E.ON donates more than €700k for Ukrainians

The aid will support people in Ukraine and the refugees in neighbouring countries

EU greenlights €209m Hungarian aid for SK on Hungary’s EV battery plant

The plant will have an annual capacity of 30 GWh and is expected to create at least 1,900 direct jobs

New European Battery Academy launched with €10m EU grant

It will effectively co-ordinate reskilling and upskilling efforts and provide immediate rollout of high-quality training across member states

Each person ‘generated waste equal to the weight of a camel’

Europe produced 225.7 million tonnes of municipal waste in 2020, according to new research

EU approves Hungary’s €24m state aid for battery copper foil plant

The copper foil manufactured by Volta Energy Solutions in this facility will specifically be used for EV batteries

France and Hungary referred to EU Court over urban wastewater treatment failures

The Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive requires member states to ensure urban agglomerations, i.e. towns, cities and settlements, properly collect and treat their wastewater

Korean energy giant plugs $2.2bn into Hungarian battery plant

The 30GWh factory will cater for expected demand for batteries in Europe

EU bank invests €120m to modernise power network in Hungary

The financing will cover the costs of the reinforcement of the electricity supply network, refurbishment of substations, overhead lines and underground cables and the installation of advanced meters

EU injects €1.4bn of funding into green projects across seven member states

Green infrastructure projects in Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain will benefit from the EU funding

EU investigates €108m Hungarian state aid for Samsung battery plant

Samsung SDI is investing €1.2bn to expand the production capacity of lithium-ion cells and battery packs for electric vehicles in its existing plant located in Göd