The Budapest Regional Court annulled the environmental permit of the Samsung battery factory of Göd, ruling that the permit was issued illegally.

Lőrinc Mészáros’s company continues to receive billions in public money to build waterworks for the battery plant which they were supposed to complete a year ago.

Locals protested against the plant's operation and expansion in early May with a public forum and a petition with thousands of signatures.

Mayors and residents in the area are prepared to physically resist to stop the project. On-the-spot report from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

For nearly two years, 1,700 tonnes of hazardous battery waste, stinking of solvents, were stored in unprotected warehouses on the site of the former Abasár barracks, while the authorities issued unsuccessful notices to remove the waste.

The enviromental permit for the BYD factory in Szeged shows staggering numbers of water and energy needs and leaves question about waste disposal.

German residents have been protesting against a battery recycler since September, with nearly 8,000 comments submitted to the licensing procedure.

SungEel's plant, which was closed down last summer, has been cleared of irregularities according to the authority, so it can restart its operation.

The Göd-ÉRT Association and Greenpeace Hungary have joined forces to protest against the polluting operation of the Göd factory.

There is currently no waste management, but waste with battery labels is stored on the site.

Civilians in Göd filed a lawsuit challenging the permit, and the court ordered immediate legal protection in the case.