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MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (r) and MEP Nicolas Bay at a press event on Monday (Photo: European Parliament)

MEPs worry Hungary siphoning EU funds through foundations

MEPs raised concerns over the possible misuse of EU funds in Hungary through a recently introduced system of foundations after a three-day visit to Hungary last week.

French Green MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, who led the seven-member delegation - which included MEPs from the far-right, centre-right, liberals, green, centre-left, and left - said she would "alert the [EU] Commission and council [of member states] to be very careful" when assessing Hungary's EU subsidies.

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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.

MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield (r) and MEP Nicolas Bay at a press event on Monday (Photo: European Parliament)

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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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