 In 1981 the two countries agreed to slow down the project because of their economic problems.In 1984 a movement protesting against the dam, the "Danube Circle" (Duna Kör), was founded in Hungary, which was later awarded the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize for protecting the Danube.The group objected to the withholding of information on the project from the public by the Communist government to avoid debate on its environmental impact.