environment

18/04/2016

Hungarian house speaker sends condolences over Ecuador earthquake victims

Budapest, April 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s House Speaker László Kövér sent a letter of solidarity to Gabriela Rivadeneira, head of the national assembly of Ecuador, over […]
11/04/2016

The best picnic places in Budapest

Spring has finally come, we shifted our clocks forward and it’s time to go out into the nature and spend some quality time with our loved […]
03/04/2016

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has met US President Barack Obama in the White House

US President Barack Obama has invited Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán to attend the 2016 nuclear security summit held in Washington, D.C., which Orbán accepted. Bertalan Havasi, […]
26/03/2016

The GMT+2 time zone to Hungary movement

“5 billion forint worth real energy saving and better quality of life for people living in Hungary if we shift our clocks forward by 2 hours!” […]
22/03/2016

World Water Day – Human activity dramatically affects Earth’s climate, says Hungarian president

Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – Human activity is having a dramatic impact on the Earth’s climate, the Hungarian president told a conference on Tuesday, World Water […]
22/03/2016

Croatian dam plans could threaten River Drava’s ecology in Hungary, says deputy ombudsman

Budapest, March 22 (MTI) – Hungary’s deputy ombudsman in charge of future generations has warned against the ecological damage dams planned by Croatia on the River […]
15/03/2016

60,000 frogs could be saved in Hungary

According to the Hungarian News Agency (MTI), the frog rescue begun with landscaping and fence raising on the 20th of February in Farmos, Pest. As many […]
14/03/2016

The rate of renewable energy is not increasing in Hungary

Metropol.hu writes that eleven European countries have already reached the 2020 goal, but based on the last years, Hungary won’t be able to reach the goal. […]
15/02/2016

Greenpeace: Paks upgrade violates EU directives

Budapest, February 15 (MTI) – The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is in breach of several EU directives, Greenpeace Hungary said on Monday, after […]
13/02/2016

UN, World Bank chiefs ask Áder to serve on Panel on Water

Budapest, February 13 (MTI) – The UN’s secretary general and the president of the World Bank have jointly invited President János Áder to serve as member […]
06/01/2016

Government commissioner confirms hazardous waste removed from Budapest depot

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – The government had all the hazardous waste removed from a depot in Budapest’s 9th district, the government commissioner for Pest County […]
06/01/2016

Government promises Hungary to become regional leader in electromobility

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – Hungary will become a leader in electromobility in central Europe thanks to the government’s targeted efforts, a development ministry official said […]
05/01/2016

Hazardous waste removed from Illatos Road depot

Budapest, January 5 (MTI) – The hazardous waste that had been left at a depot on Illatos Road in Budapest’s 9th district has now been completely […]
19/12/2015

Electric Vehicle Charging Station was opened at Budapest Airport

Opening of the first Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Liszt Ferenc International Airport is part of the green program implemented by the city council in cooperation […]
14/12/2015

LMP sees no guarantees for keeping Paris climate change deal

Budapest (MTI) – There is no guarantee that the climate change agreement adopted at the Paris summit will be kept, the green opposition LMP party’s Erzsebet […]
30/11/2015

President Ader addresses Paris climate summit – UPDATE

Budapest, November 30 (MTI) – Decision-makers have a responsibility to prevent the harmful effects of climate change on civilisation, Hungary’s President Janos Ader said in his […]
21/11/2015

„I think the earth is a great gift” – interview with Stephan Horch, a rubbish-collecting-kayaking-photographer

Sounds interesting, doesn’t it? We met Stephan Horch while hitchhiking throught Germany. Turned out, he was a photographer and a kayaker – plus a very concious […]
01/11/2015

Budapest tests smart city application

The application will adjust the street lights to the traffic and to the noise- and street pollution, and will collect data to improve transportation.  The test […]
25/10/2015

2015 World Solar Challenge in Australia – The Hungarian team finished seventh 

Megalux solar vehicle crossed the finish line Thursday morning around 9 o’clock in Eastern European time in Adelaide finishing 7th at 2015 World Solar Challenge competition […]
14/10/2015

Mátrai Erőmű inaugurates EUR 20.9 million solar power plant

Power plant company Mátrai Erőmű inaugurated a 6.5 billion forints (EUR 20.9m) solar power plant in Visonta (N Hungary) on Wednesday. The plant uses photovoltaic technology, […]