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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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FM: Joe Biden should address corruption allegations in connection with Ukraine
The foreign minister slammed Biden for recently making “totally unjust and unworthy” accusations against Hungary and Poland at a campaign event.
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Stop the presses: Soros-funded Transparency International worried about “big money” and its “undue influence” on politics
Make no mistake: Transparency International is part of George Soros’s wider network of “independent” NGOs. Like its affiliate in Hungary, this group receives ample funding from Soros’s Open Society Foundation,...
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Let’s have a candid conversation about Finland
Hungary has become a popular topic among some in Finland recently. In an opinion piece published online in Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat, the former Finnish ambassador to Budapest, Petri Tuomi-Nikula,...
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Hungary makes significant progress in the fight against corruption
Sándor Pintér welcomed significant progress in fighting corruption, adding that automated bureaucratic processes were of great help in “reducing the chance of temptations”
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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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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 at a total value of 166 billion HUF (540M EUR), and the EU is asking for the repayment of 59 billion HUF (192M EUR)
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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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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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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