The European Union conference on smart villages was held in Gödöllő

The Hungarian Contact Office of the European Parliament and the European Commission’s Representation in Hungary held a conference on Monday in Gödöllő titled Smart Villages.

At a press conference prior to the conference, Szanyi Tibor, a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the host of the conference, recalled that he had submitted the individual initiative to the European Parliament (EP) and the European Commission (EC) in 2015 in which he initiated the creation of European eco-social villages. The concept of smart villages won the support of the EC in 2017. (MTI)