Nov. 30, 2008
The Hungarian government decided on September 10 to confront Austria over the proximity of a proposed waste management plant to the Hungarian border. Hungary's Ministry of Environment and Water argues that the planned capacity of the incinerator is much greater than the amount of waste produced in the province, and that the selected location will interfere with sustainable development plants in Hungary's Szentgotthard area. Austria and Hungary have already jointly developed an ecological rehabilitation plan for the Raba River, a project that has been awarded tenders worth roughly EUR 3.12 million.
