Environment

Initiatives

Romania court registers OTP’s capital raise

A capital raise of Hungarian OTP Bank at its Romanian unit has been registered by the local court, the bank...

Initiatives

Teachers say education is in danger in open letter

The teachers of Herman Ottó secondary school, in the city of Miskolc, northeastern Hungary, have called for help in an...

Initiatives

Hungarian state TV launches Chinese news program

Hungarian state-owned all-news channel M1 launched a Chinese-language news program yesterday, following the broadcast of a Russian-language news program, the...

Initiatives

Toxicologist: Alcoholism in Hungary on the rise

Hungarian families and the healthcare sector are facing serious issues as the number of alcoholics in Hungary, currently around 800,000,...

Recycling

Audi anticipates best year to date in Győr

The Hungarian unit of German car manufacturer Audi, located in Győr, anticipates this year to be the best in the...

Recycling

Mansory opens HUF 900 mln warehouse in Hungary

Property management company Mansory wound up the development of a HUF 900 million warehouse in Székesfehérvár, northwestern Hungary, allowing for...

Initiatives

HungaroControl, Wizz Air ink cooperation agreement

Hungary’s air traffic controller HungaroControl yesterday signed a cooperation agreement with Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air, according a joint press...

Recycling

Trans-Sped to build warehouse for AGC Glass Hungary

Hungary’s Trans-Sped is planning to build a warehouse for AGC Glass Hungary through an investment of HUF 1 billion in...

Recycling

Mercedes to expand its Hungarian plant

German car manufacturer Daimler is planning to expand its logistics hall and improve supply of parts at its production lines...

Initiatives

Szijjártó: Gov’t to provide HUF 19 bln in investment subsidies

The Hungarian government has made a decision to subsidize investments by four foreign-owned and three Hungarian companies with a combined...

Recycling

Hungary to launch unified database supporting development policy

Hungary will launch a unified database for European Union-supported development projects in March of next year, the deputy head of...

Recycling

Cembrit winds up HUF 7 bln refurbishment in Hungary

Danish-owned Cembrit completed a HUF 7 billion reconstruction today at its colored fiber-cement cladding board factory in Nyergesújfalu, western Hungary,...

Initiatives

Székesfehérvár withdraws funds for statue of anti-Semite

The mayor of the Hungarian city of Székesfehérvár has asked for the return of public funds being used to erect...

Initiatives

U.S. to adopt limitations on Hungary’s visa-free travel

Under a law approved by the government of the United States of America, the visa-free travel of Hungarian citizens to...

Initiatives

Bell voices concerns over public procurement legislation

American companies do not want to compete against firms being led by the relatives of Hungarian political decision makers, U.S....

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...