HATC SAMPLE EDITION:    Politics & Foreign Relations    Economic News    Business News    Other News of Interest    All stories	16th July, 2026 Kapitány to review Ft 800bn in contracts The Economy and Energy Ministry will conduct a comprehensive review of the former Energy Ministry’s contract portfolio after the previous ministry, under Csaba Lantos, made payments totalling Ft 800 billion in April and May, current minister István Kapitány announced. He said several transactions require further scrutiny, particularly contracts related to consultancy, studies, event organisation and communications. The ministry said some of the spending may fall within normal administrative operations, but the scale and rationale of several contracts raise questions. The contracted partners include companies linked to Lőrinc Mészáros and Gyula Balásy, according to available data. Sources regularly consulted, with abbreviations used in text: Népszabadság (N); Magyar Hírlap (MH); Világgazdaság (VG); Napi Gazdaság (NG); Magyar Nemzet (MN); Népszava (Nsz); Kossuth Rádió news (KR); nightly TV news (TV).
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