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BREAKING: Viktor Orbán quits Hungary's parliament after 36 years – confirming my earlier scoop that he's planning a longer US trip this summer, where heads of the Orbán business empire – his daughter and son-in-law – already live, and where he could seek refuge from prosecution.

BREAKING: Viktor Orbán quits Hungary's parliament after 36 years – confirming my earlier scoop that he's planning a longer US trip this summer, where heads of the Orbán business empire – his daughter and son-in-law – already live, and where he could seek refuge from prosecution.

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💥Viktor Orbán angrily responded to protesters who booed him at a rally in opposition-led Győr. He accused them of promoting Ukrainian interests and wanting to send “Hungarians’ money to Ukraine,” as his campaign follows a path-dependent strategy blaming everything on Ukraine.

💥Viktor Orbán angrily responded to protesters who booed him at a rally in opposition-led Győr. He accused them of promoting Ukrainian interests and wanting to send “Hungarians’ money to Ukraine,” as his campaign follows a path-dependent strategy blaming everything on Ukraine.

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💥SCOOP: Putin tasked Sergei Kiriyenko to run a Moldova-style election meddling operation in Hungary for Orbán, sending three GRU-linked political technologists with diplomatic or service passports to operate from the Russian Embassy in Budapest. More in my latest newsletter.🧵👇

💥SCOOP: Putin tasked Sergei Kiriyenko to run a Moldova-style election meddling operation in Hungary for Orbán, sending three GRU-linked political technologists with diplomatic or service passports to operate from the Russian Embassy in Budapest. More in my latest newsletter.🧵👇

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🇪🇺💸Another classic EU-funded project from Hungary: €1.3 million spent on a useless roundabout in the middle of nowhere—after Viktor Orbán's government failed to deliver its share (rail developments) for a planned logistics hub and container terminal. By @atlatszo.

🇪🇺💸Another classic EU-funded project from Hungary: €1.3 million spent on a useless roundabout in the middle of nowhere—after Viktor Orbán's government failed to deliver its share (rail developments) for a planned logistics hub and container terminal. By @atlatszo.

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💥Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar vows investigations into Russian interference and against foreign minister Péter Szijjártó after our consortium revealed recordings and transcripts showing his collusion with Sergey Lavrov to leak EU documents and undermine EU sanctions.

💥Hungary’s opposition leader Péter Magyar vows investigations into Russian interference and against foreign minister Péter Szijjártó after our consortium revealed recordings and transcripts showing his collusion with Sergey Lavrov to leak EU documents and undermine EU sanctions.

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💥 “It’s not clear who attacked whom,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said today at a presser on the Russia–Ukraine war, after an EU summit where he opposed any financial help for Ukraine. He’s escalating his rhetoric, for the first time openly questioning that Russia started the war.

💥 “It’s not clear who attacked whom,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said today at a presser on the Russia–Ukraine war, after an EU summit where he opposed any financial help for Ukraine. He’s escalating his rhetoric, for the first time openly questioning that Russia started the war.

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🔥Citing “national security,” Orbán’s government denied my public information request for agreements signed with Maduro’s Venezuela (incl. oil & gas) 2 years ago. Mentions of FM Péter Szijjártó’s meeting with Maduro are nowhere to be found on the 🇭🇺 govt’s website. I wonder why.

🔥Citing “national security,” Orbán’s government denied my public information request for agreements signed with Maduro’s Venezuela (incl. oil & gas) 2 years ago. Mentions of FM Péter Szijjártó’s meeting with Maduro are nowhere to be found on the 🇭🇺 govt’s website. I wonder why.

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🇭🇺🤝🇵🇱 Viktor Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar met Polish PM Donald Tusk in Munich and introduced his colleague Anita Orbán as “future minister of foreign affairs of Hungary,” joking that her surname is just a coincidence. “My name is Donald,” Tusk quipped in reply.

🇭🇺🤝🇵🇱 Viktor Orbán’s challenger Péter Magyar met Polish PM Donald Tusk in Munich and introduced his colleague Anita Orbán as “future minister of foreign affairs of Hungary,” joking that her surname is just a coincidence. “My name is Donald,” Tusk quipped in reply.

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Orbán’s rival Péter Magyar said that his government would extradite Polish fugitives—former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro and his ex-deputy Marcin Romanowski—both sheltered by Orbán—on day one in office. Magyar added they may flee to Minsk or Moscow, hinting Orbán could, too.

