Environment

Initiatives

EIB to lend Volán EUR 140 mln for fleet upgrade

The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Friday signed a EUR 47 million loan agreement that will support a fleet upgrade...

Initiatives

Hungary to expand bikeway network nearly 15,000 km by 2030

Hungary aims to expand its network of bikeways close to 15,000 km by 2030, a government official said on Friday,...

Initiatives

EIB loans Hungary EUR 150 mln for schools, sports infrastructure

European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ministry of Finance of Hungary signed a EUR 150 million loan for construction and...

Recycling

Mineral water companies make sustainability commitments

Hungarian mineral water and soft drink makers pledged to increase the share of recycled plastics in bottles to 50% by...

Recycling

Prinzhorn unit Dunapack Packaging building plant near Budapest

Austriaʼs Prinzhorn Group has announced the start of preparations to build another packaging materials plant in Hungary, in Dunavarsány, on...

Initiatives

Hungary increases share in the paid-in capital of IIB

The Government of Hungary increased its share in the paid-in capital of International Investment Bank (IIB) contributing an amount of...

Recycling

Austrian Paper Group to Build EUR 52 mln Packaging Plant

The Austrian Prinzhorn Group, a major investor in the paper and recycling sector in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe,...

Initiatives

Bird flu detected in eastern Hungary, 115,000 ducks destroyed

Hungarian food safety authority NÉBIH on Wednesday said it detected avian flu virus at a duck farm in Hajdú-Bihar County...

Initiatives

GVH launches probe over incongruities in press release

Hungaryʼs Competition Office (GVH) on Wednesday said it had launched a procedure to clarify disparities between market shares in an...

Initiatives

EBRD lending EUR 100 mln to boost tourism in Croatia, Montenegro

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says it will lend up to EUR 100 million to Erste Bank...

Initiatives

Népszava claims Budapest to get no EU funding, ITM refutes

According to a document obtained by Népszava, Budapest would not receive any development funding in the next eight years, a...

Initiatives

H5N8 bird flu detected at Hungarian farm

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) announced that it has detected the H5N8 strain of bird flu at a...

Recycling

SK Innovation plans expansion in Hungary

South Koreaʼs SK Innovation is considering expanding a factory in Hungary producing electric vehicle (EV) batteries to meet soaring demand...

Recycling

Bulgarian-German tie-up to build composting plant in Burgas, Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s Burgas municipality has said that it has awarded a BGN 26 million (USD 14.77 mln) contract for construction of...

Initiatives

Volvo wins Volánbusz tender

Volvo Hungária Kereskedelmi es Szolgáltató has won a public procurement tender called in August 2019 to supply buses to state-owned...

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...