According to the watchdog, three companies were awarded a majority of government contracts to provide goods and services, with the amount charged for these contracts artificially inflated.Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images

Prosecute Orbán’s inner circle over ‘stolen’ billions, Hungary’s anti-corruption watchdog says – POLITICO

08 Jun 2026, 02:00 · POLITICO

BRUSSELS — Top officials in the government of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should be investigated over billions of euros in missing EU funds, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog told POLITICO.

The call to retrieve the missing money comes as Orbán’s successor, Péter Magyar, tries to convince Brussels that the country is ready to receive more than €10 billion in EU cash frozen due to rule-of-law concerns.

Ferenc Pál Biró, the president of the Hungarian Integrity Authority, said “high-level politicians can and may well be prosecuted” over their involvement in an alleged scheme to systematically defraud European taxpayers during Orbán’s 16-year rule.