Orbán’s rival Péter Magyar said that his government would extradite Polish fugitives—former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro and his ex-deputy Marcin Romanowski—both sheltered by Orbán—on day one in office. Magyar added they may flee to Minsk or Moscow, hinting Orbán could, too.

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📸Behind this breathtaking shot of Hungary’s opposition rally marking the 1956 uprising: Viktor Orbán’s gov't banned drones to try conceal the crowd’s size. Yet a passenger on a landing plane caught the scene in Budapest from above — the photo hit Reddit and went viral instantly.

📸Behind this breathtaking shot of Hungary’s opposition rally marking the 1956 uprising: Viktor Orbán’s gov't banned drones to try conceal the crowd’s size. Yet a passenger on a landing plane caught the scene in Budapest from above — the photo hit Reddit and went viral instantly.

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💥Hungary’s opposition sees this as the clearest sign Orbán is bracing for election defeat: his MPs are pushing a law to shield Hungary's Orbán-loyal president from removal by a future parliamentary majority. Others think Orbán himself may want to become president instead of PM.

💥Hungary’s opposition sees this as the clearest sign Orbán is bracing for election defeat: his MPs are pushing a law to shield Hungary's Orbán-loyal president from removal by a future parliamentary majority. Others think Orbán himself may want to become president instead of PM.

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💥Wow: Polish president Karol Nawrocki CANCELS his December 4 Budapest meeting with Viktor Orbán over the Hungarian PM’s Kremlin visit and Hungary doubling down on Russian energy. Is Poland’s populist right finally waking up to Orbán’s real allegiances? We'll see. More in🧵👇

💥Wow: Polish president Karol Nawrocki CANCELS his December 4 Budapest meeting with Viktor Orbán over the Hungarian PM’s Kremlin visit and Hungary doubling down on Russian energy. Is Poland’s populist right finally waking up to Orbán’s real allegiances? We'll see. More in🧵👇

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⚡️Hungary has blocked EU eurobonds as a Plan B to fund aid for Ukraine — another move that makes Viktor Orbán look like a Kremlin puppet. By rejecting joint debt, Hungary undercuts an alternative plan if the EU can’t use frozen Russian assets to finance the €165B loan to Kyiv.

⚡️Hungary has blocked EU eurobonds as a Plan B to fund aid for Ukraine — another move that makes Viktor Orbán look like a Kremlin puppet. By rejecting joint debt, Hungary undercuts an alternative plan if the EU can’t use frozen Russian assets to finance the €165B loan to Kyiv.

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Wow. Trump told POLITICO he never offered an Argentina-style financial lifeline to Viktor Orbán, refuting Orbán’s claim of a US “financial shield.” After their Washington meeting, Orbán said a deal was struck. “No, I didn’t promise him but he certainly asked for it,” Trump said.

Wow. Trump told POLITICO he never offered an Argentina-style financial lifeline to Viktor Orbán, refuting Orbán’s claim of a US “financial shield.” After their Washington meeting, Orbán said a deal was struck. “No, I didn’t promise him but he certainly asked for it,” Trump said.

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🚨BREAKING: HUNGARY QUITS THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ON WEDNESDAY—just as Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC for war crimes & crimes against humanity, arrives in Budapest for a multi-day visit. First reported by RFE/RL, confirmed to me at VSquare by diplomatic sources.

🚨BREAKING: HUNGARY QUITS THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ON WEDNESDAY—just as Netanyahu, wanted by the ICC for war crimes & crimes against humanity, arrives in Budapest for a multi-day visit. First reported by RFE/RL, confirmed to me at VSquare by diplomatic sources.

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Hungarian diplomacy at its finest: Viktor Orbán’s government-controlled media launched a new propaganda blitz, even in local country news sites, mocking Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 as “Osama bin Sikorski.”

Hungarian diplomacy at its finest: Viktor Orbán’s government-controlled media launched a new propaganda blitz, even in local country news sites, mocking Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 as “Osama bin Sikorski.”

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🔎🇷🇺 Odd, slightly protocol-breaking moment at the Orbán–Putin meeting: before the leaders entered the room, Hungary’s rabidly pro-Kremlin foreign minister Péter Szijjártó sat in the Russian delegation’s seat to chat with Lavrov, then slowly walked back to his own side.

