Environment

Recycling

Hungarian Mercedes, Suzuki plants to shut down

Both German automotive giant Daimler and Japanese carmaker Suzuki announced that production at their Hungarian plants will come to a...

Initiatives

Introduction to Hungary’s Private Foundation Act

In the few months since Hungary’s Private Foundation Act came into force on March 29, 2019, it has already significantly...

Initiatives

Hungary hog stock falls more than 8% in a year

Hungarian farmersʼ stock of hogs fell 8.3% year-on-year to 2,634,000 in December, state news wire MTI reports citing a biannual...

Initiatives

Less turkey meat expected this year

There will be less turkey meat this year, according to Világgazdaság, citing Attila Csorbai, president of the Poultry Product Council....

Recycling

MOL partners with uni to set up circular economy center

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL on Friday said it is partnering with the University of Pannonia, based in Veszprém...

Initiatives

ITM: ʼKádár Cubesʼ not worth renovating

Roughly 1.4 million rural family and condominium renovations are being left out of the government’s energy efficiency program because the...

Initiatives

Domestic SMEs can benefit from international consultation

Hungary is currently ranked 23rd on the European Innovation List, but SMEs can now be effectively assisted in their development,...

Initiatives

Teachers to get 10% pay rise from July

Teachersʼ salaries will rise by 10% from July, Human Resource Minister Miklós Kásler said on Monday, according to a report...

Recycling

Researchers gain greater access to intʼl resources

Researchers in the Hungarian social and natural sciences have access to an increasing number of international research infrastructures for their...

Recycling

Climate protection plan details unveiled

Minister for Innovation and Technology László Palkovics unveiled the eight points of the new Climate and Nature Protection Action Plan,...

Initiatives

Volán signs HUF 2.3 bln contract for 29 buses

State-owned bus company Volánbusz on Tuesday said it signed a contract to buy 29 new Neoplan Tourliner buses for HUF...

Initiatives

Public work scheme budget continues to shrink

While 200,000 could have been employed on public work schemes four years ago, there are barely 100,000 this year, reports...

Recycling

ABB to close plant in Hungary, laying off close to 1,000

ABB on Tuesday announced plans to shut down its circuit breaker plant in Ózd (149 km northeast of Budapest), laying...

Initiatives

EBRD lending EUR 35 mln for public transport in Sarajevo

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday it is providing two loans worth EUR 35 million...

Recycling

Italian Progetti to build industrial complex in Sombor, N. Serbia

The Italian company Progetti, which produces footwear, is to build an industrial complex in the Industrial Zone in Sombor, a...

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...