Strange Market Developments Raise Corruption Allegations
Strange Market Developments Raise Corruption Allegations Several small markets have sprouted up recently in the villages of Fidesz MP and former state secretary Zsolt Szabó’s constituency around Gyöngyös and Hatvan (Heves county). The projects independent MP Ákos Hadházy drew attention to, are financed from EU funds and both their pricing and the bidding processes have led many to suspect fraud. In total, there are eight marketplaces that have been or are being built in a 20-kilometer radius for a total of HUF 277 million (EUR 771,300), all financed by the European Union’s Regional a...