Environment

Recycling

Hungary, Jordan sign partnership agreements

Major partnership agreements were concluded at the second meeting of the Hungarian-Jordanian economic joint committee in Amman, state secretary of...

Initiatives

Brussels clears MARK for operation

The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National...

Initiatives

Report: VAT decrease on pork causes panic in poultry sector

Hungary’s poultry producers are in a panic as the cut to the VAT rate on pork from 27% to 5%...

Initiatives

Official: Some 850,000 benefit from workplace protection program in 2015

Nearly 850,000 Hungarians benefited from the governmentʼs workplace protection program last year, according to data revealed today by National Economy...

Initiatives

Report: Baby bond popularity drops

The number of new Start accounts, which are a prerequisite for purchasing baby bonds, fell to approximately 23,000 last year,...

Initiatives

Minister fires top school official but defends KLIK

In an act that teachers may deem insufficient to meet their demands, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced Saturday that...

Initiatives

Teacher demonstrations in 10 cities oppose centralization

Thousands of Hungarian teachers, and supporters of their cause, rallied simultaneously in ten Hungarian cities yesterday, to demand the closure...

Initiatives

K&H agreement with EIF to boost SME outlays by HUF 30 bln

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and K&H Bank today signed an agreement on European Union-supported guarantees that will allow the...

Initiatives

Teachers plan Feb. 13 demo over working conditions, centralized curriculum

Hungarian teachers are organizing a day of demonstrations on February 13, with protests scheduled in Budapest and elsewhere around the...

Recycling

European Commission OKs Hungarian state aid for Audi

Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission said today that €133 million in support from the Hungarian government for Audi...

Initiatives

Magyar Telekom receives CSR Hungary award

Magyar Telekom’s education program, entitled Telekom Smartdigital, received the first prize in the “Common responsibility - Common issues” category of...

Initiatives

Report: Continental looks to hire more engineers in Hungary

The future of Hungary’s automotive sector is contingent on the availability of local labor, which seems to be in short...

Initiatives

Company court refuses to register FHB capital raise

The Company Court on Wednesday refused to register a capital raise by FHB Bank, which the bank’s board decided on...

Recycling

Suspects acquitted in 2010 toxic red sludge spill

All 15 suspects were acquitted today in the October 4, 2010 “red sludge” toxic spill that devastated Ajka and the neighboring villages in western...

Recycling

Hungarian Audi plant puts out two mln engines in 2015

The Hungarian plant of German manufacturer Audi in Győr turned out a total of 2,022,520 engines in 2015, up by...

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...