Environment

Initiatives

More than 150 Hungarians join Erasmus young entrepreneurs program

More than 150 people registered and 50 participated in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs exchange program, organizing partner Tenderauditor told...

Initiatives

Government consults on scale of vocational deduction

The Hungarian government is still in consultations regarding the size of deductions that businesses, which participate in vocational training programs,...

Recycling

Hungarian telco completes HUF 246 mln investment in Miskolc

Hungarian IT company Corvus Telecom invested HUF 246 mln in a factory in its hometown of Miskolc, northeastern Hungary, where electronic display...

Initiatives

Lázár initiates anti-immigration campaign outside of Hungary

At his weekly press conference yesterday, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said that a government campaign will be launched to inform...

Recycling

Cemex to sell Hungarian business to German group

Mexican building materials company Cemex signed an agreement to sell its businesses in Hungary and Austria to Germanyʼs Rohrdorfer Group...

Initiatives

Opposition criticizes central bankʼs opulent acquisition

Several members of opposition parties have criticized the Hungarian National Bankʼs (MNB) real estate purchase in February of a luxury...

Initiatives

EC endorses Hungary’s 2014-2020 rural development program

The European Commission has officially approved Hungaryʼs rural development program for the 2014-2020 funding period, the ECʼs Hungarian representative told...

Initiatives

Richter, STADA sign distribution agreement for Pegfilgrastim

Hungarian drugmaker Gedeon Richter on Thursday said it had signed a license and distribution agreement with Germanyʼs STADA Arzneimittel for...

Recycling

First phase of Samvardhana Motherson plant in Kecskemét to cost HUF 30 bln

Indian automotive industry supplier Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG) will spend HUF 30 bln on the first phase of the construction...

Initiatives

Minister: Changes required to make Hungarian universities sustainable

Minister for Higher Education, Lászlo Palkovics, spoke at the end of last month regarding the Ministry of Human Capacity recognizing...

Initiatives

Hungarian ministry signs cooperation agreement with International student organization

The Hungarian Ministry of Human Capacities signed a cooperation agreement with the Hungarian branch of the International Association for the...

Initiatives

CRH acquires Holcim North Danube

International building materials group CRH plc completed its acquisition of Holcim North Danube, including Holcim Wien, Holcim Slovensko and Holcim...

Recycling

Report: Szijjártó meets Audi chairman in Ingolstadt

Hungaryʼs Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó yesterday met with Rupert Stadler, the chairman of Audi, at the...

Recycling

Audi Hungaria’s engine output exceeds 1 million in H1

The Hungarian unit of German carmaker Audi turned out 1,067,525 engines at its plant in Győr, northwestern Hungary, in the...

Initiatives

Report: V4 regulators discuss European energy union in Bratislava

Heads of energy regulators in the Visegrad Four countries of Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland yesterday met in Bratislava...

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...