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Although the Hungarian Prosecutor’s Office has already accused György Simonka of suspiciously spending EU micro-regional development funds, Transparency International Hungary complains that the Ministry of Finance does not disclose data on the case, for which it has been sued.
The EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has stated on numerous occasions in recent years that Hungary has a serious problem with the use of EU funds; This was stated in the ATV this morning by Miklós Ligeti, Legal Director of Transparency International Hungary (TI).
By the way, the prosecutor’s office is a final prosecutorial body, in Hungary there are many other state bodies that operate with taxpayers’ money, the so-called preventive authority, such as the public procurement authority, the state treasury or the Ministry of Finance, who would also be responsible for the fraud.
TI has now indicted the Finance Ministry for refusing to say how it controlled EU funding projects linked to defendant MP György Simonka.
According to OLAF’s 2019 annual report published in September, the Hungarian prosecution prosecuted between 2015 and 2019, well above the EU average of 39%, and in 47% of the cases initiated by OLAF. OLAF investigates administrative irregularities involving EU funds, does not establish criminal acts and does not carry out criminal evidence. It has neither the authority nor the means to do so.
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