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Opposition wants to protect Hungarian lakes
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Hungarian opposition parties would like to protect the Hungarian lakes and introduce climate protection measures.
DK proposes special status for Lake Fertő
The opposition Democratic Coalition proposes that Lake Fertő, located on the Austrian-Hungarian border, should be given special status in Hungary similar to the protection it enjoys in Austria so that no investments damaging the natural environment can be made there, lawmaker Olivio Kocsis-Cake told a press conference broadcast from the shore of the lake on Sunday. Kocsis-Cake called the lake “Hungary’s most valuable natural treasure”.
He said that in recent years, the Fidesz government had started destroying the area around the lake, which was used for recreation by many families. Zoltán Simon, the party’s local municipal deputy, said the stilt houses that had been there for decades had been destroyed, and a marina with berths for hundreds of yachts and a “reinforced concrete hotel” were under construction on the shore. Simon called this “unacceptable” and said his party was committed to protecting Lake Fertő.
Socialists to submit motion to make Lake Balaton beaches free
The opposition Socialist Party will submit a bill in the autumn to make the beaches around Lake Balaton free, MP Zsolt Molnár said in video posted on Facebook on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference in Zamardi, on the southern shore of the lake, Molnár said their proposal states that municipalities should be given compensation for providing free access to the beaches on the lakeshore. He cited the example of Croatia, where a law was passed recently which forbids collecting money for access to the Adriatic Sea. Molnár said the aim of their bill was to ensure free access to the lake for everyone, “with local government maintenance, and to avoid overconstruction” at Lake Balaton.