Environment

Initiatives

Dep. State Secretary: Gov’t outlines plan to prop up economic growth

The government and the economy ministry are preparing measures to boost economic growth, among these is a home building program,...

Initiatives

Rába enters Mexican market with prototype axles

Hungarian automotive industry company Rába, based in Győr, is entering the Mexican bus market by supplying prototype bus axles to...

Recycling

Bill prohibits vehicle insurers from offering more favorable premiums

Ruling Fidesz lawmakers submitted a bill today to the Hungarian Parliament, which would prohibit providers of mandatory vehicle insurance from...

Initiatives

Bill would broaden sports tax deductions for state lottery

A bill submitted to lawmakers by the Parliamentʼs economy committee today would allow the state lottery company to deduct spending...

Initiatives

Deputy Governor: MNB to employ non-conventional tools to ease monetary conditions

Given that the significance of the benchmark base rate has diminished, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is planning to...

Recycling

The increasing significance of LNG – alternative fuel revelation?

The three letters “LNG” stand for liquefied natural gas that is produced in a very simple approach by cooling the...

Recycling

UPC Direct to launch landline internet, telephone service

Luxembourg-based UPC DTH said that it is planning to launch landline internet and telephone service across Hungary from November 2,...

Recycling

Government, SMR Hungary sign ‘strategic agreement’

The Hungarian government and Indian automotive supplier Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (SMR) signed a “strategic cooperation agreement” yesterday in Budapest, Hungarian...

Initiatives

Hungary to expand programs for fostered workers

The Hungarian government is planning to launch new programs to expand employment in the country, Péter Cseresnyés, state secretary of...

Initiatives

Bluetongue spread continues in Hungary

Hungaryʼs food safety authority (NÉBIH) found cattle infected with bluetongue in Somogy (SW), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (NE), Csongrád (S) and Nográd (N)...

Recycling

Lego to invest €25-50 mln in Hungary

Danish toy manufacturer Lego is planning to invest approximately €25-50 mln at its unit in Nyíregyháza, eastern Hungary, by building...

Initiatives

Hungary, Saudi Arabia sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement

Hungary and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in Riyadh on Monday to cooperate on the peaceful use of nuclear energy,...

Initiatives

Business leaders continue to press for national strategy

The Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC), a body of business leaders established by the European Round Table of Industrialists, continued...

Initiatives

OSA organizes ‘Surveillance. Secret Police Film Festival’

Hungary’s Open Society Archives is organizing the “Surveillance. Secret Police Film Festival” at its Budapest headquarters in Arany János utca...

Initiatives

Varga: Hungarian economy should be diversified

The Volkswagen emissions scandal has only reinforced the Hungarian governmentʼs intention to diversify the structure of the countryʼs economy and...

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...