Environment

Recycling

Govʼt awards Huawei no-bid contract for mobile network

The Hungarian government awarded Chinese telco Huawei a no-bid contract, which could be worth as much as HUF 3 billion,...

Recycling

Mátrai Erőmű opens HUF 6.5 bln solar power plant

Hungarian power plant company Mátrai Erőmű today opened a 16MW solar power plant, which is currently Hungary’s largest, in Visonta,...

Recycling

Kopint-Tárki decreases GDP growth projection for 2015 to 3%

Hungaryʼs GDP growth projection for this year has been scaled down to 3% from Julyʼs 3.2% by economic research institute...

Initiatives

EU probes Hungarian project for disadvantaged students

In response to a request by Hungaryʼs opposition Socialist Party, the European employment and social affairs commissioner, Marianne Thyssen, said...

Initiatives

MNB fines Szendrő Savings Cooperative HUF 1.2 mln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has fined Szendrő Savings Cooperative for HUF 1.2 mln for breaching regulations related to...

Initiatives

Government accelerates Ibiden’s investment

The Hungarian government declared Ibiden Hungary’s process of obtaining permits for an investment of “elevated significance”, thus accelerating the procedure,...

Initiatives

Wabererʼs enters Budapest bourse

Hungarian road haulage company Waberer’s is listing shares on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) as of today (October 6), a...

Initiatives

CEO: Some degree of foreign ownership in MKB preferred

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) would prefer some degree of foreign ownership in MKB Bank which is up for...

Initiatives

Varga proposes state secretary replacements

The National Economy Ministry today announced a number of proposed changes to staff, Hungarian news agency MTI reported....

Initiatives

New cases of bluetongue found in Hungarian cattle

Hungaryʼs food safety authority NÉBIH said yesterday that it had found further cases of cattle infected with bluetongue in Baranya,...

Recycling

BBCA signs contract for HUF 62 bln citric acid plant in Hungary

Chinaʼs BBCA Group on Saturday signed a syndicated contract with its Hungarian partners for a HUF 62 bln citric acid...

Initiatives

Hungarians take interest in truck driver licensing program

More than 20,000 Hungarians expressed a willingness to participate in a government program to license more truck and lorry drivers,...

Recycling

International consultations on Paks begin today

Eleven countries are expected to participate in international consultations being launched by Hungary on the environmental impact of the upgrade...

Initiatives

Report: Croatia buses refugees into Hungary

Refugees are being bused from Croatia back to Hungary, through the border crossing of Beremend, and Hungarian buses have apparently...

Initiatives

FDA approves Richter and Allerganʼs cariprazine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VRAYLAR™ (cariprazine) capsules produced by Hungarian Gedeon Richter and Dublin-based Allergan,...

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...