Hungary faces reckoning accompanied by EU that could cost it billions
Hungary faces reckoning accompanied by EU that could cost it billions
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After his headline show at Hungary's Sziget Festival last month, go bang celestial body Justin Bieber held a grandiose communal gathering for his staff inside a luxurious countryside setting — a 19th century castle owned by the son-in-law of the country's main minister.
The castle, to the critics of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is emblematic of the corruption, nepotism accompanied by every one one other accompanied by largesse of which the populist leader accompanied by every one one other accompanied by his management have been accused for years — the kinds of behavior which now threaten to cost Hungary billions inside European Union funding.
Standing beside the ability gates of Schossberger Castle this week, an self-governing Hungarian lawmaker who has made a name for himself while an anti-corruption crusader snapped pictures of the building accompanied by every one one other accompanied by its expansive manicured grounds.
A former subscriber of Orban's ruling Fidesz party, Akos Hadhazy left-hand the nationalist-populist communal gathering inside 2013 following becoming aware of what he describes while a clientelistic system of unchecked corruption taking form inside the Central European nation.
"When Fidesz came to power, I saw additional accompanied by every one one other accompanied by additional that a extremely solemn organization was beginning to grow all over the country, whose main position of position of employment was to purloin while a a large amount of of the European Union's money while possible," Hadhazy told The Associated Press.
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Now, Orban is facing a reckoning accompanied by the EU, which appears place to impose monetary penalties on his management over corruption concerns accompanied by every one one other accompanied by alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions accompanied by every one one other accompanied by cripple its by that hour dated ailing economy.
The EU's administrative arm, the European Commission, has for almost a decade accused Orban of dismantling democratic institutions, taking jurisdiction of the media accompanied by every one one other accompanied by infringing on minority rights. Orban, who has been inside office since 2010, denies the accusations.
The longstanding debate could culminate Sunday when the percentage is expected to announce a funding gash for Hungary, one of the 27-nation EU's largest netting beneficiaries, if the country does not alter course.
Peter Kreko, director of the Budapest-based exist convinced by tank Political Capital, said the EU appeared to exist hardening its stance opposed to Orban following foregoing disciplinary measures failed to convey Europe's longest-serving leader into compliance accompanied by its values.
"EU institutions learn slowly, nevertheless they learn. More accompanied by every one one other accompanied by additional people inside the Commission accompanied by every one one other accompanied by inside the European Union know concerning the negotiation deception tactics of Hungary, while well while concerning the the natural world of the Hungarian political regime," Kreko said.
While it is not understandable how a a large amount of money Hungary stands to lose, funds gash from its 22 billion-euro (dollar) part of the EU's 2021-27 budget could affect around 70% of funding from some programs, according to an inner July document by Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
Many of the potential cuts are related to condition procurements — purchases by the condition of goods accompanied by every one one other accompanied by services or for the execution of projects using EU funds.
According to Hadhazy, improper processes for awarding of such contracts have allowed Orban's management to strait large sums of EU money into the businesses of politically connected insiders.
"Huge fortunes were made from such things, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by they are essentially the leap of this astonishing luxury mansion behind us," Hadhazy said of the castle inside the town of Tura. "The system is concerning having its tentacles ... inside the highest levels of government."
EU commissioner Hahn's memo excessively pointed to irregularities inside condition procurements inside Hungary accompanied by every one one other accompanied by to "an grow of the likelihood of winning of politically connected companies."
Hadhazy, who has investigated accompanied by every one one other accompanied by documented hundreds of cases of alleged corruption, borrowed a automobile from his mother to pay someone a call some places this week where he suspects EU funds were misused.
One was the location of a planned server farm near Budapest where the management said it would store the state's most important data. Receiving additional than $50 million inside EU funding, building of the facility — awarded to a firm owned by a childhood friend of Orban who is Hungary's richest male — began inside 2016, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by completion was place for the following year.
But when Hadhazy visited the location on Wednesday, only a firm skeleton stood where the server park was planned — a sign, he said, that the funds may have been misused.
"The whole procedure is a charade," Hadhazy said of Hungary's condition procurement process, which ordinarily should involve competition inside the centre of some bidding companies. "It's decided at the extremely beginning who tin win, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by it's decided who will do the labour at the end."
He pointed to a instance involving Istvan Tiborcz, the owner of the castle inside Tura who is married to Orban's daughter. The European Anti-Fraud Office found solemn irregularities inside the awarding of funds to a firm he owned.
As a consequence of the office's investigation, the EU demanded the return of additional than 40 million euros (dollars). The amount was ultimately footed by Hungarian taxpayers, not Tiborcz's company, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by an investigation into the instance by Hungarian authorities was dropped for lack of proof of a crime.
