Environment

Recycling

Germany dispatches 326 kg of atomic waste to Russia

Russia imported 268 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era atomic reactor near Dresden, Germany for processing as part...

Recycling

Stadler presents first Flirt, builds new unit in Hungary

Swiss Stadler presented the first of 30 Flirt multiple units ordered by state-owned railway company MÁV Zrt at a ceremony...

Initiatives

Permira raises Borsodchem stake to 93% through buyout

Permira Advisers LLP, the buyout firm that's spending more than $1.1 billion to buy Hungarian chemicals company Borsodchem Nyrt, said...

Initiatives

Hungary’s Gyurcsány pledges to press on with economic overhaul

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, working to trim the European Union's widest budget deficit, pledged to press on with his...

Initiatives

Rutgers University to acquire Salgo Hungarian art collection

The Salgo Collection, considered the most-significant collection of Hungarian art outside Central Europe, will be acquired by Rutgers University....

Initiatives

Teachers’ warning strike affects 15,000 employees

More than 15,000 employees in 500 educational institutions at 300 towns and villages throughout Hungary have been affected by teachers'...

Recycling

Gov’t inaugurates M35 motorway stretch

Minister of Economy and Transport János Kóka on Friday inaugurated a 35-kilometer stretch of the M35 motorway between Görbeháza and...

Initiatives

Hungary selected three bidders for next round of airline sale

Hungary picked three bidders for negotiations to sell state airline Malév Zrt in the government's seventh attempt to find a...

Recycling

Sedesa to spend billions of euros in Hungary

Spanish real estate group Sedesa plans to invest billions of euros in Hungary, Világgazdaság reported, citing Flóra Szabó, head of...

Recycling

Audi to expand product range at Hungarian unit

German car maker Audi will expand the product range of its Hungarian unit next year to include a 1.8-liter, 160...

Recycling

Duna-Dráva Cement plans Ft 5 bln kiln replacement project

Duna-Dráva Cement Kft, which controls about 45% of Hungary's cement market, plans to spend more than Ft 5 billion to...

Recycling

GE inaugurates Ft 4 bln membrane plant in Hungary

General Electric on Wednesday inaugurated its new Ft 4 billion membrane plant in Oroszlány, near Budapest....

Recycling

95% of damaged fuel rods removed from Paks

About 95% of fuel rods damaged in an incident in 2003 have been removed so far from the Paks Nuclear...

Initiatives

State aid to companies in Hungary second highest in EU

Hungary spends more on state aid to companies as a percentage of GDP than any other state in the EU...

Initiatives

Megatrend to close 2006 with revenue of Ft 1.5 bln

Megatrend IT Zrt, one of the leaders on Hungary's market for enterprise management systems, expects to close 2006 with pre-tax...

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...