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Mangold (l) in the company of PM Viktor Orban (c) and Guenther Oettinger (r) in Budapest, May 2016 (Photo: MTI)

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The mysterious German behind Orban's Russian deals

In August 2013, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban welcomed Sergey Kiriyenko, head of Russia's state-run nuclear energy company Rosatom, in Budapest.

It was not their first meeting — but it was probably their most important one. According to Hungarian government sources, it was then that Orban decided to contract Rosatom to expand Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant — a choice made without a public tender.

The Hungarian government made the decision, which will affect the countr...

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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.

Mangold (l) in the company of PM Viktor Orban (c) and Guenther Oettinger (r) in Budapest, May 2016 (Photo: MTI)

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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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