Environment

Recycling

Hungary strikes deal with Gazprom on gas deliveries

Hungary has reached an agreement with Russiaʼs Gazprom on the volume and price of next yearʼs gas deliveries, Minister of...

Recycling

Graboplast grows revenue, profit

Revenue of Hungarian flooring maker Graboplast rose 4% to close to HUF 19 billion last year, the company said on...

Recycling

Paks II minister meets with Rosatom heads in Sochi

János Süli, Hungaryʼs minister without portfolio in charge of the upgrade of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, met with the...

Recycling

Samsonite prefers Hungarian over Asian suppliers

The Hungarian unit of American luggage maker Samsonite is helping its local suppliers carry out a total of almost HUF...

Initiatives

Govʼt program aims to alleviate driver shortage

In a bid to tackle ongoing shortages, the government has allocated another HUF 1 billion to fund a licensing program...

Initiatives

V4 Roadshow comes to Corvinus University

The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (KKI), in cooperation with...

Initiatives

MFB to launch HUF 70 bln SME credit program

The state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) is launching a HUF 70 billion refinancing facility to provide funding for small and...

Initiatives

PMʼs Office to take on new tasks

The Prime Ministerʼs Office will take on new tasks and be expanded in Hungaryʼs new government, Gergely Gulyás, who takes...

Initiatives

Convergence Program forecasts steady 4% growth

Hungaryʼs GDP growth is set to stay around 4% in the coming years, according to the countryʼs latest Convergence Program...

Initiatives

Chamber, MNB submit economic policy proposals

The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) have together produced a package...

Recycling

Technology research institute launches in Miskolc

The University of Miskolc has founded a new research institute aimed at the development of dedicated electronics and IT research...

Initiatives

‘Stop Soros’ first up on new Parliament agenda May 7-8

Hungaryʼs new Parliament will convene for its first session on May 7-8, pro-government daily Magyar Idők reported Thursday, in line...

Recycling

Gov’t backs ‘strategically important’ mushroom production

Hungarian-owned Fungaria Bio Zrt. will invest HUF 10.5 billion in establishing a mushroom growing, processing and research complex in Nagykálló,...

Recycling

MVM to build 20.6 MW solar plant in Paks

The state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) laid the cornerstone of a 20.6 MW solar plant in Paks, southern Hungary, last...

Recycling

Magyar Suzuki launches HUF 5.3 bln R&D project

Magyar Suzuki, the Japanese car makerʼs Hungarian unit, on Wednesday announced the launch of a HUF 5.3 billion R&D project...

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...