Municipalities across the country would launch local referendums to ensure that at least half of the EU aid fund that addresses the economic effects of the coronavirus epidemic is received by local governments in proportion to the population, the mayor announced. from Budapest.

Coronavirus: the second wave

Half a year after the spring outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the second wave of the pandemic has arrived. The radical increase in the number of infected is forcing more and more countries to re-impose restrictions, despite the fact that the world economy has not even recovered from the effects of the spring outbreak. According to the posters, the second wave also reached Hungary. Follow our news!

Gergely Karácsony announced in an online event of the Free Cities organization, together with several rural leaders, that local bodies could hold referendums in November to “use correctly” EU funds, and in the spring of next year they could hold referendums about the same time.

The mayor of Budapest, with the words “local referendum revolution”, wants to show that the word of the people is the strongest. He stressed that the Hungarian settlements are in trouble, which is why they are in dire need of EU assistance. And no one knows better than local mayors what European support should be spent on, he added.

According to Christmas, your local referendum movement can not only help find a way out of the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic, but also provide a historic opportunity to build a “new Hungary” that is much fairer, more democratic and more green than it is now.

The Mayor recalled: Hungary will receive HUF 2.5 billion in additional funds from the EU aid fund. Unlike the government, he explained, they do not want to obtain financing from this framework for themselves or their friends, but they would improve the quality of life of the people of Budapest with various investments. He mentioned as an example that the capital would make greater use of geothermal energy to develop district heating, launch a residential energy efficiency program and purchase modern public transport vehicles.

Gergely Karácsony also spoke about the fact that the mayors of 36 major European cities, including the Visegrad countries, have formed an alliance to persuade European decision-makers: local governments can directly apply for more EU funds .

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One of Gergely Karácsony’s campaign promises was the introduction of the Tiborcz tax on luxury real estate, with the proposal that the capital has now been completed. The 15 minutes of free parking may come from next summer, certainly there will be no hourly parking for 7-800 florins. On the first anniversary of the municipal election, we asked Mayor Gergely Karácsony, who is very unhappy with the government’s epidemic management practices.



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