Csaba Sógor's campaign-2009
Sógor - We must rebuild our roads and bridges!
A 1.6 km link road was officially opened this afternoon in Vetés,
Judeţul Satu-Mare (Szatmár county), in a ceremony attended by MEP
candidate Csaba Sógor. The new stretch of road is a continuation of the
section of highway connecting Vetés with Csenger in Hungary, and is
being constructed from EU funds set aside for cross-border projects.
"The European Union has earmarked EUR 248 million for the subsidy of
cross-border cooperation. We must now rebuild what was destroyed in two
world wars. We must build roads and bridges, both in literal terms and
metaphorically, between cultures, languages and peoples.
That's what the European Union is all about", said Csaba Sógor at the inauguration ceremony. He added that the border region is struggling with a number of problems related to the smaller parts of its transportation infrastructure: while the larger towns are easily approachable and have adequate transportation links with the neighbouring countries, in many cases the rural settlements are isolated due to the generally bad state of the roads. There are roads, currently out of use, that cross the national border.
These could, if renovated in parallel to the dismantling of border posts, assist in the development of links between communities in the border areas. The ribbon-cutting was also attended by Árpád Csehi, chairman of Szatmár County Council, who said that it had taken barely six months to renovate the newly opened stretch of road, and gave his promise that the County Council will continue to support the infrastructure developments of borderland villages in the future.
That's what the European Union is all about", said Csaba Sógor at the inauguration ceremony. He added that the border region is struggling with a number of problems related to the smaller parts of its transportation infrastructure: while the larger towns are easily approachable and have adequate transportation links with the neighbouring countries, in many cases the rural settlements are isolated due to the generally bad state of the roads. There are roads, currently out of use, that cross the national border.
These could, if renovated in parallel to the dismantling of border posts, assist in the development of links between communities in the border areas. The ribbon-cutting was also attended by Árpád Csehi, chairman of Szatmár County Council, who said that it had taken barely six months to renovate the newly opened stretch of road, and gave his promise that the County Council will continue to support the infrastructure developments of borderland villages in the future.
