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May
in Review
 Event
of the month: As Europeans readied to cast their
ballots in European Parliament elections, voter
apathy was glaring with expected participation
at a major lowally of America
Month
in Review
News
in Brief
Interview
 Endre
Juhász, Hungary’s new judge at the European Court of Justice, talksabout his
role and how Hungary can benefit from his new power positionwithin the European Union
EU
Affairs
 Ahead
of a summit to decide on the draft European Constitution, what are
the issues at stake and how, if approved, will it change the future
of the European Union?

In
Focus
 It’s
no secret the Hungarian wine market is a
goldmine, but just how to market this asset
across Europe and beyond remains a challenge
for local winemakers
 As
a large quantity of foreign-made wines is expected to flood the Hungarian
wine market, we look at how Hungarian wine producers are staving off
the new competition
 Interview
with János Árvay, vintner of the year in 2003
A
new book entitled Terra Benedicta aims to offer a crash course in Hungarian
wines - in English

Trends
OTP
Bank is paying USD 47.5 million
for ownership of a Romanian bank
- which it seems is just another
expansion move for the dominant
Hungarian bank, which has already
branched out in Slovakia and
Bulgaria
Interview
with Péter Rejtő, commercial counselor at the Austrian Embassy, on
the secrets to Austria’s economic success
Get
ready for a new technological breakthrough, this time called Wi-Fi,
poised to revolutionize communication, and at prices much cheaper than
ever before
 After
years of weathering a difficult economic storm, Hungary is finally
showing serious signs of recovery, according to the research director
at Hungary’s Kopint Datorg
 Aside
from apparent economic progress, Hungary’s high labor costs and mess
of bureacratic red tape are major obstacles to attracting investors and
companies

Real Estate

A
survey by Biggeorge’s International takes a look at the lucrative
warehouse market in and around Budapest
Real
Estate in Brief

Arts & Leisure
 The
11th annual “Best of Budapest” awards recently took center stage
at the InterContinental Hotel, check out the highlights
 As
Max Mara and Hugo Boss put down fashion roots in Budapest, is it the
beginning of an onslaught by major labels?
Restaurant
review: Alabárdos

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