Environment

Initiatives

Bird flu cases in southern Germany show highly pathogenic H5N1 variant

At least some of the cases of bird flu discovered this weekend near the southern city of Nuremberg involve a...

Initiatives

Russia’s VTB to invest $1.5 bln to capitalize its subsidiaries

Russia's state-controlled foreign trade bank Vneshtorgbank (VTB) intends to invest $1.5 billion by mid-2008 to capitalize its subsidiaries and acquire...

Initiatives

Bird flu confirmed on Czech turkey farm

The first case of bird flu has been detected in a Czech poultry farm, the Czech news agency CTK announced...

Initiatives

Scania ethanol buses to improve Oslo environment

The Norwegian public transport company Oslo Sporveier AS is choosing Scania as a supplier when it begins the transition to...

Recycling

EnviTec Biogas plans to go public this summer

Europe's leading provider of biogas plants wants to grow internationally, the company intends to be listed in the Prime Standard...

Recycling

P&G to spend $50 mln on cosmetics factory in Poland

Procter & Gamble (P&G), an international FMCG concern, has increased its plans regarding its new cosmetics factory in Aleksandrow Lodzki...

Recycling

New bioethanol plant in the making in South Hungary

Bács-Bio-Etanol Kft would build a bioethanol plant in Bácsalmás next year, Managing Director László Baricz announced....

Initiatives

Budget overhaul takes shape as MEPs adopt EIT opinion

The European Institute of Technology (EIT) must be funded adequately - but not at the expense of other research and...

Initiatives

Situation of Czech, Slovak, Romanian still wrong – report

Romanian in Eastern Europe, - including the Czech Republic and Slovakia, - are still being pushed to the edge of...

Recycling

Samsung to build TV plant in Russia

Samsung Electronics, which is the leading brand of LCD and plasma TVs in Russia, plans to build a large-scale TV...

Recycling

US solar firm to invest $2 billion in India

US-based Signet Solar Inc., which makes devices that convert solar energy into electricity announced on Thursday that it would invest...

Initiatives

EU safety agency gives nod to bird flu vaccination

Vaccination programs of poultry with approved drugs and procedures could be used to prevent outbreaks of avian influenza, the EU’s...

Initiatives

Parliament to discuss long-term Roma integration program

The Parliament scheduled to discuss a ten-year draft program seeking to help the integration of Hungary’s Roma minority, Katalin Lévai...

Recycling

Bunge Ltd. to move to Romania instead

American consumer goods manufacturer Bunge Ltd. will shut down the edible oil plant Dobrich, Bulgaria, the Sofia News Agency reported....

Initiatives

Statement by IMF at the conclusion of visit to Hungary

A new generation of budgetary and structural improvements will be required in order to keep the economy advancing as intended...

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...