Category Archives: Hungary

Press Releases & News from Hungary distributed via EuropaWire

driveMybox continues its international expansion: Hungary as a new strategic location

(IN BRIEF) Hamburg-based LogTech company driveMybox has officially announced its strategic partnership with I.C.E. Transport Hungary, a prominent freight forwarder in Eastern Europe. This collaboration marks driveMybox’s expansion into Hungary, its third international cooperation partner alongside Germany and Italy. The … Read the full press release

Hungary Expands Gripen Fleet: Saab Signs Contract for Four New Aircraft

(IN BRIEF) Saab has secured a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to deliver four additional Gripen C fighter aircraft to Hungary. This follows an amendment to an existing agreement dating back to 2001. With this order, Hungary’s … Read the full press release

Fueling Growth: ORLEN’s European Expansion Strategy Hits 3,500 Service Stations

(IN BRIEF) ORLEN, an energy company, has experienced rapid expansion with acquisitions in Austria, Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary, increasing its foreign station count by nearly a third in the past year. They are finalizing the purchase of over 60 service … Read the full press release

AFRY Strengthens Nuclear Safety Expertise with Acquisition of Hungarian Firms SOM System Kft. and TTSA Mérnökiroda Kft.

(IN BRIEF) Swedish engineering and consulting company AFRY has made a strategic move to acquire Hungarian nuclear safety consulting firms SOM System Kft. and TTSA Mérnökiroda Kft., collectively known as SOM. The acquisition enhances AFRY’s capabilities in the nuclear sector, … Read the full press release

MOL Group Reports Q3 2023 Financial Results, Raises Full-Year EBITDA Guidance to $2.8 Billion

(IN BRIEF) MOL Group has announced its financial results for Q3 2023, reporting a clean CCS EBITDA of USD 976 million, a 33% decrease compared to the same period last year. Windfall taxes in the CEE region significantly impacted results, … Read the full press release

EIF Commits €25 Million to Radix Ventures to Bridge Funding Gap for Central and Eastern Europe’s Deep Tech Entrepreneurs

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing €25 million in Radix Ventures, a deep tech venture capital fund based in Central and Eastern Europe. The investment aims to address the funding gap for deep tech founders in the … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall Hungary Renames Street at Zalaegerszeg Plant to ‘Rheinmetall Út’

(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Hungary Zrt., a joint venture between Rheinmetall and the Hungarian state, has renamed a street at its Zalaegerszeg plant to “Rheinmetall Út.” The plant is undergoing expansion to become a modern development, production, and testing center for … Read the full press release

InvestEU-Backed EIF Guarantees to Enable UniCredit Group to Provide Favorable Loans to 2,500 SMEs

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has provided UniCredit Group with two guarantees worth €370 million to support investment by small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across seven EU countries. The transactions are backed by InvestEU, the European Union’s long-term … Read the full press release

Ungarns Wohnungsrenovierungsprogramm erhält Auftrieb durch grünes EIB-Darlehen

(IN KÜRZE) Die Europäische Investitionsbank (EIB) und der Europäische Investitionsfonds (EIF) investierten im vergangenen Jahr 804 Millionen Euro in Ungarn und unterstützten vorrangige Investitionen in den Bereichen Energie, Verkehr, Innovation, kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) und Midcap-Unternehmen. Drei Viertel der … Read the full press release

Hungary’s Home Renovation Programme gets a boost from EIB green loan

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF) invested €804 million in Hungary last year, supporting priority investments in energy, transport, innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and mid-caps. Three-quarters of the total financing signed … Read the full press release

JA Europe, Intel, Abodoo und andere Organisationen schließen sich dem ehrgeizigen Ziel des EIT an, bis 2025 eine Million Europäer in Deep Tech auszubilden

(IN KÜRZE) Das Europäische Institut für Innovation & Technology (EIT) hat neue Zusagen von Abodoo, dem Computer Vision Center Barcelona, Generation, Intel Corporation, JA Europe, der Tampere University of Applied Sciences und der Technischen Universität Cluj-Napoca bekannt gegeben, sich der … Read the full press release

JA Europe, Intel, Abodoo, and Other Organizations Join EIT’s Ambitious Goal to Train One Million Europeans in Deep Tech by 2025

(IN BRIEF) The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) has announced new pledges from Abodoo, Computer Vision Center Barcelona, Generation, Intel Corporation, JA Europe, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca to join the Deep … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric breaks ground on new net-zero smart factory in Hungary

