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23 March 2021updated 04 Sep 2021 8:30am

How Hungary’s elite made a fortune from the EU

Associates of prime minister Viktor Orbán have secured valuable EU funds, prompting calls for Brussels to more rigorously regulate its subsidies.

By Sebastian Shehadi

The tiny countryside village of Felcsút has a knack for producing very wealthy men. In fact, it is connected to two of Hungary’s most powerful individuals, prime minister Viktor Orbán and Lőrinc Mészáros, his childhood friend.

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