Environment

Initiatives

Official: Hungary, Germany want peace in Ukraine

Hungary and Germany are in complete agreement regarding the need to address the embargo ordered by Russia, Gyula Budai, ministerial...

Initiatives

Savings cooperative assoctiaion board member resigns

Ilona Török-Lepsenyi has resigned from the board of the National Savings Cooperative Association (OTSZ), spokesman Ferenc Dávid said today....

Recycling

Takata begins test production in Hungary

Japanese airbag manufacturer Takata's new plant in Miskolc in northeastern Hungary began test production on its units, regional daily Észak-Magyarország...

Initiatives

Reports: Central bank sues weekly over MKB leak

The Hungarian central bank (MNB) is suing Hungarian weekly Figyelő for allegedly leaking information on the Hungarian state’s acquisition of...

Initiatives

State television to broadcast English news

As a part of the reorganization and consolidation of management that Hungarian state-owned television channels are about to undergo, flagship...

Initiatives

BKV offers tender for 15 buses

Budapest Transport Centre (BKV) opened a tender for another 15 "partially knocked down kit" buses that BKV is planning to...

Initiatives

The Psychology of Torture

Like most Americans, I was appalled as I read the recent U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the C.I.A.’s treatment...

Recycling

Gov’t to involve domestic suppliers, experts for Paks expansion

The Hungarian government decided on various programs, including the launch of a supplier program as well as training and research...

Initiatives

MNB withdraws license of another savings cooperative

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Friday said it withdrew the license of Magyar Vidék credit cooperative at the...

Initiatives

Fewer people employed at banks

The number of people working in Hungarian banks and credit institutions fell by a further 500 or 1.3%, to just...

Initiatives

Gov’t exempts Főgáz acquisition from GVH scrunity

The Hungarian government declared its acquisition of 49.8% of the shares of Budapest gas distributor Főgáz via state-owned Hungarian Development...

Recycling

Paks project could have foreign managers and partners

The government hopes to reduce operation costs of the Paks 1 power plant by revising existing contracts. Operation of the...

Recycling

Hungary’s LAC and Romania’s Softronic plan joint engine production

Hungarian company LAC Holding and Romania’s Softronic signed on Monday a letter of intent (LoI) on launching joint railways engine...

Recycling

EIB provides Hungary €218 mln to co-finance EU funded projects

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing co-financing with EU funds in Hungary for the combined value of €218 mln,...

Initiatives

Baby bond accounts exceed 63,000

The Hungarian State Treasury reported to have managed 63,578 Start accounts, which parents must open to be eligible for "baby...

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...