Environment

Recycling

Paks project company to receive license to evaluate site

The National Nuclear Energy Office (OAH) has issued a license for MVM Paks II Atomerőmű Fejlesztő, project company established to...

Initiatives

Coverage of anti-gov’t demos boosts ATV’s ratings

Private television station ATV beat out major state-owned channels in viewership, data published by nol.hu on Tuesday reveals. The highest...

Recycling

Construction of Chinese citric acid plant to start in Hungary next summer

China's RZBC is scheduled to launch the construction of a HUF 31 bln citric acid plant in northeastern Hungary next...

Initiatives

Amway: Self employment is on the rise

Four out of ten Hungarians are considering launching their own entrepreneurship and becoming their own bosses, naming independence as the...

Initiatives

Savings coops group to take case to int’l forums

Hungary's National Savings Cooperative Association (OTSZ) will take its case seeking compensation for the integration of the country's savings cooperatives...

Recycling

Lithuanian consortium to deliver HUF 1.25 bln laser to ELI-HU

A consortium of the Lithuanian companies UAB Ekspla and UAB Moksline Gamybine Firma Sviesos konversija won a tender to build...

Initiatives

Budapest trolley bus purchase contract signed

A HUF 18 bln contract under which the consortium of Skoda and Solaris Bus & Coach will supply 108 new...

Recycling

Two-thirds of laid off Nokia workers placed in jobs

Two-thirds of the 1,149 Hungarians laid off at the Nokia plant in Komárom in northwestern Hungary, which was reported earlier...

Initiatives

Est Media closes sale of media businesses

Hungarian publisher Est Media, closed its media units in Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania yesterday, the publisher announced. Hungarian companies EMG...

Initiatives

MNB sees banking sector integration on horizon

Bank sector integration is the future, National Bank of Hungary deputy governor Ádám Balog said today at a presentation at...

Initiatives

Hungary to join European Space Agency

Hungary will soon join the European Space Agency (ESA), Hungarian business daily Napi Gazdaság said today. According to the newspaper,...

Recycling

Opel passenger car sales up 57.6% in Hungary

Opel Magyarország, the Hungarian subsidiary of German car producer Opel, reported sales of 7,578 new passenger cars and small commercial...

Initiatives

Evopro teams up with Russian peer

Hungary's Evopro group signed an agreement with Russia's Nanotechnology Centre for Composites on the joint production of composite structure buses...

Recycling

Sale of MAL assets winds up

The sale of the assets of troubled aluminum maker MAL has closed successfully, Hungarian regional daily Veszprém Megyei Napló reported...

Initiatives

CEU Business School offers info session

CEU Business School in Hungary is offering an open Info Session to allow people to learn more about the schools...

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...