Environment

Initiatives

H5 virus confirmed in geese in Hungary

The Hungarian authorities have informed the European Commission of a confirmed outbreak of avian influenza in a domestic flock of...

Initiatives

FHB lists €50 mln of bonds issued under Ft 1 bln EMTN program

The Land Credit and Mortgage Bank Rt (FHB) announced on Friday it will list €50 million of five-year, floating-rate mortgage...

Initiatives

PM puts New Hungary program to Parliament

The second Gyurcsány government's program, dubbed New Hungary, will focus on creating quality jobs, modern industry and services in the...

Recycling

Hajdú Gabona rebuilds mill for Ft 1.5 bln

Milling company Hajdú Gabona Rt has completed reconstruction of its mill in Hajdúnánás, northeast Hungary for Ft 1.5 billion, CEO...

Recycling

Diebold to move production to Hungary

US-based Diebold, Inc., the world's biggest maker of automatic teller machines (ATM), plans to move production from its base in...

Recycling

Inost Holding to build Ft 1 bln spa in Körmend

Austrian company Inost Holding plans to convert its shoe factory in Körmend, southwest Hungary into a spa, health center and...

Recycling

Elcoteq amps up Pécs operations

Finnish-owned contract manufacturer of electronics Elcoteq Hungary Kft has announced plans to recruit more than 650 new staffers to fulfill...

Recycling

Karsai Holding targets 10% revenue increase in 2006

Karsai Holding Rt, a packaging technology and auto parts company, targets revenue of Ft 9.2 billion in 2006, 10% more...

Recycling

Cadence to build auto parts plant in Esztergom

Czech Cadence Innovative, the owner of Plastimat Magyarország Kft, will set up a new factory in the Esztergom industrial park,...

Initiatives

PM submits gov’t program to Parliament

Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány submitted his government's program to Parliament on Tuesday afternoon....

Recycling

Israeli developers break ground for Ft 6 bln strip mall

Israel's Sybil Holding broke ground on Wednesday for a Ft 6 billion strip mall and recreation center on the site...

Initiatives

SMEs submit 1,750 bids in technology funding scheme

The Ministry of Economy and Transport received 1,750 applications for Ft 4 billion in funding in the fourth phase of...

Initiatives

Nabi leaves bus production for car industry

Unprofitable Hungarian bus maker Nabi Bus Industries Rt will halt bus production and buy local car industry suppliers instead once...

Initiatives

Prefab housing estates to be modernized by 2013

A total of 80% of Hungary's prefab housing estates will be refurbished by 2013 with the help of European Union...

Initiatives

Scania revenue in Hungary increases 15% in 2005

Sweden's Scania sold 381 trucks and 35 buses in Hungary in 2005, generating revenue of Ft 13 billion, 15% more...

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...