News Hungary and Ukraine announce €1bn border plan Hungary and Ukraine will submit a €1bn plan to develop their common border area to the EU, officials from the two countries told a press conference on Monday. The plan…
News Hungary takes over Liszt Ferenc airport from Vinci The government of Hungary has spent €3.1bn on renationalising Liszt Ferenc International Airport near Budapest by acquiring an 80% stake from owner-operator Vinci Airports. A handover ceremony was held on…
News Hungary plans ‘logistics ring’ around Budapest Hungary is planning to improve traffic flow in Budapest by constructing a Chinese-funded railway bypass and a motorway ring road, local media report. The V0 railway was discussed during Chinese…
News China, Hungary agree rail schemes and ‘full-spectrum’ nuclear cooperation President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hungary last week resulted in commitments to cooperate on rail, nuclear, and other infrastructure, Reuters reports. Hungary’s foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook that…
News Eyes on Xi Jinping’s Hungarian visit for possible EV plant Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors plans to build a big electric vehicle plant in Hungary, media there have been speculating. They believe it will time the announcement to coincide…
News Serbian leg of Belgrade-to-Budapest railway to open this year Contractors have finished laying track on the remaining Serbian section of the new, China-backed north-south railway between the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and Budapest, capital of Hungary. Costing $1bn, the 108km…
News Carbon-neutral tile factory to ‘set new standards for Europe’ Austrian materials producer Wienerberger says its carbon-neutral concrete roof-tile factory in Hungary will “set a new standard across Europe”. The €30m, 7,300-sq-m plant in Hejopapi will be fully automated, with…
News Rheinmetall builds car-and-military factory in Hungary German arms and automotive company Rheinmetall has broken ground on a combined automotive and defence factory in Szeged, Hungary. It will be the company’s first large-scale hybrid site making advanced…
News UAE eyes €5bn regeneration scheme in Budapest Hungary and the UAE want to cooperate on a €5bn regeneration programme in Budapest, Hungary Today reports. Hungary’s foreign affairs and trade minister Peter Szijjarto announced the plan on Wednesday…
News Hyundai beats US, Chinese bidders to $12bn Bulgarian nuclear deal South Korean contractor Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been chosen from a shortlist of five bidders to install and commission two Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant…
News Mystery investor eyes €6bn mixed-use district in Budapest Hungary’s government said it is planning to channel €6bn into a “Dubai-style” hub around a partly disused railway station in Budapest, local media reported yesterday. Janos Lazar, the country’s construction…
News BYD to open first European car factory in Hungary China’s BYD, the world’s biggest electric-car manufacturer, will build its first European factory in Hungary, Reuters reports, citing the Frankfurter Allgemeine.
News Korean-Canadian JV joins rush to open EV plant in Hungary A joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics and Canada’s Magna International has become the latest EV venture to announce building plans in Hungary.
News China’s Sunwoda joins rush to build battery plants in Hungary China’s Sunwoda Electronic will invest up to $274.71m to build an electric-vehicle battery factory in Hungary, Reuters reports, citing a filing to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange yesterday. The money will…
News Hungary referred to court over building material fixed price rules The European Commission has decided to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for setting fixed prices for building materials such as sand, gravel, and cement. It objects…
Trends Chinese battery maker joins surge of investors in Hungary’s EV industry Chinese battery manufacturer Eve Power will build a €3.7bn factory in Debrecen, Hungary, boosting the country’s role as the centre of the European electric vehicle (EV) industry. Hungarian foreign minister…
News Korean company starts $290m Hungarian battery plant South Korean battery materials firm EcoPro has begun work on a $290m in a Hungarian plant making cathodes for electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Friday…
News Hungary agrees new deal for two Russian reactors Hungary and Russia have reached a new agreement to add two VVER-1200 reactors to the Paks nuclear power plant, the Budapest Business Journal reports. The agreement modifies the original contract…