
Hundreds of civilians gathered in Budapest on Sunday to protest the environmental and health risks posed by Hungary’s battery industry, focusing on the controversial Samsung plant in Göd. Organised by Greenpeace Hungary, the aHang petition platform, and the Göd-ÉRT Association, the demonstration took place in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade at Bem Square under the banner “Not Sacrificable.” 

Protest focuses on corporate and government accountability 

The protest was sparked by investigative reporting from Telex, which revealed that the Göd plant repeatedly exceeded legal safety limits for nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) dust (sometimes by more than 500 times!), posing serious health risks to workers. According to company records obtained by Telex, in one area of the factory, concentrations of these toxic substances far surpassed legal thresholds, potentially resulting in fatal exposure. If you missed it: Telex: Samsung poisoned its Göd plant workers for years with the Orbán cabinet’s help – updated Speakers emphasised that the issue extends beyond Göd. The Göd-ÉRT Association noted that Hungary hosts 51 battery-related facilities across 39 settlements, with 27 classified as high-risk “upper-threshold” plants. “This could happen anywhere, at any time,” said one representative, citing parallels with other controversial industrial cases in Hungary. “Decisions prioritise industry interests over...

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“Not sacrificable”: Civilians protest Samsung battery plant pollution in Budapest