Environment

Recycling

Family business builds slaughterhouse

The family-owned Kurucz group laid the cornerstone of a slaughterhouse and pork processing plant in Sárrétudvari (eastern Hungary) on Wednesday....

Recycling

Heineken to invest HUF 2 bln in Sopron

Brewery Heineken Hungária will invest HUF 2 billion from its own funds in its plant in Sopron (northwest Hungary) to...

Recycling

Mahart to call tender for LNG terminal on Danube

Hungarian shipping company Mahart Zrt. will soon call a public procurement tender for the construction of a HUF 2.2 billion...

Initiatives

Government plans to reduce Hungaryʼs deficit to zero in two years

Hungaryʼs government plans to reduce the cash flow-based general government deficit to zero by 2020, while achieving economic growth over...

Recycling

Luxembourg backs Austriaʼs suit against Paks nuclear upgrade

Luxembourg supports Austriaʼs case against the upgrade of Hungaryʼs Paks Nuclear Power Plant, Luxembourgʼs Minister for the Environment Carole Dieschbourg...

Initiatives

ITK Holding to start production of Mercedes buses in spring

Hungarian-owned ITK Holding will start serial production of Mercedes Benz Reform 500 LE buses at its plant in Debrecen, eastern...

Initiatives

MNB policymakers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided once again to keep the central bankʼs key rate...

Initiatives

EIF, Erste Bank sign EUR 67 mln guarantee agreement

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Erste Bank Hungary signed a guarantee agreement in Budapest on Thursday that will support...

Recycling

Foreign researchers start experiments at Szeged laser center

Swiss and Greek research groups are the first foreign users of the ELI-ALPS laser facility in Szeged where laser equipment...

Recycling

Aldi buys Hungarian Kokárdás dairy brand

The Hungarian unit of German-owned discount chain Aldi has purchased the Kokárdás brand of the Hungarian dairy producer Alföldi Tej,...

Initiatives

BME to launch graduate course in self-drive engineering

The Faculty of Transportation and Vehicle Engineering of Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) is to launch an English-language...

Initiatives

MNB policy-makers keep base rate on hold

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) decided once again to keep the central bankʼs key rate...

Recycling

GE Hungary signs Paks turbine contract

GE Hungary, the local subsidiary of General Electric, has signed the EUR 793 million contract on the delivery of turbines...

Recycling

Austria to contest Paks upgrade in European Court

Austria said on Monday it plans to sue the European Commission at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg for...

Initiatives

Slovak, Hungarian foresters in EU beekeeping project

Doing their bit to counter the worrying decline in global bee populations, state-owned forestry companies in the north of Hungary...

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...