National Society of Conservationists -Friends of the Earth Hungary (Magyar Termeszetvedok Szovetsege)
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | MFF, State aid | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Aleksandra Baranska Cabinet member | MFF, State aid | SRC |
| 27 May 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Food chain | — |
| 27 May 2025 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | Food chain | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The National Society of Conservationists-Friends of the Earth Hungary (NSC-FoE HUngary) was founded in 1989. Its overall objective is to protect nature as a whole and to promote the implementation of sustainable development, integrating it into environmental issues. Being an umbrella NGO organisation, it has 100+ member associations across Hungary with almost 35,000 members. Supporting and co-ordinating member-organisations, the Head Office, with its 20 staff, involves them in an increasing number of projects, campaigns and in thematic working groups (WG), organises relevant workshops and trainings. NSC-FoE Hu's central programs in general are aimed at environmental awareness-raising of the society and promoting the sustainability aspects in various social and economic processes and, for this sake, to promote public participation in them. NSC-FoE Hu prepares consultation responses & position papers on national and EU environmental policies.
EU Legislative Interests
- CAP, GMO-related and other food security and biofuels legislation - Natura2000 and other nature protection and biodiversity policies - EU climate and energy policies (Fitfor55 and EU Green Deal files, Energy Union, just transition, Energy Charter etc.); climate finance and development; - EU Funds, RRF, Just Transition Fund, Modernisation Fund and regional policies, European Semester - TTIP and other intl. agreements, Espoo Convention and Aarhus A., ICT; REACH - general EU environmental policy issues, development education programs
Communication Activities
Awareness raising and advocacy work, main target group: EU and national level decisionmakers: - Community energy campaign project - CAP policy program - climate justice and development, tax justice, extractive industries, SD agenda, ICT policies - biodiversity program - energy transition program: European Green Deal, Paris agreement-fit energy and climate policies p.eg. Fitfor55 package, incl. LTS and NECP, EU Green Deal, Renewable Energy Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive, energy transformation, just transition - TTIP process, EU Funds & OPs; RRF, Just Transition
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
NSC-FoE Hu is a member of several international NGO networks: Friends of the Earth, EEB, IUCN, CEE Bankwatch, CAN Europe, EURODAD (HAND) and CEEWEB.
Organisation Members
E-misszió(10000), Csalán(5000), Nimfea(5000), Reflex(500), CSEMETE(500), Beretzk(50), Zöld Kör(5000), Holocén(4000), Kerekerdő(300), Magosfa(400), Diverziti(200), BTSSZ(5000), Csermely(60), Biocén(20), Bölcs Bagoly(20), Bakcsó(300), Bendegúz TE(20), ETÉK(300), Eötvös K Isk(20), Fauna(400), Felső-Tisza(300), Geo-Env(300), Galga-m(200), Herman Ottó TE(200), Helix(200), IBBK(300), Kökörcsin Kör(300), Kelet TE(30), Kistúr(30), Kalocsak. TE(30), Ladomér Véderő(30), Messszelátó(300), Other 86 member groups (small)(2000): https://mtvsz.hu/tagszervezetek
Additional Information
(most recent closed fin. year: 2024; current financial year: 2026: estimation)