Environment

Recycling

Gen Z cares less about environment than predecessors

Generation Z in Hungary is lagging behind the older generations in caring about the environment, with one third of surveyed...

Initiatives

Hungarian firms join Cybersecurity Tech Accord

Hungarian cybersecurity companies Balasys and Cyber Services signed all the necessary documents to join the Cybersecurity Tech Accord on October...

Initiatives

EIT marks 10 years of European innovation

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) celebrated the 10th anniversary of its launch yesterday, also announcing the winners...

Initiatives

Animal festival in Budapest Zoo

A long weekend of events began yesterday and runs until Sunday (October 7) at Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, aimed...

Initiatives

Business Schools Cold-shoulder Ceeman to Their Cost

Hungarian management schools and universities are “extremely missing out” by not joining Ceeman and sharing in its regional and international...

Initiatives

Todayʼs digital experts: tomorrowʼs finance experts?

Most companiesʼ technological preparedness for handling tax-related risks is unsatisfactory, according to global research by EY, with firms scrambling to...

Initiatives

U.S. extends FLEX scholarships to Hungary

U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David B. Cornstein announced that the U.S. governmentʼs Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program now accepts applications...

Initiatives

Open Society Foundations turn to ECHR over ‘Stop Soros’ law

The Open Society Foundations (OSF), the grantmaking network founded by Hungarian-born investor George Soros, said on Monday it is lodging...

Initiatives

Govʼt to launch policies to improve foreign language skills

Hungaryʼs government has tasked ministries to come up with policy measures to support recommendations by the National Competitiveness Council aimed...

Recycling

Continental lays cornerstone of 7th plant in Hungary

German automotive manufacturer Continental laid the cornerstone of a EUR 100 million plant in Debrecen (Hungaryʼs second city, some 231...

Initiatives

CEU responds to Szijjártó, says it has met requirements

The Central European University (CEU) has responded to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártóʼs comments last week, indicating...

Recycling

MOL signs contracts with thyssenkrupp for Polyol Project

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said yesterday that its subsidiary MOL Petrochemicals is entering into four separate engineering, procurement...

Recycling

ZF Hungária inaugurates HUF 31.5 bln plant

German-owned transmission maker ZF Hungária inaugurated a HUF 31.5 billion plant in Eger (NE Hungary) on Thursday. Construction of the...

Initiatives

FlixBus doubles Hungarian passenger numbers

Mobility provider FlixBus says it has doubled the number of its Hungarian passengers, while also posting a 50% increase in...

Initiatives

Still no agreement between Ikarus Egyedi and creditors

Bus manufacturer Ikarus Egyedi Kft. failed to come to an agreement with its creditors in a meeting on Tuesday, according...

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...