On 2 March 2023, Zita Ferenczi, air chemistry expert from the National Meteorological Service, presented the HungAIRy LIFE integrated project’s efforts in modelling the impact of air quality measures at the ATMOSYS workshop in Rome, Italy.

The Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises re-organised its long-running air pollution control conference to mark World Environment Day. On 7 June 2023, Barbara Bezegh presented the achievements of the HungAIRy LIFE integrated project to a professional audience.

Countries in the Central European region face similar air pollution problems, making international exchange of experience key to the successful implementation of LIFE Integrated Projects (IPs) co-funded by the European Union to improve air quality.

The HungAIRy LIFE integrated project has reached its half-way point and we are presenting the results achieved so far at today's event - said Péter Bozzay, Managing Director of the Herman Ottó Institute Nonprofit Ltd., the project coordinator, in his welcome speech at the workshop for local governments and government authorities.

Mayor Ádám Mirkóczi highlighted the importance of a new community cycling system for Eger, noting that it brings a much-needed environmentally conscious transport option to the city.

Pruning is the most common spring gardening chore and often results in garden waste that many people are unsure how to handle. The municipality of Miskolc assists residents by distributing compost frames for free as part of the HungAIRy LIFE integrated project.

Thanks to the cooperation between the University of Miskolc and the Miskolc County Municipality, anyone can check the air quality. On the pmmonitoring.hu website, visitors can monitor current air quality data in different parts of Miskolc.

As there was previously no automatic air quality monitoring station in Békéscsaba, installation of a continuous monitoring station was one of the objectives of the HungAIRy LIFE integrated project to collect information on air quality.

The Association of Everyday Cultures conducted an online training, accredited by the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, on “Environment friendly management in practice” for agricultural consultants and eco-managers on 25 February 2022.

The first permanent monitoring station was set up in Békéscsaba, in the county seat of Békés by the Békéscsaba City Urban Development Corporation (Békéscsabai Városfejlesztési Kft.), the partner of the HungAIRy LIFE integrated project (IP).