Tiborcz was Hungary's 36th wealthiest anthropoid actuality this year, according to an analysis by Forbes Hungary.
Orban's management not lengthy ago made conciliatory efforts to unlock almost 6 billion euros (dollars) inside pandemic recuperation funds that the EU withheld over corruption concerns, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by to head off further cuts to Hungary's small portion of the EU budget.
Earlier this month, the Hungarian management pledged to place up its own anti-corruption agency. It has reportedly prepared additional legislation aimed at increasing transparency inside condition procurements.
But the European Commission faces pressure from EU lawmakers to completely enforce rules on corruption accompanied by every one one other accompanied by regulation of rules with every one other accompanied by regulations requirements. In a intention passed Thursday accompanied by an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament said the Hungarian management had become "a hybrid management of electoral autocracy" that could no indeed indeed longer exist considered a democracy.
Hungary's Ministry of Justice did not respond to a appeal for comment. Speaking inside Serbia on Friday, Orban dismissed the intention while a "joke" accompanied by every one one other accompanied by maintained that his government's conservative credentials were the spring for the EU's durable stance.
Kreko, the analyst, said it was doubtful Orban's management was solemn concerning changing its ways.
"I would speak that the engine of the Orban management is nepotistic corruption," he said. "So I exist convinced by we tin exist by preference skeptical concerning that how a a large amount of the management really wants to step up opposed to corruption, which is small part of the the natural world of the regime."
In 2021, Hungary's management opted not here of joining the European Public Prosecutors Office — an self-governing EU body tasked accompanied by combating crimes affecting the monetary interests of the bloc. It argued that joining would amount to a mislaying of national sovereignty.
But Hadhazy said that unless Orban's management agrees to fasten the office, there will exist no indeed indeed real guarantee that graft reforms will exist intelligent to attain some meaningful results.
"I speak that if the EU gives Hungary one eurocent lacking us having joined the EU prosecutor's office, at that hour dated the EU really is while unintelligent while Orban says it is," he said.
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The Metropolitan Police ability said a male was detained for a suspected public-order offense.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The tide of people \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-entertainment-china-775ae346486e54b222ae561f387526e1\">wanting to speak goodbye\u003c/a> to the monarch has grown steadily since the condition was earliest admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporary halted letting additional visitors fasten the extremity of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets accompanied by every one one other accompanied by cups of tea to people inside dash while the temperature fell to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the weather, mourners described the warmth of a shared experience.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"It was chilly overnight, nevertheless we had wonderful companions, met new friends. The camaraderie was wonderful,'' Chris Harman of London said. "It was cost it. I would do it on one instance additional accompanied by every one one other accompanied by on one instance additional accompanied by every one one other accompanied by again. I would stroll to the extremity of the world for my queen."\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:140340232825' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='81a1365e895f16ab5a5d4afd296f5857'>Hub peek embed (QueenElizabethII) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cp>People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the monarch to a wish \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-inflation-covid-travel-health-c1397154279a626b62085fa382920b29\">to exist small part of a famous moment\u003c/a>. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his place of residence inside centre England, likened it to "a pilgrimage."\u003c/p>\u003cp>"(It) is a small part strange, since that type of goes opposed to my grain," he said. "I've been type of drawn into it."\u003c/p>\u003cp>Members of the condition kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall flat while the queen's quartet children — \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-princess-diana-biden-donald-trump-304f76cd6e45148613899df10bd54ed8\">King Charles III\u003c/a>, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby's cry was the only sound.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Before \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-london-cfd45e553262174762b5fd6752d6ec07\">the vigil\u003c/a>, Edward said the royal family was "overwhelmed by the tide of be in touch that has engulfed us accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the sheer number of people who have gone not here of their way to convey their own love, admiration accompanied by every one one other accompanied by esteem (for) our dear mama."\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>All eight of Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles' sons, Prince William accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Prince Harry, will attend down accompanied by Princess Anne's children, Zara Tindall accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Peter Philips; Prince Andrew's daughters, Princess Beatrice accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Princess Eugenie; accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the place of set of two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor accompanied by every one one other accompanied by James, Viscount Severn.\u003c/p>\u003cp>William, who following his grandmother's demise is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will exist inside uniform.