Environment

Initiatives

National Asset Manager to support Hungarian bus makers in public procurement

The National Asset Management (MNV) Zrt would like to enforce the application principles of the public procurement act in this...

Initiatives

National Asset Manager to support Hungarian bus makers in public procurement

The National Asset Management (MNV) Zrt would like to enforce the application principles of the public procurement act in this...

Initiatives

BKV to use HUF 100 bln in EU funding to purchase new trams and trolleybuses

The Budapest public transport company BKV is planning to use more than HUF 100 billion in awarded though not-yet-disbursed European...

Initiatives

BKV to use HUF 100 bln in EU funding to purchase new trams and trolleybuses

The Budapest public transport company BKV is planning to use more than HUF 100 billion in awarded though not-yet-disbursed European...

Recycling

Solar Energy Systems lays cornerstone of HUF 1.2 bln solar cell plant

Hungary's Solar Energy Systems laid the cornerstone of a HUF 1.2 billion solar cell plant in Komló....

Recycling

Solar Energy Systems lays cornerstone of HUF 1.2 bln solar cell plant

Hungary's Solar Energy Systems laid the cornerstone of a HUF 1.2 billion solar cell plant in Komló....

Initiatives

Ministry expects to save HUF 400 bln on long term through restructuring PPP commitments

The government expects to save around HUF 400 billion over the long term through the replacement or restructuring of the...

Initiatives

Ministry expects to save HUF 400 bln on long term through restructuring PPP commitments

The government expects to save around HUF 400 billion over the long term through the replacement or restructuring of the...

Initiatives

Gov’t to cut jobless benefit period, reviews pension among concrete reform measures

The period during which Hungarians are eligible for unemployment benefits will be reduced from 270 days to 90 days, National...

Initiatives

Gov’t to cut jobless benefit period, reviews pension among concrete reform measures

The period during which Hungarians are eligible for unemployment benefits will be reduced from 270 days to 90 days, National...

Initiatives

Hungary structural deficit to continue on declining path

Hungary's structural deficit will continue on a declining path, National Economy Minister György Matolcsy said, speaking about the country's updated...

Initiatives

Hungary structural deficit to continue on declining path

Hungary's structural deficit will continue on a declining path, National Economy Minister György Matolcsy said, speaking about the country's updated...

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...