environment

04/05/2015

Most hazardous waste to be removed from Illatos Road depot by late May

Budapest, May 4 (MTI) – The 991 barrels containing the most hazardous waste disposed in a depot at Budapest’s Illatos Road are to be removed from […]
22/04/2015

New technology presented for testing groundwater

Budapest, April 22 (MTI) – New research methods and technology for testing Hungary’s groundwater resources have been applied under an EU-funded scheme. The programme has provided […]
20/04/2015

LMP: Transport, storage of damaged Paks fuel rods unlawful

Budapest, April 20 (MTI) – The transport and final storage of fuel rods damaged in a 2003 incident at the Paks Nuclear Power Station violated the […]
13/04/2015

President Ader sums up water talks in South Korea

Gyeongbuk, South Korea, April 13 (MTI) – Opportunities can be found in crises, Hungary’s president said in Gyeongbuk, South Korea, on Monday, summing up his talks […]
13/04/2015

President Ader opens World Water Forum

Daegu, South Korea (MTI) – Without sufficient water supply, there will be no sustainable development in the world, President Janos Ader said, opening the 7th World […]
01/04/2015

Ader calls for cooperation on climate change

Budapest (MTI) – The United States, European Union and China, the world’s major polluters, must cooperate to defeat climate change, President Janos Ader said on Tuesday. […]
01/04/2015

Global warming – 2014 was Hungary’s hottest year since 1901

Budapest (MTI) – Last year was the hottest year on average in Hungary since 1901, with a mean temperature of almost 12 C., the national meteorological […]
04/03/2015

Greenpeace reveals heavy metal pollution near Hortobágy national park

Greenpeace Hungary said on Tuesday it had detected heavy metal contamination outside the compound of a waste disposal facility near the Hortobágy National Park in eastern […]
23/02/2015

The biggest solar power plant of Hungary is to be built at the Mátra

HVG reports that the biggest solar power project of Hungary will start in spring at Mátra Power Plant. According to the plans, the solar power plant […]
14/02/2015

Hungary’s largest passive house is completed

In Hungary, passive houses are quite rare so far, but the Angyalfold-located building with 100 homes is the largest such investment. The heating cost of the […]
15/01/2015

President Ader: Solar panel fee mistake

Budapest (MTI) – The government has made a mistake regarding the administration of an environmental product fee on solar panels, the president said on Wednesday. Related […]
12/01/2015

Jobbik calls on govt to withdraw planned tax on solar panels

Budapest, January 12 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying […]
12/01/2015

Another Hungaricum: Green Tax On Solar Panels

Although the solar panels are fully recyclable, the government imposed environmental pollution tribute on them. It is twice as much as on the batteries. In addition, […]
06/01/2015

President Ader warns against pollution

Budapest (MTI) – Despite all promises to the contrary mankind continued its “warfare against the Earth” last year, “a war in which no one will live […]
06/01/2015

New directorate for sustainable environment at President’s Office

Budapest (MTI) – The President’s Office added a new directorate reponsible for environmental sustainability, as of January 1, Hungary’s President Janos Ader announced on Monday. Ader […]
15/10/2014

State-Owned Project Company to Control Paks Upgrade

Budapest, October 15 (MTI) – A project company established to undertake an upgrade of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant, in Paks, will be put under direct […]
07/10/2014

Greenpeace demands government to withdraw from Paks deal with Rosatom

(MTI) – Greenpeace is calling on the Hungarian government to withdraw from the “pact” signed with Rosatom and the Russian state, the organisation said on Monday. […]
04/10/2014

Red Sludge Disaster 4th Anniversary Marked

Budapest, October 4 (MTI) – The government and opposition parties issued statements to mark the 4th anniversary of the red sludge disaster in western Hungary, today. […]
28/09/2014

Mecsek hills could be suitable site for nuclear waste depository, says expert

(MTI) – Drill tests in the western Mecsek hills in the south of Hungary suggest that the area could be suitable for building a depository for […]
22/09/2014

Hungarian orgs join People’s Climate March ahead of UN summit

(MTI) – Hungarian civil organisations joined the People’s Climate March initiative and organised a demonstration to stop climate change in Budapest on Sunday. The demonstration is […]