Initiatives

Initiatives

Strasbourg court rules Hungary must pay compensation to disabled pensioner

The Hungarian state must pay more than €14,000 in compensation and legal fees to a woman from Baktalórántháza in northeastern...

Initiatives

Kész Építő wins €15.8 mln tender in Romania

Hungary's Kész Építő és Szerelő has won a tender to build a health and recreation centre at the local council...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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...

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...

Initiatives

E.ON Hungária Announces New Edition of ‘Champions of the Earth’ Competition

The E.ON Hungária Group is once again inviting schools and kindergartens to submit sustainability-focused projects for its "Champions of the...

Initiatives

Áder Slams COP as Ineffective, Proposes G20 as Basis for Future Climate Policy Discussions

Using words such as “circus” and “hypocrisy,” Hungary’s former President János Áder lambasted the annual United Nations Climate Conferences (COPs),...

Initiatives

Áder: Hungarian Researchers Propose ‘Sustainability Turnaround’

Hungarian researchers have worked out a methodology for replacing GDP with a "sustainability turnaround" indicator showing the negative effects of...

Initiatives

European Greentech Firms Eye Japanese Market Through Eco Campaign

Hungarian consultancy firm Sudy & Co. has launched a new campaign aimed at helping European greentech companies break into the...

Initiatives

Hungary Posts Impact Study of Nat’l Energy and Climate Plan

The Energy Affairs Ministry has issued an impact study of Hungary's National Energy and Climate Plan for public debate....

Initiatives

Meijer&Co Organizing 24-hr Walk in Városliget, Raising Funds to Regreen the Planet 

What began as an unconventional idea in 2021, with four friends attempting to walk non-stop for 24 hours in Amsterdam...

Initiatives

Afforestation Program Planting 56,000 Trees by Year-end

By the end of the year, the number of trees planted in the Settlement Afforestation Program will reach 56,000, said...

Initiatives

EC Acknowledges Pécs for Steps to Achieve Climate Neutrality

The European Commission acknowledged Pécs for its plans to achieve climate neutrality with the award of the EU Mission Label...

Initiatives

Hungary Establishes Nat’l ESG Council

The National Economy Ministry on Wednesday announced the establishment of the National ESG Council which will play an important role...

Initiatives

Bábolna Establishing Hungary’s 1st Energy Community

Hungary's first energy community, capable of operation and officially registered, is being set up in the town of Bábolna (90...

Initiatives

GVH Recommends Anti-Greenwashing Measures

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) has recommended lawmakers establish a uniform system for gauging the environmental impact of products to help...

Initiatives

Hungary Restarting ‘Golden Visa’ Program

Hungary will offer a residency permit for those who purchase expensive property in the European Union nation six years after...

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...

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...

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...

E.ON Hungária Announces New Edition of ‘Champions of the Earth’ Competition

The E.ON Hungária Group is once again inviting schools and kindergartens to submit sustainability-focused projects for its "Champions of the...

Áder Slams COP as Ineffective, Proposes G20 as Basis for Future Climate Policy Discussions

Using words such as “circus” and “hypocrisy,” Hungary’s former President János Áder lambasted the annual United Nations Climate Conferences (COPs),...

Áder: Hungarian Researchers Propose ‘Sustainability Turnaround’

Hungarian researchers have worked out a methodology for replacing GDP with a "sustainability turnaround" indicator showing the negative effects of...

European Greentech Firms Eye Japanese Market Through Eco Campaign

Hungarian consultancy firm Sudy & Co. has launched a new campaign aimed at helping European greentech companies break into the...

Hungary Posts Impact Study of Nat’l Energy and Climate Plan

The Energy Affairs Ministry has issued an impact study of Hungary's National Energy and Climate Plan for public debate....

Meijer&Co Organizing 24-hr Walk in Városliget, Raising Funds to Regreen the Planet 

What began as an unconventional idea in 2021, with four friends attempting to walk non-stop for 24 hours in Amsterdam...

Afforestation Program Planting 56,000 Trees by Year-end

By the end of the year, the number of trees planted in the Settlement Afforestation Program will reach 56,000, said...

EC Acknowledges Pécs for Steps to Achieve Climate Neutrality

The European Commission acknowledged Pécs for its plans to achieve climate neutrality with the award of the EU Mission Label...

Hungary Establishes Nat’l ESG Council

The National Economy Ministry on Wednesday announced the establishment of the National ESG Council which will play an important role...

Bábolna Establishing Hungary’s 1st Energy Community

Hungary's first energy community, capable of operation and officially registered, is being set up in the town of Bábolna (90...

GVH Recommends Anti-Greenwashing Measures

Hungary's Competition Office (GVH) has recommended lawmakers establish a uniform system for gauging the environmental impact of products to help...

Hungary Restarting ‘Golden Visa’ Program

Hungary will offer a residency permit for those who purchase expensive property in the European Union nation six years after...