Emeric Pressburger (born Imre Pressburger), took up Hungarian citizenship alongside […]
German ceramics manufacturer Villeroy&Boch has carried out a series of investments worth EUR 14 million (more than HUF 5 billion) in Hódmezővásárhely, SE Hungary over three years. The company is expecting a shortfall in revenues this year due to the downturn in the construction industry, the director of the company's bathroom and wellness division, Georg […]
According to the report OXO Technologies Holding Plc. published for the first half of 2023 on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange, its business results show the successful management of the investment company, increasing profitability and dynamic growth of its assets under management. The technology holding company, which has been present on the domestic […]
Mapei Ltd. is investing HUF 8 billion to build a new production line for roofing materials and a 12,000-square-meter warehouse in Hungary, the company, which manufactures and distributes building materials, told MTI on Wednesday. The development, to be completed by 2025, will be able to supply not only Hungary but also the region with high-quality […]
The EFOTT and the Campus Festival attracted a large number of guests this July, the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) told MTI. EFOTT, originally launched as the National Tourism Meeting of University and College Students, was again hosted in Sukoró, near Lake Velence, southwest of Budapest, where almost nine thousand guest nights were spent between July […]
The AutoWallis Group is expanding its services portfolio in one of the mobility market’s most dynamically growing areas, after acquiring ownership of the company (Wallis Autómegosztó Plc.) that operates Share Now in Hungary. As one of the most significant vehicle share service providers on the market, Share Now plans to continue dynamic growth with the […]
The volume of Hungarian exports increased by 3.9% in May 2023, while that of the country's imports decreased by 1.3% compared to the same period of the previous year. The surplus was EUR 1.1 billion, the balance improved by EUR 1.4 billion year-on-year, the Central Statistical Office reported on Monday. Compared to April, the seasonally […]
The Panorama Terrace of the Money Museum in Budapest attracted 10,000 visitors in the first month after its opening, the museum told MTI on Thursday. According to the statement, the exceptionally high number of visitors was also helped by the audience of the Night of Museums, when about 3,000 visitors were welcomed. As they recall, […]
Almost 400,000 people visited Hungexpo Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center's events in the first half of the year, with several exhibitions breaking the previous record for the number of visitors, Hungexpo told MTI on Monday. The event organizer said that the record-breaking AGROmashEXPO at the beginning of the year attracted almost 44,000 visitors to the […]
Tens of thousands of people – participants of this year's Budapest Pride – celebrated diversity by marching from the City Park towards the downtown area of Budapest and back to the City Park this Saturday afternoon. Their cause was supported by a statement signed by dozens of embassies and foreign cultural institutes. The march featured […]
The chocolate factory in Szerencs, NE Hungary celebrates its 100th anniversary. The centenary is celebrated in several stages in the town. In honor of the anniversary, one of the factory's iconic sweets, the cat's tongue, will also appear on a stamp. He added that thirty-six stampable sheets of the cat's tongue-shaped adhesive stamp have been […]