🔎🇷🇺 Odd, slightly protocol-breaking moment at the Orbán–Putin meeting: before the leaders entered the room, Hungary’s rabidly pro-Kremlin foreign minister Péter Szijjártó sat in the Russian delegation’s seat to chat with Lavrov, then slowly walked back to his own side.

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💥So it seems Viktor Orbán and his government have been lying for a week about their White House deal with Donald Trump — Marco Rubio now personally confirms Hungary only got a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas, not the “indefinite” one Orbán claimed.

💥So it seems Viktor Orbán and his government have been lying for a week about their White House deal with Donald Trump — Marco Rubio now personally confirms Hungary only got a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas, not the “indefinite” one Orbán claimed.

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Viktor Orbán’s pro-Kremlin “peace march” is underway in Budapest behind the banner “we won’t be a Ukrainian colony.” The usual contingent of Polish right-wingers and far-righters are also visible. This is Orbán’s biggest rally before the April 12 elections.

Viktor Orbán’s pro-Kremlin “peace march” is underway in Budapest behind the banner “we won’t be a Ukrainian colony.” The usual contingent of Polish right-wingers and far-righters are also visible. This is Orbán’s biggest rally before the April 12 elections.

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💥“Oil may come from the East, but freedom always comes from the West.” One of Viktor Orbán’s best lines from his anti-Kremlin phase (2007). Then he met Vladimir Putin one-on-one in 2009—and everything changed. These days, his inner circle profits heavily from Russian oil deals.

💥“Oil may come from the East, but freedom always comes from the West.” One of Viktor Orbán’s best lines from his anti-Kremlin phase (2007). Then he met Vladimir Putin one-on-one in 2009—and everything changed. These days, his inner circle profits heavily from Russian oil deals.

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💥🪧Huge protest tomorrow outside Viktor Orbán’s office after another week of damning evidence of sexual and physical abuse in child care and youth detention centers. It's Hungary’s own Epstein scandal, fueled by wild rumors. A new related video has already been seen by millions.

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💥🪧Huge protest tomorrow outside Viktor Orbán’s office after another week of damning evidence of sexual and physical abuse in child care and youth detention centers. It's Hungary’s own Epstein scandal, fueled by wild rumors. A new related video has already been seen by millions.

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🇭🇺🎶 For the first time in Hungarian history, 'The forest is green / Pădure vergyé', the Hungarian Roma community's anthem—which gained that status after a 1993 civil rights protest—was played in parliament, at PM Péter Magyar's suggestion. Many MPs were in tears, and so was I.

🇭🇺🎶 For the first time in Hungarian history, 'The forest is green / Pădure vergyé', the Hungarian Roma community's anthem—which gained that status after a 1993 civil rights protest—was played in parliament, at PM Péter Magyar's suggestion. Many MPs were in tears, and so was I.

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💥"Yesterday you could feel a huge relief among leaders. Because it was for the first time in years that there were no Russians in the room, if you know what I'm talking about. But..." And then Robert Fico walks in while Donald Tusk winks at the reporters. Pure perfection.

💥"Yesterday you could feel a huge relief among leaders. Because it was for the first time in years that there were no Russians in the room, if you know what I'm talking about. But..." And then Robert Fico walks in while Donald Tusk winks at the reporters. Pure perfection.

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💥In a bombshell interview, Hungarian Army poster boy Captain Szilveszter Pálinkás reveals that Viktor Orbán’s son, Gáspár Orbán—also a soldier—claimed he had received a calling from God to save Christians in Africa. According to him, this was the reason Hungary planned to send 200 soldiers to Chad. Pálinkás also says that Gáspár Orbán told him he expected 50% of them—around 100 soldiers—to die during the mission. Back in 2024, we at direkt36, together with Le Monde, were the first to report that Orbán’s son was secretly behind the idea of a Hungarian military mission to Chad.

💥In a bombshell interview, Hungarian Army poster boy Captain Szilveszter Pálinkás reveals that Viktor Orbán’s son, Gáspár Orbán—also a soldier—claimed he had received a calling from God to save Christians in Africa. According to him, this was the reason Hungary planned to send 200 soldiers to Chad. Pálinkás also says that Gáspár Orbán told him he expected 50% of them—around 100 soldiers—to die during the mission. Back in 2024, we at direkt36, together with Le Monde, were the first to report that Orbán’s son was secretly behind the idea of a Hungarian military mission to Chad.

