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Entrenched bias at New Statesman misses key facts on Hungary and OLAF
What’s particularly conspicuous in this latest article is the blatant bias in the reporting.
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Hungarian government creates reserve in budget to pay EU fines over Metro 4 line scandal under Socialist-led government
The Hungarian government believes that this may be the most significant abuse of EU funds since the end of communism
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The corruption of news reporting on ‘corruption’
There’s no such thing as a presumption of innocence when it comes to charges of corruption and allegations of misuse of EU funds in Hungary – at least for much...
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Hungary's former government lands the country in hot water surrounding Metro 4 project scandal
OLAF had reviewed 400 billion HUF in concluded Metro 4 contracts and found inconsistencies in 272 billion HUF (880M EUR) worth of work. There were indications of five possible crimes...
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Hungary's former Socialist government lands the country an 18 billion HUF fine by European Commission
The EU has determined major discrepancies with relation to eight contracts concluded between 2003 and 2009. This is the second largest sum that Hungary must repay following the corruption scandal relating to the Metro 4 project
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Metro 4 corruption scandal is a 'textbook example of fraud'
The Prime Minister’s Office has launched an investigation to determine whether the alleged misappropriations also concerned government money contributed to the metro 4 project
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Former mayor of Budapest to face parliamentary committee over M4 corruption scandal
Gábor Demszky's lawyer said the former mayor would cooperate with any investigation and has nothing to hide
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Mayor of Budapest has urged OLAF to publish report on metro 4 line project
Mayor István Tarlós has called it “unfortunate” that the report concerning suspected corruption has not yet been published
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Engineering firm responsible for construction of metro four line project under investigation
The central investigating chief prosecutor’s office (KNYF) is conducting a full-scale investigation into the case concerning French engineering company Alstom’s contracts for the Budapest metro
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Investigation by Europe's anti-fraud office concerns period before Fidesz took over council
Hungary could be fined almost 77 billion HUF, or 250 million euros, for violations based on the OLAF report
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OLAF uncovers losses of 167 billion HUF on metro 4 project
Implicating the Socialist-led government in the biggest corruption scandal since Hungary joined the EU, the OLAF report uncovered irregularities and the suspicion of corruption in connection with 57 contracts, with most losses tied to five contracts