The other day, he spoke to RTL Híradó that, thanks to his city diplomacy and lobbying activities over the past four years, it has now become clear that approximately HUF 300 billion worth of European Union funds will arrive in Budapest in the coming years. Karácsony also added: “This is not necessarily a worthy amount for such a large city, but if we start from the point that the Hungarian government mostly wanted to give zero, then it is an important result.”
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The Origo followed up, and in reality, Karácsony achieved at most one hundredth, one percent of what he claims in terms of direct sources. Because the
the projects mentioned by the mayor are included one by one in the operational programs designed by the government, as well as in the so-called recovery plan, which – taking into account the needs of the capital city – was drawn up and adopted by the government in Brussels.
Their support sources are included in the IKOP, IKOP Plusz, TOP Plusz, KEHOP Plusz programs designed and managed by the government and in the Recovery Plan.