Initiatives

Initiatives

Michelin increase investment in Poland

This autumn Michelin will launch production of new rubber mixes at its manufacturing site in Olsztyn, Poland....

Initiatives

Strategy seeks EU defense industry boost

EU governments agreed a landmark Strategy for Europe's Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) on 14 May 2007, describing it...

Initiatives

Russia to cancel $500 mln of African nations’ debt

Russia plans to cancel debt owed to Moscow by Africa's poorest countries by $500 million, the foreign minister said Tuesday...

Initiatives

North Wales: Avian flu contacts ‘identified’

Health officials say they have identified all the people who came into close contact with an outbreak of avian flu...

Initiatives

Hungarian oil company MOL decides on giant investment

The board of MOL Nyrt approved a development program on its refinery on the Danube side, which will result in...

Initiatives

Mad cow, bird flu: veterinary response is improving

Top agency for safety in the meat and livestock trade says: the response to mad-cow disease and H5N1 bird flu...

Initiatives

Human rights ‘eroded worldwide’

Powerful governments and armed groups have been deliberately fomenting fear to erode human rights worldwide, a report by Amnesty International...

Initiatives

Hungarian Government to sell AKA stake

The government will sell the 40% stake it has in Alföld Concession Motorway Zrt (AKA), the company operating motorway M5....

Initiatives

Romania, unable to co-finance European projects

Romania's financial capacity of ensuring the grant for the co-financing of European projects is not sufficient, Aurel Saramet, head of...

Initiatives

WildHorse raises $20 mln for uranium projects

Australian uranium explorer WildHorse Energy Ltd has raised $20 million through a placement of convertible notes, with global investment bank...

Initiatives

FinMin on property tax, forint band, housing subsidies

Finance Minister János Veres yesterday said the government has no plans to change the existing housing subsidy regime, to drop...

Initiatives

Kóka on micro-credits

According to the Economy Minister János Kóka, the micro-credit scheme must be made more popular and more easily accessible as...

Initiatives

Jeremie helps small and medium sized companies receive loans

Hungary's government has earmarked Ft 175 billion (about €700 million) for a new program to help small and medium sized...

Initiatives

Sanitary chief expects bird flu in Russia, office allays fears

Russia's chief sanitary doctor said Friday outbreaks of bird flu could occur in Siberia and European Russia this summer, while...

Initiatives

OMV defends Iranian gas deal and launches road safety program

Austrian oil and gas group OMV has been defending its decision to develop parts of the South Pars Gas Field...

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...