Polish discount apparel and household products retailer Pepco will open a logistic centre in Gyál, near Budapest, in an 85 million-euro investment. During the first phase, 400 jobs will be created, and the centre is expected to employ 1,200 people...
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There was much excitement in Bucharest on April 12 at the news that the Romanian capital’s only international airport, Otopeni Henri Coanda, is about to get a major...
Budapest remains an attractive destination for foreign investors, despite somewhat mixed opinions over the political course the Hungarian government is taking. “Investor...
Budapest has announced plans to become one of Europe’s leading venues for major sporting events. “This is a long-term project and we already have a number of...
Costes, in Budapest, is just one of four restaurants in Hungary to hold a Michelin star. Its head chef, Eszter Palagyi, speaks to Emerging Europe.
Cities from emerging Europe have taken seven of the top 10 spots in a new report looking at the cheapest places in Europe to spend a short break. The annual City Costs...
A new defence cooperation agreement between the US and Hungary has been signed by the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and the US...
Budapest has been named as the best destination in Europe by travel website European Best Destinations (EBD). The website claims that city’s setting is stunning...
Budapest’s mayor, István Tarlós, has announced that the Red Bull Air Race, held in the Hungarian capital since 2003, will not be allowed to take place this year...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which are well worth your time. New state-sanctioned textbooks, part of a government...
In 1999 my elementary school teacher asked me to write about how I imagine the approaching new century. I wrote – and I am quoting literally – “robots will...
Living in Budapest, I often say that the thing I miss the most about my home country of Italy is the sea. Diving in particular. I have explored shipwrecks under the...
