About Us

BZT Media Kft. is 100% privately owned by managing director and founder, Jan Mainka, and his wife. Mr. Mainka was born in Berlin, but has lived in Budapest since 1988. He graduated from the Budapest University of Economics and, after being a journalist at various news outlets for five years, established the publishing company Budapester Zeitung Kft. in March of 1999. Only one month later, the first issue of the German-language weekly Budapester Zeitung became available at local newsstands. Since September 2003, the English-language weekly The Budapest Times has also been published by BZT Media Kft. In 2017 The Budapest Times has changed to monthly frequency.

The papers are produced by two separate editorial teams with Mr. Mainka overseeing Budapester Zeitung, while the English and Australien staff of The Budapest Times is led by Hungarian managing editor Attila Leitner, who has been with the newspaper since 2005. Both publications employ skilfull, multilingual journalists, as well as renowned domestic and foreign experts. Since 2015 the BZT Media Kft. publishes the BZ heute and the BT Today pdf daily newspapers as well.

All of our papers are primarily read by German- and English- speaking expatriate business people, as well as members of the diplomatic corps. In addition, there is a growing appeal to Hungarians attracted to politically independent reports, to those interested in our exclusive interviews, and for individuals trying to enhance their language skills. A significant number of language schools use our articles to prepare their students for special language exams.

Since most expats living in Hungary do not speak the national language, we believe that our most important task is to provide our readers with up-to-date uk essay writing and understandable information on Hungarian politics, business, economy, news and culture.

Both newspapers are strongly independent. Within the politically divided Hungarian press market, they stand for serious and objective journalism and analysis.