Environment

Initiatives

Bakamo.Social enters second round of Insight Innovation Competition

Hungarian startup Bakamo.Social, which provides a new way to analyse data from social media, is participating in the second round...

Initiatives

Commerzbank: Fostered worker program lowers unemployment rate in 2014

Commerzbank predicts that Hungary's unemployment rate will remain at 7% "for the time being," with much of the improvements reported...

Initiatives

Népszava: RTL will drop criticism, gov’t agrees to cut ad tax

Cabinet Chief János Lázár yesterday agreed with Andreas Rudas, regional vice-president of RTL Group, that RTL's Hungarian station RTL Klub...

Initiatives

MNB buys property at auction for HUF 2.7 bln

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had acquired property in the capital's District II at an open...

Initiatives

Government: We didn’t initiate talks with RTL

Recent talks between leading TV channel RTL Klub and the government were not in fact initiated by the government, news...

Recycling

LAplast makes HUF 300 mln upgrade in recycling technology

LAplast Pet Recycler is undertaking a HUF 300 mln technology investment at its base in Tiszaújváros in northeastern Hungary, project...

Initiatives

MOL replaces share-option agreements with UniCredit with new ones

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said on Wednesday its share-option agreements with Unicredit Bank AG are expected to be...

Recycling

Saint-Gobain Hungary revenue climbs more than 6%

French building materials company Saint-Gobain saw a year-on-year 6.2% rise in its revenue last year and is expecting to see...

Initiatives

Gov’t brushes off speculation Brussels criticized rural development program

The Prime Minister's Office dismissed speculation that the European Commission had criticized Hungary's program for allocating European Union funding for...

Initiatives

Zombor: Structural reforms in healthcare will not result in layoffs

Under-secretary for healthcare Gábor Zombor denied rumors that according to government calculations, the planned structural reforms of the national healthcare...

Recycling

Hungarian startup receives €1 mln

Budapest-based start-up QuantisLabs which created SmartVineyard, a cutting edge Hungarian diagnostic technology designed to protect vineyards grapes against diseases, has...

Initiatives

Government encourages ECB’s quantitative easing

The Hungarian Ministry of Economy welcomed yesterday's announcement by European Central Bank chairman Mario Draghi that there would be quantitave...

Initiatives

Forint soars against the euro, down in dollar on interbank market

The forint was trading at 312.72 to the euro late Thursday on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late...

Recycling

Opel sales rise 50% in Hungary in 2014

Opel Magyarország, the Hungarian unit of German car manufacturer Opel, saw a 50% year-on-year sales increase in Hungary in 2014,...

Recycling

Daimler begins CLA Shooting Brake production in Hungary

German carmaker Daimler launched production of the CLA Shooting Brake model at its plant in Kecskemét, Hungary, Markus Schaefer, Daimler's...

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...