New law for world heritage in Hungary
Four of the nine world heritage sites located in Hungary: (from left to right) The Buda Castle district, Lake Fertő, the Hortobágy National Park and the Archabbey of Pannonhalma.
Hungary's government had decided to prepare a stand-alone law on the country's UNESCO-registered world heritage sites, and the bill was submitted to Parliament on December 8, writes magyarorszag.hu, based on a report by state news wite MTI. According to Népszabadság, nearly all critics of the bill agreed with the concept, and the law could be passed before the end of this year.
The proposed law would summarize regulations and restrictions pertaining to the nine world heritage sites located in Hungary, and would also help define opportunities for development, said Márta Schneider, state secretary of the ministry of culture. The bill rules that a management plan has to be created for each site, in addition to providing secure, calculable state financing, she added.
The nine world heritage sites in Hungary are the Buda side of the Danube with the Castle district, Andrássy út and its environs, Hollókő village, the Aggtelek Stalactite Caves, the Archabbey of Pannonhalma, the Hortobágy National Park, the Ancient Christian Gaves in Pécs, Lake Fertő and the Tokaj wine region.
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