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Most older royals clasp honorary military roles accompanied by every one one other accompanied by have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served inside Afghanistan while a British armed strength officer, wore civilian clothes all over the procession of the queen's coffin from Buckingham Palace since he is no indeed indeed longer a employed subscriber of the royal family. He accompanied by every one one other accompanied by his spouse Meghan quit royal duties accompanied by every one one other accompanied by moved to the United States inside 2020.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>The king, however, has requested that both William accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Harry exist dressed inside their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.\u003c/p>\u003cp>People queuing to see the monarch have been of all ages accompanied by every one one other accompanied by go nearer from all walks of life. Many bowed earlier to the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining inside the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Many hugged one another while they stepped away, pleased to have spent hours inside dash to provide a tribute, flat if it lasted only a few moments.\u003c/p>\u003cp>On Friday, the waiting hour dated swelled to while lengthy while 24 hours. The mourners included former England soccer leader David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt accompanied by every one one other accompanied by black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin earlier to moving not here of Westminster Hall.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>"We have been fortunate while a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, accompanied by kindness, accompanied by caring accompanied by every one one other accompanied by always reassurance," Beckham told reporters afterwards.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The lying-in-state is due to convey on accompanied by until Monday morning, when the queen's coffin will exist borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a condition funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate inside Scotland on Sept. 8 following \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-middle-east-africa-obituaries-8889832476c25400cb88c9b0217a168f\">70 years on the throne\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Hundreds of heads of state, royals accompanied by every one one other accompanied by political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including U.S. President Joe Biden accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Japanese Emperor Naruhito accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Empress Masako.\u003c/p>\u003cp>After the labour at the abbey, the late queen's coffin will exist transported into with every one other accompanied by not here of the famous heart of London on a horse-drawn firearm carriage. 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And while they're here, they're packing hotels, restaurants accompanied by every one one other accompanied by shops.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Visitors crowding into centre London from while a lengthy way away while the U.S. accompanied by every one one other accompanied by India for the famous little while are giving a boost to businesses at a hour dated when the British affluence is facing a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/inflation-boris-johnson-london-prices-261588f042ffe5cfeac3ea8e1db0f637\">cost-of-living crisis\u003c/a> fueled by the highest inflation inside quartet decades accompanied by every one one other accompanied by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/inflation-russia-ukraine-united-kingdom-3b41a590eda012fa9da043a53324d00b\">predictions of a looming recession\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"This is the history, you know, this happens on one instance inside the lifetime," said Kanakkantt Benedict, who was visiting from India accompanied by his spouse accompanied by every one one other accompanied by filed past the queen's flag-draped coffin this week. "So we became a small part of it."\u003c/p>\u003cp>The pomp accompanied by every one one other accompanied by pageantry leading up to the burial for Britain's longest-reigning monarch underscored the royal family's ability while a worldwide attraction, from an elaborate military procession for her crown-topped coffin sketch exist viewers around the world to piles of flowers filling up Green Park near Buckingham Palace accompanied by every one one other accompanied by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-travel-london-d7461689618d811c6e80ead5c135193e\">gift shops hastily churning not here souvenirs\u003c/a> commemorating the queen's actuality while people clamor for mementos.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:140340232825' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='c1397154279a626b62085fa382920b29'>Hub peek embed (QueenElizabethII) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Hundreds of thousands are expected to pay tribute to the monarch inside the quartet days that her body lies inside condition ahead of her condition burial Monday, pushing up appeal for innmotel rooms inside centre London that inside some cases have doubled inside price.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Hundreds of world leaders, from U.S. President Joe Biden to Japan's emperor accompanied by every one one other accompanied by empress, with every one other accompanied by their entourages need places to carry on accompanied by to exist while they go nearer for the queen's funeral. So do police officers coming from around Britain to assist accompanied by security.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Occupancy levels could stretch not here an all-time high of 95%, according to London-based group-booking platform Hotelplanner.com.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"That's not surprising when you exist convinced by concerning that the eyes of the world really are on the earliest city accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the media, dignitaries accompanied by every one one other accompanied by members of the public, fair exist fond of myself, who fair want to exist small part of such a famous occasion," said Thomas Emanuel, older director of innmotel analytics firm STR. \u003c/p>\u003cp>All 35 rooms at the two-star Corbigoe Hotel inside London's Victoria neighborhood, near Buckingham Palace, were booked, duty administrative Riaz Badar said. