PHOTOS: Orbán cabinet spends a fortune to build one of C Europe’s biggest barracks near Szolnok

The reconstruction of the special operations barracks in Szolnok, in eastern Hungary, is expected to bring about one of the largest and most modern developments of central Europe, the defence minister said in Szolnok on Friday, at the cornerstone ceremony of the development.

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said that the development, similarly to the speed and scale of armed forces and military industry developments in Hungary, “will stand as an example for Europe”.

The 59 billion forint (EUR 143.2m) investment, funded fully from government coffers, will set up the “new home” of the special operations brigade, the Special Operations Command and the international Regional Special Operations Component Command, to replace the old army barracks in Szolnok, he said. The first phase is expected to be completed by 2026, Szalay-Bobrovniczky added.

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