Environment

Recycling

HUF 2.2 billion biogas plant inaugurated in Miskolc

The city of Miskolc today inaugurated a HUF 2.2 billion biogas plant, a project fully funded with a European Union/Hungarian...

Recycling

Orbán: Sanctions against Russia best avoided

Economic sanctions against Russia would “best be avoided” because these are neither in the interest of Europe nor Hungary, Prime...

Initiatives

Government officially announces Takarékbank deal

The state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) and postal company Magyar Posta signed a contract on the sale of a 54.8%...

Initiatives

Barroso details EU support plan for Ukraine [Updated]

European Commission president José Manuel Barroso held a press conference this afternoon at which he detailed relief support the European...

Initiatives

Government submits 2014-20 EU funding plan

The central government submitted the agreement outlining Hungary’s use of European Union funding for the 2014-2020 budget period to the...

Recycling

Minister: Paks expansion means 13% reduction in electricity prices

According to Development Minister Zsuzsanna Németh, construction of the planned two new blocks at the Paks nuclear power plant for...

Recycling

Economy minister mum on Rosatom/Paks deal details

After discussions among government officials regarding Russian government investment in extending the Paks nuclear power plant, National Economy Minister Mihály...

Initiatives

Cutting to the chase at last on Iran nuclear program

Today negotiators from the United States, Iran, Europe, Russia, and China will meet in Vienna to set about producing a...

Initiatives

Cutting to the chase at last on Iran nuclear program

Today negotiators from the United States, Iran, Europe, Russia, and China will meet in Vienna to set about producing a...

Initiatives

Mohács bank takes Takarékbank battle to Strasbourg

Shareholders of Mohácsi Savings Bank have turned to the European Court of Human Rights seeking compensation for the nationalization last...

Initiatives

Talks with Vnesheconombank on ISD Dunaferr plans held

Foreign Trade State Secretary Péter Szijjártó held talks in Budapest on Thursday with the CEO Vladimir Dmitriev of Russian state-owned...

Initiatives

Ministry brushes off savings coop association threat

The National Development Ministry dismissed a threat by the National Association of Savings Cooperatives (OTSz) to take legal action if...

Recycling

More on Paks deal, future energy co-ops revealed

More information is coming out today regarding what exactly was discussed and/or agreed upon during Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s official...

Recycling

Szeged superlaser construction could start in February

Construction of the European Union-supported superlaser center known as the ELI Attosecond Light Pulse Source (ELI-ALPS) at the University of...

Initiatives

MNB devotes €100 million to amassing art collection

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has announced the launch of a €100 million program to buy Hungarian treasures 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...