VIDEO: scandal in Debrecen, Chinese investors booed – UPDATED
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A public hearing in Debrecen was disturbed by the booing and yelling of the residents of the Eastern Hungarian city. Representatives of the Chinese CATL battery manufacturer and the mayor of Debrecen attended the event to present a 7.4bn EUR investment to the locals.
According to index.hu, the new CATL plant would be inaugurated in 2025. László Papp, the city’s mayor (Fidesz-KDNP), said the development would not threaten the locals but create a large number of new workplaces. However, many disagree that the investment will be beneficial for Hungary’s second-biggest city. A big crowd started to boo at the public hearing the moment a CATL representative began his speech, index.hu said.
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The opposition LMP party has accused the government of turning Hungary into a battery-manufacturing powerhouse at the expense of the country’s environment and natural resources. The water and natural resources of the eastern city of Debrecen must not be allowed to be compromised for the sake of Chinese investors, László Lóránt Keresztes, Chairman of Parliament’s Sustainable Development Committee, told an online press briefing on Tuesday.