Fidesz Comms Director: EU Responsible for ‘Public Utility Crisis’ Europe currently suffers from a "public utility crisis" for which Brussels clearly bears responsibility, the communications director of ruling Fidesz... 2021.10.16.
Press Roundup: Soaring Energy Prices As energy prices skyrocket, a left-wing commentator calls on the government to lower taxes on gasoline. A conservative economist thinks... 2021.10.16.
President Áder: Plastic Could Outweigh Fish in Oceans by 2050 Every ten seconds the equivalent of a lorry full of plastic waste makes its way into the oceans, President János... 2021.10.13.
President Áder: Allocate 2% of National Income Towards Averting Economic Losses Due to Climate Change By allocating 2 percent of Hungarian national income towards establishing a sustainable economy, any future economic losses related to climate... 2021.10.06.
V4 Central Bank Heads Hold Conference on Green Transition Governors of the central banks of the Visegrad Group countries and the region's leading financial experts on Thursday held a... 2021.07.16.
President Áder Warns of Clothing Overconsumption and Pollution President János Áder discussed the problem of the overconsumption of clothing with journalist and style consultant Eszter Mengyán in his... 2021.07.12.
Environmental Impacts of Fashion Industry Increasingly Alarming The fashion industry is the second largest polluter in the world. Freshwater and ocean pollution, the accumulation of textile waste,... 2021.07.04.
EC Contacts Gov’t Over Hungary’s Lake Fertő Construction The Hungarian government has received another warning around its “Fertő Shore Development” project, this time by the European Commission, Átlátszó... 2021.06.15.
British Firefighter and Family Moves to Hungary, Dedicate Free Time to Clean River Tisza How does a British firefighter start a successful garbage collection project on the banks of the river Tisza in Hungary?... 2021.06.13.
Hungary Passes its Earth Overshoot Day Hungary has passed its Earth Overshoot Day on the 8th of June according to the WWF. To become more eco-friendly,... 2021.06.09.
UNESCO Calls on Hungarian Gov’t to Stop Lake Fertő Developments A sport center, a hotel, an eco-center and eco-park, a large marina, multiple restaurants, camping sights, and an 880 car... 2021.06.08.
Foreign Minister: Environmental Challenges Should Remain Focus Point Despite Pandemic The challenges posed by climate change should not be neglected despite the hardships the coronavirus pandemic has brought on economy... 2021.04.29.
President Áder: Effects of Climate Change Hit Carpathian Basin Early and Hard Effects of climate change have emerged earlier and in a harsher form in the Carpathian Basin than in several other... 2021.04.12.
Innovation Min Palkovics Denies Report of Planned Climate Target Veto Hungary aims for a fair deal on European climate targets but the government wants to keep public utility fees low,... 2020.12.09.
Budapest Airport Sustainability Scheme Gets International Award The Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) has granted its ACI Eco-Innovation Award to Budapest Airport, recognising a sustainability scheme... 2020.11.18.
Coronavirus – Gov’t Launches HUF 7 Billion Support Scheme for Green Economy Capacity Upgrades Finance Minister Mihály Varga on Monday announced a tender for 7.3 billion forints (EUR 21m) in European Union and state... 2020.08.03.
Solar Energy Use Doubles in 2019 Sustainable energy sources are on the rise in Hungary, with consumption of solar energy doubling in 2019, pro-government daily Magyar... 2020.07.15.
Opposition: Fidesz ‘Neutered’ Climate Emergency Proposal The opposition parties on Thursday said ruling Fidesz had "hijacked and neutered" an opposition proposal on addressing the climate emergency.... 2020.05.14.
LMP marks Earth Day: ‘We can’t continue from where we left off before the pandemic’ Capital-driven globalisation will push the Earth into an abyss, the co-leader of opposition LMP said on Wednesday, marking Earth Day.... 2020.04.22.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Ruminations on the Post-coronavirus Age A left-wing and a pro-government commentator ponder the future after the coronavirus. They both believe that environmental considerations and local... 2020.04.15.
Sziget Festival Fetches Second Green Award Hungary’s most popular summer festival, Sziget Festival, which recently received the international Greener Festival Award from the European Festivals Association, just received double the... 2020.03.06.
