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EPISODE · Oct 22, 2025 · 29 MIN

How Orbán funnels Hungary’s assets to his allies

from Follow the Money: The Podcast · host Alexander Fanta, Jesse Pinster, Emma du Chatinier

As Europe ramps up its defence spending, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has handed over his country’s entire defence industry to a trusted business ally. Journalist Jesse Pinster uncovers how EU money and state assets are being funnelled into the hands of Orbán’s inner circle — continuing a pattern of cronyism that’s reshaped Hungary over the past decades. Despite growing concerns in Brussels, the EU still struggles to hold one of its most troublesome members to account.

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