(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has started construction on a new smart factory in Hungary, with a planned investment of €40m ($44.8m). The factory, set to span 25,000 sq m, will be the company’s 36th smart factory in Europe and its … Read the full press release

Alstom erreicht Meilenstein in Ungarns Projekt zur Modernisierung der Elektrozugflotte

(IN KÜRZE) Alstom hat einen Meilenstein im Modernisierungsprojekt der elektrischen Züge vom Typ Flirt in Ungarn erreicht, indem es die ersten 36 von 59 Einheiten mit seiner Atlas ETCS Level 2 L2-Zugsteuerungsausrüstung ausgestattet hat. Das vor drei Jahren begonnene Projekt … Read the full press release

Alstom Reaches Milestone in Hungary Electric Train Fleet Modernisation Project

(IN BRIEF) Alstom has reached a milestone in the modernization project of the Flirt-type electric trains in Hungary by equipping the first 36 of 59 units with its Atlas ETCS Level 2 L2 train control equipment. The project, which began … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall Wins Multi-Million Euro Contract for Hungarian Explosives Factory

(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall, a German integrated technology group active in the automotive and defence industries, has announced that its South Africa subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition has been awarded a contract to supply technology for a … Read the full press release

Rheinmetall remporte un contrat de plusieurs millions d’euros pour une usine hongroise d’explosifs

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) DÜSSELDORF, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Rheinmetall, un groupe technologique intégré allemand actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile et de la défense, a annoncé que sa filiale sud-africaine Rheinmetall Denel Munition avait remporté un contrat de fourniture de … Read the full press release

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) to go public on the Budapest Stock Exchange

Expected first trading day is 11 November 2022 (PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 8-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIE: VIG), one of the largest international insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced its application … Read the full press release

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG) entrera en bourse à la Bourse de Budapest

Le premier jour de négociation prévu est le 11 novembre 2022 (COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) VIENNA, 8-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIE : VIG), l’un des plus grands groupes d’assurance internationaux d’Europe centrale et orientale, a … Read the full press release

A new, creativity-based educational method increases the ability to solve problems with young people, in the social field, or when building a team in the company

The Kinetic Method was developed by experts from 6 EU countries, who present it in the book The Kinetic Method – A Playbook for Solving Problems (PRESS RELEASE) PRAGUE, 26-Aug-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — In the 21st century, creativity is a … Read the full press release

Írd újra Európa turizmusát a 3. CASSINI Hackathonon!

(SAJTÓKÖZLEMÉNY) Budapest, Magyarország, 14-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — A május 12 és 14 között, egész Európában megrendezendő hackathon fő célja, hogy a résztvevők szembenézzenek az idegenforgalom legfontosabb globális kihívásaival, és fenntarthatóbbá alakítsák Európa turizmusát. Mindebben uniós űrprogram segíti a őket. A … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V.: Announces repayment of an aggregate amount of approx. EUR 272 million of the Group’s financial debt

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 20-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform its investors and the market that, during the period between January, 3, 2022, the date of the closing of the transaction entered into … Read the full press release

The Hungarian Gripen fighter aircraft fleet to get MS20 Block 2 capability upgrade from Saab, a leading defence and security company

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saab AB (STO: SAAB-B), leading company in the military defence and civil security markets, has announced it will deliver the MS20 Block 2 capability upgrade of the Hungarian Gripen fighter aircraft fleet as … Read the full press release

Allianz Real Estate forms a new joint venture with VGP, a pan-European player in the high-quality logistics and semi-industrial real estate space

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS/ MUNICH/ ANTWERPEN, 4-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Group, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide, has announced that Allianz Real Estate, while acting on behalf of several Allianz group companies, has formed a new 50/50 … Read the full press release

Digi Communications NV announces the release of the Q3 2021 Financial Results

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 12-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi” or the “Company”) announces that the Q3 2021 Financial Results are available on the Company’s website at: https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/financial-results-shares/quarterly-reports-shares Also, today at 14:00 UK time / 16:00 EEST (Romania … Read the full press release

Eco Rating, the new labelling scheme that rates the environmental impact of new smartphones, sees more manufacturers joining its scheme and expands globally

Consumer mobile phone labelling scheme launched in 24 European countries by Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica, Telia Company and Vodafone now set to expand globally Fairphone, Realme and vivo join Eco Rating, now 15 manufacturers in total More than 150 mobile … Read the full press release

Update (Sep 2021) on Vienna Insurance Group’s planned acquisition of Aegon’s business in Hungary

