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EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán met in April to negotiate over the recovery plan (Photo: European Commission)

Liberal MEPs demand von der Leyen scrutinise Hungary's plan

by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

A group of MEPs from the liberal Renew Europe group have written to EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to urge her not to approve Hungary's recovery plan until an effective anti-fraud system is in place in the country.

"We are not saying that Hungary as a country should not get its fair share of the EU's recovery funds. But we think those funds should benefit all Hungarians, not just a few p...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán met in April to negotiate over the recovery plan (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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