Watch: Chinese EV Battery Factory Sparks Water Shortage Fears in Hungary
- 1 Jun 2023 4:38 PM
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The government in Budapest says it will drive economic growth for years to come. But locals fear it could be a disaster for the environment.
The government in Budapest says it will drive economic growth for years to come. But locals fear it could be a disaster for the environment.
Opposition LMP activists have shut off the entrances to the Samsung battery plant in Göd, north of Budapest.
A Greenpeace report shows that fetotoxic substances in the wastewater near the Samsung battery plant in God near Budapest also threaten nearby towns including Dunakeszi, the environment and climate affairs shadow minister of opposition Democratic Coalition said.
A few weeks ago, the firing of a department head at Corvinus University of Budapest caused a stir in Hungary: the professor had previously reported and initiated an ethics investigation regarding an influential family’s child finishing the semester in spite of not fulfilling the semester requirements.
Opposition LMP will file a criminal report against the Samsung plant in Göd, north of Budapest, on suspicion of environmental damage, the green party’s co-leader said.
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