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💥Dramatic turn in Hungary’s election race: Orbán rival Péter Magyar says that in 2024 his ex-girlfriend set a honey trap to secretly record them having sex—footage he claims Orbán’s camp plans to publish to ruin and blackmail him. Magyar currently holds a big lead in the polls.

💥Dramatic turn in Hungary’s election race: Orbán rival Péter Magyar says that in 2024 his ex-girlfriend set a honey trap to secretly record them having sex—footage he claims Orbán’s camp plans to publish to ruin and blackmail him. Magyar currently holds a big lead in the polls.

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💥BREAKING: Viktor Orbán ordered the military deployed to guard “key energy facilities,” citing a possible Ukrainian “attack” to disrupt Hungary’s energy system. The move fuels fears of a staged national security emergency or false-flag incident ahead of the April 12 elections.🧵

💥BREAKING: Viktor Orbán ordered the military deployed to guard “key energy facilities,” citing a possible Ukrainian “attack” to disrupt Hungary’s energy system. The move fuels fears of a staged national security emergency or false-flag incident ahead of the April 12 elections.🧵

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💰Slovakia's latest scandal: PM Robert Fico vanished after his Moscow trip, but his social media video blaming Ukraine for halting Russian gas helped reveal his location—a €5,740/night luxury suite at Capella Hotel Hanoi, Vietnam. For context, his monthly salary is €11,200. 1/3

💰Slovakia's latest scandal: PM Robert Fico vanished after his Moscow trip, but his social media video blaming Ukraine for halting Russian gas helped reveal his location—a €5,740/night luxury suite at Capella Hotel Hanoi, Vietnam. For context, his monthly salary is €11,200. 1/3

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📸💸 Astonishing new drone footage shows Viktor Orbán's family’s lavish €30M Hatvanpuszta dacha (a former Habsburg estate) and zebras roaming nearby. Each week brings new details, making the mansion resemble Viktor Yanukovych's infamous Mezhyhirya Residence. Video by Telex

📸💸 Astonishing new drone footage shows Viktor Orbán's family’s lavish €30M Hatvanpuszta dacha (a former Habsburg estate) and zebras roaming nearby. Each week brings new details, making the mansion resemble Viktor Yanukovych's infamous Mezhyhirya Residence. Video by Telex

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🚨 New footage sparks outrage: Hungarian police stopped an ambulance in Budapest to let a motorcade of one of Viktor Orbán's friends arriving at CPAC Hungary pass. 🇸🇰The Slovak ambassador’s car is seen in the convoy—likely carrying Slovak PM Robert Fico. Social media erupts. 1/2

🚨 New footage sparks outrage: Hungarian police stopped an ambulance in Budapest to let a motorcade of one of Viktor Orbán's friends arriving at CPAC Hungary pass. 🇸🇰The Slovak ambassador’s car is seen in the convoy—likely carrying Slovak PM Robert Fico. Social media erupts. 1/2

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💥Viktor Orbán’s FM Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is BLOCKING a joint EU statement on Greenland. After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Trump. Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...

💥Viktor Orbán’s FM Péter Szijjártó says Hungary is BLOCKING a joint EU statement on Greenland. After years acting as a Trojan horse for Russia and China, Budapest now does the same for Trump. Meanwhile, Orbán ally Andrej Babiš’s Czech government also refuses to back Denmark...

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💥🇷🇺 Russian Orthodox bishop Hilarion (Grigory Alfeyev), Patriarch Kirill’s ex–No. 2, is seen here harassing his young assistant George Suzuki — who shared the video with Deník N. Hilarion served in Budapest, cozying up to Viktor Orbán, now based in Karlovy Vary. More in thread.

💥🇷🇺 Russian Orthodox bishop Hilarion (Grigory Alfeyev), Patriarch Kirill’s ex–No. 2, is seen here harassing his young assistant George Suzuki — who shared the video with Deník N. Hilarion served in Budapest, cozying up to Viktor Orbán, now based in Karlovy Vary. More in thread.