(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 21-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIE: VIG), one of the largest international insurance groups in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced that its appeal against Hungarian veto on Aegon acquisition has … Read the full press release

EU clearance for the acquisition of Aegon’s businesses in Central and Eastern Europe by Vienna Insurance Group AG

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 13-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Aegon N.V. (AMS: AGN), Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, has announced receival of the competition law clearance from the European Commission for the acquisition of Aegon’s businesses in … Read the full press release

EBRD appoints Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head for Poland

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head in in central Europe and the Baltic states (CEB). EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has formally introduced … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. announces an Amendment to the 2021 Financial Calendar

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 6-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DIGI COMMUNICATIONS NV would like to inform its investors and the market that an Amendment to the 2021 Financial Calendar, is available on the Company’s official website (Investor Relations Section/Financial Calendar): https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/financial-calendar … Read the full press release

Convocation of Digi Communications N.V.’s General Shareholders Meeting for 18 May 2021 for the approval of, among others, the 2020 Annual Report and the 2020 Financial Statements

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 6-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that today, 6 April 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company convenes the general shareholders meeting (the … Read the full press release

Amendment of Digi Communications N.V. Financial Calendar for 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 31-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications NV would like to announce the investors and the market that there has been an amendment regarding its 2021 Financial Calendar. Due to recent developments, the Company’s procedure for internal … Read the full press release

4iG and Digi Communications NV’s Romanian subsidiary have entered into a term sheet with regards to a potential acquisition by 4iG of DIGI Group’s Hungarian operations

4iG and Digi Communications NV’s Romanian subsidiary have entered into a term sheet with regards to a potential acquisition by 4iG of DIGI Group’s Hungarian operations

(PRESS RELEASE) BUDAPEST, Hungary, 29-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications NV (The Company) would like to inform its investors and the market that on March 29, 2021 the Company’s Romanian subsidiary and 4iG Plc. (4iG Plc.) one of the leading … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. announces Share transaction made by an executive director of the Company with class B shares

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 17-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Company would like to inform the market and its investors that, in accordance with the provisions of article 19 para. (1) of the Market Abuse Regulation, Mr. Serghei Bulgac, Chief Executive … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V.: Announces an Amendment to the Financial Calendar for 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 10-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. would like to inform its investors and the market that an Amendment to the Financial Calendar for 2021 is available on the official website (Investor Relations Section/Financial Calendar): https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/financial-calendar … Read the full press release

DHL facilitates the transport of the largest order of rolling stock in the history of Hungary

DHL will manage the end-to-end transport of the coaches, each weighing 48 tons and measuring 24.5 metres in length. DHL Industrial Projects supports Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft, owned by TMH International AG and Magyar Vagon Zrt, with the transport of passenger … Read the full press release

Digi Communications NV announces the release of the 2020 Preliminary Financial Results

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 23-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi” or the “Company”) announces that the 2020 Preliminary Financial Results are available on the Company’s website. For more details, please see: https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/financial-results-shares/annual-reports-shares Also, on 24 February 2021 at … Read the full press release

Digi Communications NV announces Investors Call for the 2020 Preliminary Financial Results

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 17-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi” or the “Company”) announces that on 24 February 2021 at 14:00 UK time/ 16:00 EEST (Romania local time) it will host a conference call to discuss the 2020 … Read the full press release

A URSAPHARM Arzneimittel e a CEBINA anunciam uma parceria com vista a reaproveitar o anti-histamínico azelastina para combater a COVID-19

URSAPHARM Arzneimittel and CEBINA announce partnership to repurpose the antihistamine azelastine to combat COVID-19

(PRESS RELEASE) SAARBRÜCKEN / VIENA, 17-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Na luta contra o vírus SARS-CoV-2, um grande número de empresas farmacêuticas está em busca de novas abordagens para combater a pandemia. Além das vacinas, estão a ser feitos esforços intensivos … Read the full press release

URSAPHARM Arzneimittel et CEBINA annoncent un partenariat pour reconvertir l’antihistaminique azélastine afin de lutter contre la COVID-19

URSAPHARM Arzneimittel and CEBINA announce partnership to repurpose the antihistamine azelastine to combat COVID-19

(PRESS RELEASE) SARREBRUCK / VIENNE, 17-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dans la lutte contre le virus SRAS-CoV-2, un grand nombre d’entreprises pharmaceutiques recherchent de nouvelles approches pour combattre la pandémie. Outre les vaccins, des efforts intensifs de recherche et développement à … Read the full press release