Hungary’s Orbán-era foreign minister grilled over ties to Chinese automaker after joining company
Szijjártó said the subsidies were within normal limits as lawmakers examined his role in securing BYD’s factory, headquarters and research center plans.
- On Monday, former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto appeared before the National Security Committee to answer questions about his dealings with Chinese automaker BYD while in office.
- Szijjarto, who served as Hungarian Minister for 12 years under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, resigned from parliament in July to take an executive position with BYD, prompting conflict of interest accusations.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar told lawmakers that Szijjarto helped BYD secure "hundreds of billions" in public money, including a factory in Szeged and Budapest headquarters with $63.7 million in government assistance.
- Upon arriving at the hearing Monday, Szijjarto told reporters there had been "serious misunderstandings" related to BYD's investment, defending the subsidies as "well within the framework of the usual subsidies."
- Since taking office in May, Prime Minister Magyar has promised increased regulation and tighter oversight of Hungary's battery production sector following workplace accidents and contamination findings at several plants.
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Hungary hauls ex-foreign minister in to explain how he got a top job at BYD months after arranging government contracts
Hungary’s former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appeared before a parliamentary committee on Monday to answer questions about his dealings with Chinese automaker BYD while still in office. He left politics in July to take up an executive position with the company. Szijjártó, who served as Hungary’s foreign minister for 12 years under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before an election defeat in April, announced in July that he would resign h…
National security committee to investigate circumstances surrounding Peter Szijjarto's ties to BYD
Hungary's former foreign minister grilled over ties to China's BYD automaker while in office
Hungary's former Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto appeared before a parliamentary committee on Monday to answer questions about his dealings with Chinese automaker BYD while still in office. He left politics in July to take up an executive position with the company.
The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijártó, answered questions about his cooperation with the Chinese car manufacturer BYD in the Hungarian Parliament today.
The National Security Committee of the Hungarian Parliament questioned Péter Szijjártó for more than two hours on Monday in a closed session about his work at the Chinese BYD. According to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, “serious misunderstandings occurred,” while Tisza representatives described what they heard as shocking, while Fidesz committee members said there was nothing to indicate a national security risk.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appeared before a parliamentary committee on Monday to answer questions about his dealings with Chinese automaker BYD while still in office. He left politics in July to take up an…
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