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>"Nowadays, rooms are filled inside this area, not only inside our innmotel nevertheless around all the hotels inside this area,\" Badar said. \u003c/p>\u003cp>On the Thames, the Riverside Cafe that's following to the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-king-charles-iii-london-cfd45e553262174762b5fd6752d6ec07\">mileslong, round-the-clock line\u003c/a> for people to obtain a glimpse of the queen's coffin, has been "extremely busy," administrative Zab Istanik said. He's been opening place of set of two hours earlier than normal, at 7 a.m. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"We were occupied exist fond of this when the Queen Mum passed away inside 2002. But it wasn't while occupied while it is ... this week," Istanik said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Also on the route, Jason Rich's food stall, Fed By Plants, was doing brisk labour selling lentil burgers. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"It's a lengthy queue,\" Rich said. "So certainly it had a good boost on the business."\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>The U.K. was by that hour dated an attractive place to pay someone a call while appeal rebounds for international journey since the COVID-19 pandemic accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the weakened pound, mostly for American visitors, makes transatlantic journey additional affordable. \u003c/p>\u003cp>University professor Chad Broughton, 51, who was visiting London from Chicago accompanied by place of set of two friends following a lengthy pandemic delay, said their innmotel space inside the tourist-heavy Covent Garden neighbourhood was pricey at 400 pounds ($456) a night.\u003c/p>\u003cp>But the trip to London was unique. "Seeing all these people queued up, seeing the response on BBC accompanied by every one one other accompanied by fair be in touch this, you obtain a sensory ability of how important it is to the people here,\" he said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Plus, costs were offset by the currency's fall, friend Josh Walsman said.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"We've found every one thing to exist a attractive surprising value," Walsman, 51-year-old musician, said while they walked by Westminster Hall, where mourners inside paid homage to the monarch accompanied by every one one other accompanied by tourists outer external outside snapped photos on streets closed to traffic. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Walsman said they went to a Champions League soccer match, had tickets for a amuse oneself accompanied by every one one other accompanied by a dinner uncertainty at the upscale Cinnamon Club Indian restaurant. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>"We've been mostly spending our money at pubs," he said. "The conversion percentage has meant that every one one hour dated a invoice comes, it's like, 'Oh, I idea it was concerning 30% more.'" \u003c/p>\u003cp>The pound briefly slumped to a 37-year low opposed to the dollar on Friday following U.K. retail sales volumes slid additional than expected inside August — a fresh sign of monetary weakness.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The British affluence is reeling from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-france-germany-prices-da1d935fa8bcba4c283f7c5b559a5c9a\">rising vitality prices\u003c/a> spurred by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine?utm_source=apnewsnav&utm_medium=featured\">Russia's war inside Ukraine\u003c/a>, driving the worst cost-of-living crisis inside a generation. The management said it will \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-boris-johnson-climate-and-environment-government-politics-9aa9651b8ace23c992bfbf2599e9f80d\">cap vitality bills for households accompanied by every one one other accompanied by businesses\u003c/a>, nevertheless prices are still painfully high. \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/inflation-prices-consumer-84551f1094e8f95a7d2d63adfe67eec2\">Inflation is the highest\u003c/a> inside the Group of Seven economies, at 9.9%.\u003c/p>\u003cp>With that backdrop, the money actuality spent by visitors offered a glimmer of hope. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"Speaking to our hospitality sector, not fair our hotels, nevertheless restaurants, bars accompanied by every one one other accompanied by pubs, they've had an awful trio years since of this pandemic,\" London Mayor Sadiq Khan said.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Budget innmotel operator Travelodge said it's ordered additional breakfast supplies for its 78 London hotels for Monday, saying it expects numerous mourners to begin their day accompanied by a \"traditional filled English" breakfast. Pub chain JD Wetherspoon says it will retain its pubs inside centre London not shut Monday all over the queen's funeral.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Some analysts predicted the all-inclusive monetary boost for the U.K. from the royal mourning hour dated would exist limited. That's since it would exist offset by supermarkets, retailers, hardware stores accompanied by every one one other accompanied by other businesses closing for the burial Monday, which has been made a condition holiday. \u003c/p>\u003cp>However, renewed attentiveness inside the royal family could inside attendance accompanied by an extended boost to the journey accompanied by every one one other accompanied by tourism industry, said Tim Hentschel, co-founder accompanied by every one one other accompanied by CEO of Hotelplanner.com.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"Yes, short term, the border holiday will inside all likelihood gash down productivity a little bit,\" Hentschel said. 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After the house of God service, the late queen's coffin will exist transported into with every one other accompanied by not here of the famous heart of London on a horse-drawn firearm carriage.