Environment

Initiatives

MNB fines savings cooperatives in Jászárokszállás for violations

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had fined Jászárokszállás and Environs Savings Cooperative HUF 5 mln on...

Recycling

President: Paks is not a bicycle rack

Hungary’s President János Áder will sign legislation that makes the contracts on the expansion of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant...

Initiatives

State-owned ‘green bank’ to start operations soon

A "green bank" recently established by the Hungarian state to fund energy efficiency investments is expected to begin operations soon,...

Recycling

Japan’s NHK Spring to build factory in Hungary

Japanese NHK Spring will build a 11,000 sqm automobile suspension plant in Hungary, and expects production to start in December...

Initiatives

Banking Association launches financial awareness program in schools

The Hungarian Banking Association on Monday launched a program to raise awareness at Hungarian schools regarding everyday financial matters, such...

Recycling

WANO advocates panel of experts to support Paks owner MVM

World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) has recommended setting up an independent panel of international experts that would operate with...

Initiatives

Russia places partial ban on Hungarian poultry imports

Russia's animal health authority placed a ban on imports of Hungarian poultry products that have not been heat treated (at...

Recycling

Official: Paks data handling conforms with Hungarian, international laws

Attila Aszódi, the commissioner in charge of the expansion of Hungary’s sole nuclear plant in Paks, said that making the...

Initiatives

Adecco presents fourth installment of ‘Way to Work’ program

This year, Adecco is organizing its fourth job fair entitled “Way to Work” to help young jobseekers, the Hungarian subsidiary...

Initiatives

Opel’s expansion receives state subsidy

The Hungarian unit of U.S.-owned carmaker Opel is supported with a HUF 154 mln state subsidy for the establishment of...

Initiatives

More than 100,000 ducks slaughtered in eastern Hungary on avian flu scare

The total stock of ducks, consisting of more than 100,000 animals, was slaughtered at a poultry farm in Füzesgyarmat (eastern...

Initiatives

Garantiqa new guarantees worth HUF 282.1 bln in 2014

SME and local-council loan guarantor Garantiqa Hitelgarancia, which is part of the state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) Group, undertook new...

Recycling

MVM purchases hydroelectric power plant in Romania

State-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) has purchased a 7.48MW hydroelectric power plant in Romania, more precisely it a 90% stake...

Recycling

Mayor: More P+R places needed

Before the congestion charge can be introduced in Budapest, at least 20,000 park and ride spaces need to be built,...

Recycling

HUF 17.5 bln regional waste management program completed

A HUF 17.5 bln waste management program largely funded by the EU, has been completed in the Mecsek-Drava region of...

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...