Environment

Initiatives

Hungary: Another Ft 214 bln available to eco projects

Another package of tenders on EU subsidized environmental projects was presented. The tenders’ value totals Ft 214 billion....

Initiatives

Hungary: Another Ft 214 bln available to eco projects

Another package of tenders on EU subsidized environmental projects was presented. The tenders’ value totals Ft 214 billion....

Initiatives

Hungary PM appreciates Kuwait’s balanced foreign policy

Hungary appreciates Kuwait's balanced foreign policy, its active contribution to security in the Gulf region and the global efforts against...

Initiatives

Hungary PM appreciates Kuwait’s balanced foreign policy

Hungary appreciates Kuwait's balanced foreign policy, its active contribution to security in the Gulf region and the global efforts against...

Initiatives

Nokia Provides over €6 mln to China’s rural children

The largest corporate investment in preschool care and education in rural China was announced today by mobile technology leader Nokia...

Initiatives

Nokia Provides over €6 mln to China’s rural children

The largest corporate investment in preschool care and education in rural China was announced today by mobile technology leader Nokia...

Recycling

Russia could sign deal in Nov. to build 4 power units in India

Russia expects to sign an agreement with India to build another four power units for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant...

Recycling

Russia could sign deal in Nov. to build 4 power units in India

Russia expects to sign an agreement with India to build another four power units for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant...

Recycling

Eight bidders in Ft 69 bln e-toll tender

On September 13, the Coordination Center for Traffic Development (KKK) called a public procurement tender for creating and operating a...

Recycling

Eight bidders in Ft 69 bln e-toll tender

On September 13, the Coordination Center for Traffic Development (KKK) called a public procurement tender for creating and operating a...

Recycling

Atomenergomash buys 51% stake in Czech Arako

Atomenergomash, a Russian supplier of equipment for nuclear power plants, bought a 51% stake in Czech company Arako, a top...

Recycling

Atomenergomash buys 51% stake in Czech Arako

Atomenergomash, a Russian supplier of equipment for nuclear power plants, bought a 51% stake in Czech company Arako, a top...

Initiatives

FinMin says: IMF happy with Convergence Plan

The International Monetary Fund did not raise any concerns about the Hungarian convergence program at the autumn session of IMF...

Initiatives

FinMin says: IMF happy with Convergence Plan

The International Monetary Fund did not raise any concerns about the Hungarian convergence program at the autumn session of IMF...

Initiatives

A deeper look into Poland’s visa problems to US

Stewart Shaw’s mention of the visa requirement for ordinary Polish visitors to the United States deserves attention. Although the visa...

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...