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Hungary's government is expected to submit the bill creating the new body to parliament by the end of September (Photo: John6536)

Hungary tries to unblock EU funds with new anti-graft body

The EU Commission said the assessment of Hungary's replies to its rule-of-law concerns is ongoing — after the government of prime minister Viktor Orbán published plans to create a new anti-corruption authority.

The Hungarian government plans to create an anti-corruption authority to oversee the spending of EU funds, according to a decree published late on Monday.

The move is ...

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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.

Hungary's government is expected to submit the bill creating the new body to parliament by the end of September (Photo: John6536)

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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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