HATC SAMPLE EDITION:    Politics & Foreign Relations    Economic News    Business News    Other News of Interest    All stories	20th October, 2026 Solar companies fined for bid-rigging in EU tender The Competition Authority (GVH) has fined five solar panel installation companies a combined Ft 9 million for colluding in tenders financed by EU funds, GVH informed state news agency MTI. The competition watchdog launched an investigation in 2023 into seven companies following a report by the Integrity Authority (IH). The investigation found that five of the seven companies colluded in 27 tenders under a scheme of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development to improve electricity supply to farms. Bids totalled around Ft 80 million, but projects worth only Ft 7 million were ultimately implemented. 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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