The battle of the Municipal Park continues: the government delivered a chess set to the capital by government decree



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The essence of the government decree, which was published late on Tuesday night, is that after its entry into force, the capital cannot modify the city park construction rules outlined in the decree.

This stipulates the range of buildings to be built in the park, as well as the fact that the maximum permitted level of construction in the City Park must be 7 percent, the maximum height of the ledge 25 meters and the green area 65 percent minimum, of which the total green area must reach 61 percent. percent.

László Baán, Ministerial Commissioner of the Liget Budapest project told the MTI that the government decree issued on Tuesday did not mean any change in the continuation of the investment and would maintain the current regulations in all aspects. He added that the amendment planned by the capital’s leadership would have eliminated the possibility of meaningful dialogue, but with the government decree issued on Tuesday, the possibilities for dialogue remained.

The process of modifying the current Municipal Park Building Regulations (VÉSZ) began more than six months ago by the management of the capital. The government has now issued a decree on the cornerstones of the city park construction regulations based on the current VÉSZ regulations, which is explained by the fact that they do not want the fate of the Liget Budapest project declared a public investment , is decided unilaterally by the management of the capital.

This regulation cannot be in conflict with any subsequent regulation at the capital level, said the ministerial commissioner.

László Baán stressed that the government continues to maintain that The construction of the three new institutions objected to by the capital’s management: the New National Gallery, the Hungarian House of Innovation and the Városliget Theater will not begin until an agreement is reached with the capital on this issue.

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The minister emphasized that the EMERGENCY modification planned by the capital’s leadership would have abolished the construction works of the New National Gallery, the Hungarian House of Innovation and the City Park Theater, although the preparatory materials prepared by the capital indicate clearly the Liget project is complete. In the case of its implementation, which also includes three developments, the proportion of green areas in the Municipal Park will increase significantly from the current 60 to 65 percent.

Gergely Karácsony reacted to the new regulation

Gergely Karácsony said: “So the government is reopening the Battle of the City Park. We stick to our program. My mayor’s program literally says: ‘We will ensure the legal protection of green spaces in the City Park, It should no longer be built there, leaving the green space instead of the concrete.

Today I present to the Metropolitan General Assembly a proposal that is in line with our program, our principles and the will of the electorate expressed a year ago. We insist on this in all circumstances.

Top image: The House of Hungarian Music under construction in Városliget on September 11, 2020. MTI / Zoltán Máthé



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