Nothing the OLAF told the EP's Budgetary Control committee supported suspicions or allegations raised by Hungary's opposition parties, Fidesz MEP Tamas Deutsch told MTI.
According to Tamas Deutsch, MEP of the ruling Fidesz party, the head of the European Union's anti-fraud office (OLAF) has given evidence to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) concerning the office's activities related to Hungary. Deutsch told MTI late on Monday that nothing director-general Nicolas Ilett said supported suspicions or allegations raised by Hungary's opposition parties.
There are 14 ongoing investigations related to Hungary, and Ilett said that relative to other EU member states, cases concerning Hungary were few in terms of the proportion of allegations to actual OLAF investigations. Further, Ilett said relations between OLAF and the Hungarian authorities were "proper and satisfactory".
According to Deutsch, Ilett also said that, with the exception of the case related to graft around the metro 4 investment, the amount Hungary was likely to repay to the EU would be below the reimbursement rate expected of other EU member states.
