Farm minister meets OECD officials over upcoming environmental performance review

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian farm minister held consultations with OECD officials about the organisation’s third environmental performance review to start at the end of the year, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Sándor Fazekas met Environment Director Simon Upton and policy analyst Eugene Mazurt in charge of the review, the ministry said in a statement.

Fazekas emphasised the importance of implementing a central environmental policy that serves to improve the conditions of a country’s natural environment.

Implementing a “green” policy is imperative in preserving waters and arable land that will become scarce natural resources, he said. This will also help improve people’s health and the country’s economic performance, he said.

After their talks the minister and the OECD officials attended a conference organised by the ministry to mark the 20th anniversary of Hungary’s OECD membership.