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Eva Kozma poses in front of the construction for a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Debrecen, Hungary. "This is progress, this is the future? Pouring concrete over nature while we know how polluting the factory is going to be?" she said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma poses in front of the construction for a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Debrecen, Hungary. "This is progress, this is the future? Pouring concrete over nature while we know how polluting the factory is going to be?" she said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma shows her T-shirt she made for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) near Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma shows her T-shirt she made for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) near Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents gather in Debrecen, Hungary, during a demonstration against a factory that will produce batteries for electric vehicles built by a China-based company on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents gather in Debrecen, Hungary, during a demonstration against a factory that will produce batteries for electric vehicles built by a China-based company on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents paint banners for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, near Debrecen, Hungary. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents paint banners for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, near Debrecen, Hungary. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A woman paints a banner for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, near Debrecen, Hungary. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A woman paints a banner for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, near Debrecen, Hungary. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma and Eniko Pasztor prepare a speech for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) near Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma and Eniko Pasztor prepare a speech for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) near Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents gather in Debrecen, Hungary, during a demonstration against a factory that will produce batteries for electric vehicles on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents gather in Debrecen, Hungary, during a demonstration against a factory that will produce batteries for electric vehicles on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma speaks during a demonstration against a new factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Debrecen, Hungary. "This is progress, this is the future? Pouring concrete over nature while we know how polluting the factory is going to be?" she said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma speaks during a demonstration against a new factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Debrecen, Hungary. "This is progress, this is the future? Pouring concrete over nature while we know how polluting the factory is going to be?" she said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Cracked and dry land is visible near construction of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Cracked and dry land is visible near construction of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents gather in Debrecen, Hungary, during a demonstration against a factory that will produce batteries for electric vehicles on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Residents gather in Debrecen, Hungary, during a demonstration against a factory that will produce batteries for electric vehicles on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that a sprawling battery factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Construction is underway of a battery factory for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) in Debrecen, Hungary on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma speaks during a demonstration against a new factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Debrecen, Hungary. "This is progress, this is the future? Pouring concrete over nature while we know how polluting the factory is going to be?" she said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Eva Kozma speaks during a demonstration against a new factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Debrecen, Hungary. "This is progress, this is the future? Pouring concrete over nature while we know how polluting the factory is going to be?" she said. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A woman paints a banner for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, near Debrecen, Hungary. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A woman paints a banner for a demonstration against a factory to produce batteries for electric vehicles built by China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, near Debrecen, Hungary. Residents, environmentalists and opposition politicians are worried that the factory will exacerbate existing environmental problems and use up the country's precious water supplies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)