Government: Hungary committed to transparency in use of EU monies

Transparency in the use of European Union monies is a shared interest of Hungary and the EU, the prime minister’s political director said ahead of an annual civic event held in Kötcse, in western Hungary, on Saturday.

Balázs Orbán told journalists in response to a question concerning plans to set up a Hungarian anti-corruption board that Brussels and the Hungarian government were continually monitoring the use of EU funds. There is no dispute with Brussels in this area and the government welcomes all proposals, he added.

In response to a question concerning whether Hungary was showing due respect to teachers, he said that as much as the country could afford, efforts were being made to give them the appreciation they deserve “also in financial terms”.

“We are continually working on enabling more and more social groups doing important work to get increasingly high wages. Hikes have been introduced in public education and higher education,” he said.