Zsuzsa Bodnár

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

In a video report, we took a look at how water projects carried out by Mészáros and Mészáros Zrt. are progressing in Göd, Iváncsa and Debrecen, the sites of the largest Hungarian battery factories.

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.

In Sajóbábony, the construction of an NMP factory, and in Maglód, a South Korean industrial project was prevented as public pressure increased following Átlátszó’s reporting.

Bureaucrats found a clever way to stall and avoid disclosure, and in the process, obtain personal data of 'nosy' citizens.

The Sovereignty Protection Office's latest target is the Göd-ÉRT Association, an enviromental group protesting the government’s push to fill Hungary with battery factories.

A previous massive fine failed to deter to remove toxic waste stored near leisure facilities.

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