Media: Magyar Calls Luxembourg Prosecutors To Hungary

• 14.04.2026, 16:35

Clouds are gathering over Orban.

Peter Magyar has promised to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office and give EU investigators the power to probe fraud and corruption cases during Viktor Orbán's rule. The new prime minister doesn't mind Luxembourg investigators checking how the Fidesz leader spent Brussels' money.

According to Euractiv.

Hungary was "robbed, made the poorest and most corrupt country in the EU," Magyar said. So, signing an agreement with the EU prosecutor's office will be one of the first steps of the new government.

And, this is not just a goodwill gesture, but a strategic plan of the new prime minister. Magyar aims to unblock the 17 billion euros of frozen funds blocked during Orban's rule.

In his first press conference, Magyar emphasized the importance of an independent court. He is not going to personally send Orbán to jail.

"It is not the job of a politician, not of a prime minister, not of a party chairman to judge whether a former prime minister belongs in jail," he emphasized.

Where Brussels' billions disappeared

For a long time, Viktor Orbán refused to cooperate with EPPO (the EU's Independent Public Prosecutor's Office). Budapest argued it was "protecting sovereignty," but critics saw another reason. EU funds had been flowing into business networks linked to Orban for years.

14% of all funds from state tenders were received by only 42 companies owned by 13 Orban associates. The total amount of dubious tenders since 2010 exceeds 28 billion euros.

Orban's allies are already accusing Magyar of "betraying national interests." The Brussels office of the MCC think tank (affiliated with the Fidesz party) said the new prime minister plans to "adapt to the dictates of Brussels."