Environment

Initiatives

Belarus demands rent from Russia for pipelines

Belarus is seeking rent for the pipelines Russia uses to supply Europe with oil and gas, President Alexander Lukashenko said...

Initiatives

Farmers must cooperate to stamp out bird flu

The UN' Food and Agriculture Organization urged poultry farmers to cooperate with local authorities to stamp out bird flu as...

Recycling

Hungary may ship illegally imported garbage back to Germany

Hungary may send household waste equal in weight to more than 1,000 elephants back to Germany once they figure out...

Initiatives

Japan’s Eisai gains EU approval to sell epilepsy drug

Eisai Co., Japan's fourth-largest drugmaker, said it received European approval to sell its Inovelon epilepsy tablets, adding a new competitor...

Initiatives

ITD Hungary to rethinks operative structure

According to press information, investment support firm ITD Hungary Kht will introduce a new company strategy from March and change...

Initiatives

Citigroup cuts Richter, Egis, Zentiva targets on Russian budget

Citigroup cut its share price targets for eastern European drugmakers Gedeon Richter, Egis and Zentiva after Hungary reduced medical spending...

Initiatives

Siemens says it didn’t break law in Iraq oil-for-food program

Siemens AG said it „believes” the company didn't break the law in connection with the so-called oil-for-food program in Iraq...

Initiatives

Putin cuts energy subsidies to Belarus, pressures Lukashenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin will cut energy subsidies to Belarus this year as the Kremlin increases pressure on the regime...

Initiatives

Elmű, Émász separate distribution activities

Electricity distributors Budapesti Elektromos Művek (Elmű) and Észak-Magyarországi Áramszolgáltató (Émász), both owned by German utilities company RWE-EnBW, have transferred their...

Initiatives

Lukashenko said Belarus „crisis” with Russia was over

Belarus's „crisis” with Russia over export duties on oil shipments has passed, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said in remarks broadcast...

Recycling

Second nuclear power plant may become necessary

Hungary’s energy demand may require the establishment of a second nuclear power plant after Paks, ex-government commissioner Attila Aszódi said....

Recycling

Strabag to build its first cement plant in Hungary for Ft 33 bln

Strabag SE, an Austrian construction company with operations in Central and Eastern Europe, picked Hungary to build its first cement...

Recycling

Samsung to invest Ft 20 bln at Hungarian unit

Korean electronics giant Samsung plans to spend Ft 20 billion to expand capacity at its plant in Hungary in the...

Initiatives

OTP Bank buys treasury shares for incentive program

Hungary's OTP Bank Nyrt announced it purchased 100,000 OTP shares at an average price of Ft 8,056 on the Budapest...

Recycling

Zalahús assets go on sale for fourth time

Assets of meat processing company Zalahús Zrt are going on sale for a fourth time as creditors try to recoup...

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...