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Government approves climate, nature protection action plan
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The government has approved a climate and nature protection action plan, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday.
At his regular press briefing, Gergely Gulyás said the details of the plan will be laid out by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at his state of the nation address on Sunday.
The government has made it clear on multiple occasions that it intends to do everything in its power both in Hungary and in Europe “to ensure progress on green matters”, Gulyás said. The aim is for Hungary to continue to do all it can in the era of climate change to make sure that future generations inherit a country that is in better shape than it is now, he added.
Regarding the spread of the coronavirus, Gulyás said no cases of Hungarians infected by the virus have been reported so far, nor has anyone on Hungary’s territory been infected. Answering a question, Gergely Gulyás said that 188 Hungarian citizens are staying currently in China, two of them in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, who wish to stay there. Another seven Hungarian nationals taken home earlier from China with the Hungarian government’s help remain under close observation at Budapest’s St. Laszlo Hospital, Gulyás said, adding that they are expected to be released on Sunday.
He said that Hungary is fully prepared for prevention based on a 28-point comprehensive action plan.
Speaking of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Gulyás said inter-state relations between the two countries were balanced. Among the issues discussed were the impact of a potential recession or stagnation of Western Europe’s economy on Hungary, and the EU’s 2021-2027 budget, he said.