EU denies subsidies were used for state corruption
10 November 2019 |
9:38 am
A recent report alleged government officials in Hungary and the Czech Republic misused €59 billion in farming subsidies. But the EU Commission pushed back, saying it has "zero tolerance" to fraud.
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