Environment

Initiatives

Economy ministry, German-Hungarian chamber sign agreement on vocational training

Sándor Czomba, state secretary of the National Economy Ministry (NGM), and Dale A. Martin, president of the German-Hungarian Chamber of...

Initiatives

Women’s employment rate growth highest in EU

The employment rate among women grew by 3.3% in Hungary in 2014, the highest growth rate in the EU, according...

Initiatives

Varga terms Kazakhstan visit ʼextraordinarily successfulʼ

Hungary’s National Economy Minister Mihaly Varga said in a press release Friday that the visit of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán...

Recycling

State secretary meets French business leaders

László Szabó, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is currently meeting with local business leaders and...

Initiatives

Takarékbank, FHB acquire JNT Security stakes

Hungary’s Takarébank and FHB Mortgage banks on March 31 purchased 40% and 10%, respectively, of JNT Security stakes, which used...

Initiatives

GDP forecast expected to be raised

The Hungarian government could raise its 2.5% GDP growth projection for this year by the end of the month, when...

Initiatives

Invitel extends InnoMax deadline

Hungarian tele- and info-communications company, Invitel is extending the deadline of its CSR program InnoMax grant scheme to April 26...

Recycling

Alföldi Tej to buy FrieslandCampinaʼs plant

Dutch-owned FrieslandCampina Hungária, which also produces Hungary’s well-known sweet Pöttyös Túró Rudi, is selling its Debrecen-based plant (pictured) to Hungarian...

Recycling

Szeged to welcome HUF 2.5 bln incubator

The local council and the University of Szeged, in southeastern Hungary, are planning to establish a HUF 2.5 bln business...

Recycling

Government seeks alternative to M4 motorway project

Following the European Commission’s rejection of Hungaryʼs proposal for the M4 motorway, the government is currently devising a plan to...

Initiatives

Expect Nagykörút traffic and transit delays

Due to construction, delays can be expected in traffic and transit between Oktogon and Széll Kálmán tér, especially on the...

Recycling

Triumph to sell Hungarian plant

Multinational, family-owned underwear and lingerie manufacturer Triumph International is planning on selling its plant in Dunaújváros, central Hungary, the company...

Initiatives

More than 30% of senior positions cut at MKB Bank

The restructuring of MKB Bank by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will continue with the elimination of 35 senior...

Initiatives

Budapest subway to stop for two days at end of March

Operations will be suspended on the entire length of Budapest’s line 4 metro on March 28 and March 29 for...

Recycling

EC: We’re not trying to block Paks deal

Brussels will not stop the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant by Russian state-owned firm Rosatom – instead...

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...