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"You've made Hungary the EU's poorest, most corrupt nation." Opposition leader Péter Magyar’s New Year's video message slamming Viktor Orbán's corruption and demanding early elections has gone viral, nearing 2M views on Hungarian social media. Excerpt with English captions.👇

"You've made Hungary the EU's poorest, most corrupt nation." Opposition leader Péter Magyar’s New Year's video message slamming Viktor Orbán's corruption and demanding early elections has gone viral, nearing 2M views on Hungarian social media. Excerpt with English captions.👇

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⚡️Viktor Orbán said on Monday that 2-4 Hungarian drones “either crossed or not” into Ukraine’s airspace, but added “Ukraine is not a sovereign country” and Hungary is not their enemy, so it doesn’t matter. Ukraine’s army said one Hungarian drone incursion reached 20–30 km deep.

⚡️Viktor Orbán said on Monday that 2-4 Hungarian drones “either crossed or not” into Ukraine’s airspace, but added “Ukraine is not a sovereign country” and Hungary is not their enemy, so it doesn’t matter. Ukraine’s army said one Hungarian drone incursion reached 20–30 km deep.

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💰PM Viktor Orbán's asset declaration shows €14,000 in the bank with his wife, 50% of his home, and a house in his hometown. Meanwhile, his father's "mini-Versailles" mansion—undeclared, of course—cost €30 million to rebuild. Does Hungary have the EU’s most corrupt leadership?

💰PM Viktor Orbán's asset declaration shows €14,000 in the bank with his wife, 50% of his home, and a house in his hometown. Meanwhile, his father's "mini-Versailles" mansion—undeclared, of course—cost €30 million to rebuild. Does Hungary have the EU’s most corrupt leadership?

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💥Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party keeps crossing lines—now with an AI-generated fear video showing a Hungarian man executed by an officer resembling a WWII-era German soldier. There’s a lot to unpack here, in both its present political message and its historical context...

💥Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party keeps crossing lines—now with an AI-generated fear video showing a Hungarian man executed by an officer resembling a WWII-era German soldier. There’s a lot to unpack here, in both its present political message and its historical context...

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🦓Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor Orbán’s lavish family estate became a political liability, the exotic animals suddenly disappeared. Grim rumors say they were hunted down or killed, while their names are missing from official registries, per Ákos Hadházy #dontfearEPPO.

🦓Where are the zebras?! After zebras roaming near Viktor Orbán’s lavish family estate became a political liability, the exotic animals suddenly disappeared. Grim rumors say they were hunted down or killed, while their names are missing from official registries, per Ákos Hadházy #dontfearEPPO.

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💰🏝️PM Orbán's daughter Sára, his son-in-law & grandkids returned from the Maldives on a private jet owned by OTP Bank. A gift bag revealed their stay at Velaa, an exclusive luxury island resort. 📸: Daniel Nemeth, investigative reporter who was surveilled with Pegasus spyware.

💰🏝️PM Orbán's daughter Sára, his son-in-law & grandkids returned from the Maldives on a private jet owned by OTP Bank. A gift bag revealed their stay at Velaa, an exclusive luxury island resort. 📸: Daniel Nemeth, investigative reporter who was surveilled with Pegasus spyware.

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‼️💰 Today, Viktor Orbán was caught lying about his family’s €30M Hatvanpuszta estate. He claimed it’s just his dad’s not-yet-functional farm, but an energy permit found by opposition MP Ákos Hadházy shows it has residential functions. 🎥Here’s an earlier 🇫🇷 doc on the mansion.

‼️💰 Today, Viktor Orbán was caught lying about his family’s €30M Hatvanpuszta estate. He claimed it’s just his dad’s not-yet-functional farm, but an energy permit found by opposition MP Ákos Hadházy shows it has residential functions. 🎥Here’s an earlier 🇫🇷 doc on the mansion.

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🇪🇺🤑 Here’s the mother of all EU fund misuses from Hungary: a treetop/canopy walkway without trees in Nyírmártonfalva, led by a Fidesz (Viktor Orbán’s ruling party) mayor who said trees weren’t required. €160K of EU taxpayers’ money wasted. Story uncovered by @atlatszo in 2023.

🇪🇺🤑 Here’s the mother of all EU fund misuses from Hungary: a treetop/canopy walkway without trees in Nyírmártonfalva, led by a Fidesz (Viktor Orbán’s ruling party) mayor who said trees weren’t required. €160K of EU taxpayers’ money wasted. Story uncovered by @atlatszo in 2023.

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