Video: Budapest's Mayor Snubs PM By Lobbying EU For Climate Change Cash

  • 14 Feb 2020 10:26 AM
Video: Budapest's Mayor Snubs PM By Lobbying EU For Climate Change Cash
Budapest's liberal mayor Gergely Karácsony and his counterparts in the region are lobbying Brussels for direct access to money aimed at making the continent climate neutral. It's being seen as a direct snub to their national governments.

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