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Green politics in Budapest

Dialogue for Hungary

Basic data of the party Dialogue for Hungary (PM) • 8 Members of Parliament • 20 elected representatives in local governments (15 in Budapest) • Party formed in March 2013 • Former members of „ Politics can be different “ green party

Administration in Budapest • 23 districts • 23+1 elected councils • 23+1 mayors • Mayors elected directly • Scattered local policies

City living with the Danube

City Assembly of Budapest 33 members + Mayor Jobbik: 3 PM: 3 Fidesz- KDNP: 17+1 MSZP: 10

3 members of Dialogue for Hungary in Budapest Jenő Kaltenbach Ágnes Somfai Ákos Hanzély

Political situation National level: absolute majority, gestures for extreme right party (Jobbik) Local level: depends, mainly absolute majority

Options for green politics • National level: Fidesz ruined environmental institutions • Local level: there are some possibilites to change sg and achieve sg

Bad examples in Budapest • Investments of „ outstanding ” national interest • Lack of civil control • Lack of public participation • Predominance of economic interests and prestige

Not so good examples currently: aggressive governmental interference too much unneeded representation, lack of consultation Kossuth square • Restoration of the 1944 image • Cutting of all trees

Normafa • Forest area in Budapest • Planning of parking lots, ski-resort

Football stadium s all over… Fradi stadium

Not so good examples 2. Museum District in a big park (Városliget) We support • Increase of cultural role of Budapest But • Do we really need to build new museums? • Why don’t we build them on de relict sites instead of already overused land? • They want to construct many buildings in a big park and to decrease green areas • There is no professional and social conversation, plans are not known in detail.

Not so good examples: planned mobile dam by the Danube

Green response • Collection of signatures • Facebook-actions • Own civil forums • Legal way: attacking decision at court • Supporting civil initiatives

Own initiatives • At Budapest and district level • Green nappy programme: against disposable nappies • Promotion of communal planning • Inforcement of transparency Green and social • Against criminalisation of homelessness

Good example? City council square Proposed main square with public planning Have you seen the most valuable square of Pest? In action

Thank you! somfaia@budapest.hu Somfai.agnes@parbeszedmagyarorszagert.hu magnes.blog.hu Phone: +36 30 350 8945