Motion Making Balaton Beaches Free to Be Submitted to Parliament

  • 24 Jul 2023 11:56 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Motion Making Balaton Beaches Free to Be Submitted to Parliament
The opposition Socialist Party will submit a bill in the autumn to make the beaches around Lake Balaton free, MP Zsolt Molnár said in video posted on Facebook.

Speaking at a press conference in Zamárdi, on the southern shore of the lake, Molnár said their proposal states that municipalities should be given compensation for providing free access to the beaches on the lakeshore.

He cited the example of Croatia, where a law was passed recently which forbids collecting money for access to the Adriatic Sea.

Molnár said the aim of their bill was to ensure free access to the lake for everyone, “with local government maintenance, and to avoid over-construction” at Lake Balaton.

MTI Photo: Balázs Mohai

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