Environment

Initiatives

HUF 80 bln fund launched for livestock and horticulture

The Ministry of Agriculture announced a new agricultural investment funding package worth HUF 80 billion in the summer for high...

Recycling

BMW takes delivery of site for new production base in Hungary

German carmaker BMW Group has paid for and acquired ownership of the real estate in Debrecen (195 km east of...

Initiatives

Govʼt pushes back date for ban on single-use plastics

The use of some single-use plastic products will be banned from July 1, 2021 instead of the January 1, 2021...

Recycling

CBRE: 38% would keep working from home

In a recent study, 38% of respondents said they would like to renegotiate working conditions to work from home permanently,...

Initiatives

UniCredit donates EUR 40,000 to Hungarian charities

UniCredit Foundation has decided to donate a total of EUR 40,000 to three Hungarian charity organizations supporting children, according to...

Recycling

German Giants Ready to Jump Start Post-COVID Catch-up

Due to the impact of COVID-19, Hungary’s economic engine did not so much splutter as come to an abrupt halt....

Recycling

Volkswagen plans to layoff around 450 people in Poland

By the end of 2021, Volkswagen Poznań (VWP), the largest car maker in Poland, will have made around 450 employees...

Recycling

Hungarian, Czech superlaser centers move closer to becoming consortium

The ELI (extreme light infrastructure) superlaser research center in Szeged (163 km southeast of Budapest) and its sister laboratory in...

Recycling

BMW plant in Debrecen will be built, FM says

The BMW plant in Debrecen will be built, with all parties keeping their promises and fulfilling their obligations outlined in...

Recycling

PSA to restart production gradually at Opel plant in Hungary

French vehicle maker PSA will gradually restart production at the Opel engine plant in Szentgotthárd (276 km west of Budapest)...

Recycling

Bosnia closer to connecting to Croatian LNG

Bosnian natural gas grid operator BH Gas has completed the preliminary design for the 160 km (99.5 mile) Southern Interconnection...

Recycling

BMW postpones opening of Hungary plant by a year

German carmaker BMW will postpone the opening of its plant in Debrecen (about 195 km east of Budapest) by a...

Initiatives

MOL board puts profits into retained earnings

The board of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL decided to put all of last yearʼs profit into retained earnings,...

Initiatives

Chicken prices falling

Significant oversupply and falling prices have developed in the European and Hungarian poultry markets, which the sectoral professional organizations, with...

Initiatives

Croatia eases lockdown, starts public transport

Some public transport resumed in Croatiaʼs capital Zagreb on Monday as authorities launched a phased easing of measures against the...

Pollution

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

Environment

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Recycling

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Environment, Business, Initiatives

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Environment

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Environment

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Pollution

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Initiatives

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

CATL Hungary Fined HUF 10 mln Over Environmental Permit Violations

The Debrecen plant of Chinese battery maker CATL violated several provisions of its environmental use permit and was fined HUF...

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Hungary Reviews Battery Plants’ Emissions, Water Use and Waste Management

A nationwide inspection program covering the full operating chain of Hungary’s battery industry began Aug. 1, Minister of the Living...

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Budapest Water Supply ‘Stable’ Amid Heatwave

The water supply of Budapest is "stable", the city is in a position to help out settlements around the capital...

Budapest Proposes Tiered Water‑fee System to Cut Waste

Budapest is calling for a reform of Hungary’s water-pricing system, proposing free basic household consumption and progressively higher rates for...

Hungarian Environmental Protection Authority Initiates Proceedings Against CATL

The environmental protection authority has initiated proceedings against Chinese-owned CATL as the company illegally discharged green-colored liquid from a sewer...

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Hungary DRS manages More Than 3 bln Returns in 2025

Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) managed the return of over 3 billion bottles and cans in 2025, Mohu, a unit of...

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Mohu’s Recycling Success Met With Bitter Irony by Large Retail Partners

Hungary’s deposit return system (DRS) on beverage packaging is an “internationally recognized” success, according to Mohu, the monopoly operator, but...