The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) "agrees with the main goals outlined in the program of the Tisza party" and wants to ensure Hungarian researchers gain access to European cooperation and funding as a priority, the academy said in a statement on it website. It added that the autonomous and transparent operation of universities was […]
The Danube boating season has begun, and in addition to sightseeing cruises, several scheduled and special-event boat trips are now available, Mahart-Passnave Ltd. announced to MTI on Thursday. According to the announcement, the Budapest-Szentendre-Budapest sightseeing boat and the hop-on circular route on the Visegrád-Nagymaros-Zebegény route are already in operation, and the Esztergom, Visegrád-Esztergom, and Budapest-Szentendre-Visegrád […]
It is Europe's shared responsibility to ensure future generations learn from the sins of the past, understand their context and reflect on their consequences, the deputy state secretary for civil and social relations, Vince Szalay-Bobrovniczky said, marking the Memorial Day of the Victims of the Hungarian Holocaust on Thursday. Speaking at the Holocaust Memorial Center, […]
The shopping center-focused real estate investment company Urban Plaza Plus Plc. is trading in the standard category of the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) on a euro basis, and its listing was celebrated with a symbolic opening bell at the BSE headquarters in Budapest on Thursday. Tibor Tóth, CEO of the Budapest Stock Exchange, said: the […]
The President of the League of Trade Unions (Democratic League of Independent Trade Unions), Dr. Melinda Mészáros sent a letter to Péter Magyar, the leader of the election-winning Tisza Party, stating that the leadership of the League is initiating cooperation with the new government, the union told MTI on Wednesday. They justified the cooperation by […]
In the first three months of this year, retail sales of gasoline and diesel in Hungary were up 8.1% and 13.3%, respectively, compared to the same period last year; total fuel consumption thus rose by an average of 11.3%, the Hungarian Petroleum Association (MÁSZ) told MTI on Wednesday. Total consumption was 980 million liters in […]
The Hungarian Banking Association and the Confederation of Hungarian Business (VOSZ) both congratulated the Tisza Party on its election victory and offered cooperation to the new government. The Hungarian Banking Association said in a statement that "the Tisza Party's unequivocal victory could open a new chapter for European integration and the development of the Hungarian […]
Budapest Airport, Hungarian capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport ans also part of the VINCI network, presented this Friday a donation of HUF 250 million to the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute. The support is part of a comprehensive noise protection strategy; in addition to the donation just presented, Budapest Airport is allocating an additional HUF […]
German premium car maker BMW is expanding its presence in Hungary with a new business service center. The EUR 4.3 million investment, supported by the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA), creates a new unit in Debrecen, the location of BMW’s Hungarian plant, producing the i3 model of the Neue Klasse series since October 2025. The […]
Spar Hungary has modernized one hypermarket and two supermarkets at a total cost of over HUF 4.3 billion; all three stores reopened on Thursday, the company told MTI. The company reopened its Interspar store in Veszprém (W Hungary); during the nearly HUF 2.8 billion investment, the floor space of the more than 4,000-square-meter sales area […]
The Hungarian capital has been selected among the Special Mentions of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize 2026, one of the world's most prestigious urban development awards, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s announcement is quoted by MTI. In addition to London as the laureate, Antwerp, Budapest, Guangzhou, Taipei and Tianjin have been selected as Special […]
The TILIA office building in Szeged, developed by the KÉSZ Group, won the Office Building of the Year award at one of Hungary’s most prestigious real estate competitions, ‘Office of the Year’ where the jury evaluated not only the preservation of historical values but also sustainable operations and the creation of a people-centered work environment. […]
Budapest's Chain Bridge will display Polish and Hungarian national colors on Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day, according to an announcement from Sándor Palace, the office of the Hungarian President of the Republic. On March 23, the countries' respective flags will line the bridge "in commemoration of the centuries-old friendship and alliance between Hungary and Poland" in accordance […]
The Hungarian Joint Venture Association (JVSZ) that celebrates its 40th anniversary recognized companies doing the most to support the Hungarian economy, society and sustainable future at the Companies for the Future Award ceremony in the Buda Castle this week. Ágnes Fábián, president of the JVSZ, emphasized that the association’s predecessor had already played an important […]
The Hungarian automotive industry is already adept in all technologies, and thanks to developments over the past decade and a half, it faces a secure future and could become one of the most important players in Europe, according to what has been said at the HIPA Automotive Conference 2026 in Budapest, where leading industry figures […]
