Environment

Initiatives

International logistics conference focuses on IT solutions

The Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centers (MLSZKSZ) will hold its International Transport Logistics Conference at the end of this...

Initiatives

Ministry launches development program for mid-sized firms

The Ministry for National Economy is launching a development program from European Union funding worth HUF 1.7 billion to support...

Recycling

Academic-private partnership for Hungarian smart city project

Two Hungarian universities and two private companies will cooperate in a nearly HUF 2.5 billion project for better management of...

Initiatives

EXIM CEO killed in Austrian ski accident

Zoltán Urbán, the CEO of EXIM (the joint company of Hungarian Export-Import Bank Ltd. and Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Ltd.)...

Initiatives

Business spending on R&D high in Hungary

The share of the business sector in total expenditures on research and development (R&D) is the second highest  in Hungary...

Recycling

Korean firm to build EV battery plant in Komárom

South Koreaʼs SK Innovation has confirmed earlier news that it will build a KRW 840.2 billion (approx. HUF 204 bln)...

Initiatives

Hungarians not eager to pursue vocational training

Far fewer Hungarian secondary school students participate in vocational education than in neighbouring countries or in the European Union as...

Initiatives

Foundations of Management program launched at SEED

The School for Executive Education and Development (SEED), based in Budapest, launched a new program on Monday entitled Foundations of...

Initiatives

German SME association delegation visits Budapest

A delegation from the German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) began a three-day visit to Hungary Monday, and...

Recycling

Croque Bourgogne lays cornerstone of escargot plant

Francesʼs Croque Bourgogne-IMOFI-Bourgogne Gastronomie group laid the cornerstone of a HUF 6.5 billion escargot processing and frozen pasta products plant...

Initiatives

U.S. program to support access to ʼunbiasedʼ information in Hungary

The United States Department of State has published an open tender "for projects that increase citizens’ access to objective information...

Recycling

Opel promises no closures or layoffs

A plan unveiled on Thursday by German automotive manufacturer Opel to harness synergies with its new owner, Franceʼs PSA Group,...

Recycling

Hungary to start drawing on Paks loan from Russia

Hungary will soon start accessing funds from a EUR 10 billion loan from the state of Russia to upgrade the...

Initiatives

Young Hungarians use bikes, but prefer cars

Environmental protection is important for young Hungarians, but only if this can be done comfortably, according to a poll made...

Initiatives

Women and Science in Marie Curie year

A two-day event is to be held at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and the French Institute, dedicated to...

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...