Environment

Initiatives

Pitfalls of software development contracts

Katalin Horváth – Partner, Head of TMT, Sár and Partners Attorneys at Law – elaborates on the possible pitfalls of...

Initiatives

Government to launch new vocational schools

Two new types of vocational training schools, which will offer students both a technical path and an academic path, will...

Initiatives

HUF 130 bln Jeremie funding for local SMEs

Almost HUF 130 billion in venture capital has been distributed among more than 350 Hungarian businesses within the framework of...

Recycling

Finnish firms eye investment in Hungary

Several Finnish companies are considering setting up research and development centers in Hungary, Petri Tuomi-Nikula, Finlandʼs ambassador in Budapest, told...

Initiatives

EvoBus, ITK sign deal for bus frames

The Hungarian unit of EvoBus, the bus manufacturing unit of Germanyʼs Daimler, yesterday signed a declaration of intent with Hungarian-owned...

Initiatives

Ikarus eyes production capacity expansion

In response to a government plan to support the local bus manufacturing industry, Hungarian busmaker Ikarus is planning to expand...

Recycling

LNG terminal to be built at Csepel port

A liquefied natural gas terminal (LNG) will be added to the port of Csepel on the Danube in the south...

Initiatives

Critics cry foul over sightseeing bus tender

A municipal council tender to run a hop-on hop-off Budapest sightseeing bus service has been attacked by critics, who argue...

Recycling

Paks block back on line after correction

Following the correction of a malfunction leading to a shutdown of Block 1 of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant in...

Recycling

Paks nuclear plant block shut down following malfunction

A control system malfunction prompted the automatic shutdown of block one of the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary, the...

Initiatives

Hungary’s gov’t creates National Bus Procurement Committee

The Hungarian government has established a National Bus Procurement Committee, which is expected to “promote the preparation of bus procurements...

Recycling

Opel Hungary to roll out 650,000 engines this year

German car manufacturer Opel plans to turn out 650,000 engines at its base in Szentgotthárd this year, the local unitʼs...

Initiatives

Ten Hungarian companies among LSEG’s 1,000 most inspiring

Ten Hungarian companies were selected among the 1,000 most inspiring companies in Europe, the first edition of London Stock Exchange...

Initiatives

Savings coop oversight board dissolved in reorganization

All members of the management and supervisory boards of savings cooperative integrator SZHISZ announced their resignations at a general meeting...

Initiatives

ING Groep’s indirect voting rights in MOL pass 5% disclosure threshold

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL on Friday said it had been informed that ING Groepʼs indirect voting rights in...

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...