Close to 4,000 police officers will be on duty to ensure public safety on the day of Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final in the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest, Zoltán János Kuczik, the deputy of the national police chief said on Tuesday, MTI reports. He told a press conference that fans of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) […]
The Association of the Hungarian Automotive Industry (MAGE) has renewed its leadership; based on a decision by the general assembly, Róbert Krisztián, representing Magyar Suzuki Plc, will continue his work as president, while Zoltán Gábor, representing Deloitte Plc, was elected chairman of the supervisory board, the association informed MTI in a statement on Tuesday. According […]
Éva Hegedüs, Chairwoman and CEO of Gránit Bank Plc. and the association’s former secretary-general, was elected president by a unanimous vote by the Hungarian Economic Association (MKT), the organization announced to MTI on Sunday. According to the announcement, Éva Hegedüs succeeds Gyula Pleschinger who was nine years in the position. Gyula Pleschinger was elected honorary […]
Every member of the Hungarian team returned with a medal from the European Girls' Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) in Cesenatico, Italy, winning two golds, one silver and one bronze, Eötvös Lóránd University (ELTE) said on Thursday. The competition, held for the sixth time from May 12 to 18, aims to inspire more girls to pursue […]
The National Investigation Office of Hungary's Standby Police (KR NNI), along with its consortium partners, has secured EUR 5 million in EU funding until July 2029 to enhance the detection and prevention of cross-border drug trafficking and related crimes, the KR NNI director announced at the program's launch in Budapest on Thursday. The DELTA program, […]
MBH Bank had a first-quarter loss of HUF 19.4 billion as it booked the bank levy and windfall profit tax for the full year during the period, an earnings report released on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange on Thursday shows. The bank had HUF 54.1 bn adjusted profit after taxes (-6.1% y/y) in […]
Home prices in Hungary rose 23.5% year-on-year in 2025, climbing at the fastest pace in the past 25 years, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) highlighted in a report published on Wednesday. In real terms, home prices increased 19.0% last year. In the fourth quarter of 2025, home prices were 22.5% higher than the level […]
Heineken’s record attempt was a success: this past Saturday, more than 600 people played together on a nearly seven-meter-long giant foosball table set up at Erzsébet Square in downtown Budapest, and the two teams scored more than 700 goals, the brewing company says in a statement This set a new Hungarian record; “to our knowledge, […]
The new Hungarian government is expected to decide on restrictions on the employment of guest workers from countries outside of the European Union at a cabinet meeting in the coming week, a government spokesperson said. Prime Minister Péter Magyar has asked the economy and energy minister and the social and family affairs minister to coordinate […]
Speakers at the March of Living event in Budapest on Sunday afternoon emphasized the importance of combatting indifference and hatred, as well as the duty of remembrance. At the end of the march commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony spoke of a divided country now giving itself a new chance to […]
The Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF) held its general meeting to elect new officers at a time when the responsibility of business leaders extends beyond economic performance: trust, ethical conduct, and value-based decision-making have become fundamental prerequisites for competitiveness, according to a HBLF statement. The business leaders’ community, which looks back on more than three […]
Hungary's government has mandated the release of a further 575 million liters of motor fuel from strategic reserves in a decree issued in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny. The decree, by the economy and energy minister, István Kapitány releases 150 million liters of petrol and 425 million liters of diesel. According […]
Hungarian Nobel Prize-winning professor at the University of Szeged, Katalin Karikó, is pleased to accept the position of advisor to Health Minister Zsolt Hegedűs. That was announced by the university’s public relations office on Tuesday. The statement cited the biochemist as saying that "if the request is for my knowledge and experience, rather than my […]
Over the past five years, Danubius Hotels Plc. has spent a total of HUF 50 billion from its own funds on refurbishing its hotels, and the renovations are far from over. The hotel chain has 4,046 rooms across 16 hotels in Hungary; 70% of which have been completely renovated and are ready to welcome guests […]
Heineken® is inviting soccer and table football fans to an extraordinary record attempt on May 16, two weeks before the UEFA Champions League final in Budapest. The goal is for as many people as possible to play together at the country’s largest, 7.2-meter-long foosball table and thereby become 'Foosball Champions', the brewing company says in […]
