Environment

Initiatives

TakarékBank passes on name, adopts new moniker

Shareholders of TakarékBank, the "central bank" for Hungaryʼs integrated savings cooperatives, have decided to give the bankʼs name to a...

Initiatives

Conflicting responses from CEU, Orbán to Academy restructuring

Reacting to controversy over plans for the transformation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), the Central European University (CEU)...

Initiatives

Foundation with 10% stakes in MOL, Richter to fund Corvinus Uni

A foundation that holds 10% stakes in Hungarian blue chips MOL and Richter is being established to fund Corvinus University...

Initiatives

MAITT opens new initiative on blood management

The Hungarian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy (MAITT) is launching a new initiative with the National Blood Transfusion Service...

Recycling

Strike ends as Audi management, union reach wage deal

Management of the local unit of German carmaker Audi reached an agreement on this yearʼs wages with the Audi Hungaria...

Recycling

MET Group gets EUR 885 mln revolving credit facility

MET Group, an integrated European energy company based in Switzerland, but with roots in Hungary, closed a transaction for EUR...

Initiatives

GKI raises 2019 GDP growth forecast to 3.4%

Economic research institute GKI has raised its projection for this yearʼs GDP growth to 3.4%, up from 3.2% in a...

Initiatives

Govʼt mandates talks on sale of Budapest Bank

The government has mandated the minister without portfolio in charge of managing state assets to conduct talks with potential buyers...

Initiatives

Szijjártó meets with Belarusian counterpart in Minsk

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó met for talks with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Minsk on...

Initiatives

Govʼt launches another state-sponsored driver licensing program

The finance minister has announced the launch of another state-sponsored program to license drivers of commercial vehicles, according to a...

Initiatives

This yearʼs Educatio expo opens today

Educatio, an event offering insights into higher education opportunities, opens today at the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center, with more than...

Recycling

Two-thirds of mobile subscribers opt for 1-year ’loyalty’ contracts

About two-thirds of post-paid mobile subscribers now opt for one-year "loyalty" contracts which service providers have been required to offer...

Initiatives

MKB gives SME loan program a HUF 1 tln framework

Starting January 2, MKB Bankʼs "NHP fix" credit scheme for SMEs was made accessible on the whole of the bankʼs...

Initiatives

Ikarus, CRRC roll out all-electric bus prototype

Electrobus Europe Zrt., a joint venture of Hungaryʼs Ikarus and Chinese-owned CRRC Urban Traffic Kft., presented a prototype of an...

Initiatives

MOL offers help to charities via Multipont loyalty program

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has launched a program for helping the sick and those in need by letting...

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...