Karacsony: Govt trying to prevent largest green transport development in Budapest

The government is trying to prevent the largest-ever green transport development project for Budapest, Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Friday. The project would have a direct effect on the lives of more than 1.5 million people in 19 districts of Budapest and an indirect effect on 3 million people, he said on Facebook. "This is the plan that the government wants to prevent. They have promised to provide funding for it but, once again, they have broken their promise," he added. As a result, city leaders have acquired refundable European resources, he said. Only a signature of approval would be needed from the government to get the resources but "they refuse it", he added.