\u003c/p>\u003cp>It will at that hour dated exist taken by hearse to Windsor, where the monarch will exist interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Some people who won't exist inside Windsor on Monday decided to wake up early to watch Saturday's rehearsal.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Local resident Katharine Horsfall said she place her extreme terror for 3:15 a.m. She said: "I exist convinced by it will exist an amazing tribute to the queen, a great dispatch off, accompanied by all the pageantry that she so well deserves."\u003c/p>\u003cdiv id='afs:Card:140340232825' class='hub-peek-embed' content-id='775ae346486e54b222ae561f387526e1'>Hub peek embed (QueenElizabethII) - Compressed layout (automatic embed) \u003c/div>\u003cp>___\u003c/p>\u003cp>KEY DEVELOPMENTS:\u003c/p>\u003cp>— Crowds paying respects to monarch \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-inflation-covid-travel-health-c1397154279a626b62085fa382920b29\">boost London tourism\u003c/a> amid slump\u003c/p>\u003cp>— In Yemen, queen's demise recalls \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-middle-east-africa-obituaries-8889832476c25400cb88c9b0217a168f\">oppression under British colonial regulation \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>— Queen's demise a reminder of UK's \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-veterans-england-world-war-c8ad03cf77048c812894442ad560fabc\">disappearing World War II generation\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>— What to know concerning the queen's \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-lying-in-state-what-to-know-9c0e1463b33bd17e813f929157fc7c0d\">lying inside state\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>— Reflections from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-boris-johnson-london-united-kingdom-898f092ee58f7a74cea64fa9d3e42cad\">the queue\u003c/a> to mourn the queen\u003c/p>\u003cp>— Palace reveals details of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-funeral-details-8e4f6ada4cdb420b3acca9c3e0a275e4\">queen's condition funeral\u003c/a> on Monday \u003c/p>\u003cp>— Find additional AP coverage here: \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/queen-elizabeth-ii\">https://apnews.com/hub/queen-elizabeth-ii\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>___\u003c/p>\u003cp>OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:\u003c/p>\u003cp>BEIJING — China announced Saturday that Vice President Wang Qishan would attend the burial of Queen Elizabeth II while the exceptional representative of President Xi Jinping.\u003c/p>\u003cp>A category of British legislators sanctioned by China have expressed exist concerning that the Chinese management has been invited to the funeral. One told the BBC the invitation should exist rescinded since of anthropoid rights abuses inside the behaviour towards of the Uyghur ethnic category inside China's far-western neighbourhood of Xinjiang.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Wang, who is near to Xi, was a subscriber of the ruling Communist Party's all-powerful, seven-member Politburo Standing Committee from 2012 to 2017. During those years, he led a crackdown on corruption that has been one of Xi's signature initiatives while China's leader.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Wang was named to the mostly ceremonial pole of vice president inside 2018 accompanied by every one one other accompanied by regularly attends events on Xi's behalf.\u003c/p>\u003cp>___\u003c/p>\u003cp>TOKYO — Japanese Emperor Naruhito accompanied by every one one other accompanied by Empress Masako left-hand for Britain on Saturday to attend Queen Elizabeth II's burial to pay respects to her accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the British royal family who considered while a model for Japan's monarchy inside modern history.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The decision for the emperor accompanied by every one one other accompanied by empress to attend the queen's burial underscores the importance accompanied by every one one other accompanied by the deep connection inside the centre of the royal families. 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The closing will go nearer less than a month following its 35th anniversary. It will complete accompanied by an eye-popping 13,925 performances.\u003c/p>\u003cp>It is a costly musical to sustain, accompanied by elaborate sets accompanied by every one one other accompanied by costumes while well while a large cast accompanied by every one one other accompanied by orchestra. Box office grosses have fluctuated since the show reopened following the pandemic — going while high while over $1 million a week nevertheless excessively dropping to around $850,000. Last week, it hit $867,997 accompanied by every one one other accompanied by producers may have seen the writing on the wall.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Based on a novel by Gaston Leroux, "Phantom" tells the tale of a deformed composer who haunts the Paris Opera House accompanied by every one one other accompanied by falls madly inside deep affection accompanied by an guiltless young soprano, Christine. 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corruption concerns accompanied by every one one other accompanied by alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions accompanied by every one one other accompanied by cripple its by that hour dated ailing economy. \u003c/p>\u003cp>The EU's administrative arm, the European Commission, has for almost a decade accused Orban of \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-donald-trump-dallas-marjorie-taylor-greene-3c5a43ea6cd3a3472a05f48d3b527a76\">dismantling democratic institutions\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/budapest-media-radio-courts-hungary-11df6387eacd239af3f2777b95bba9c9\">taking jurisdiction of the media\u003c/a> accompanied by every one one other accompanied by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hungary-migration-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-5f3a91a3697209955c9404310591733c\">infringing on minority rights\u003c/a>. Orban, who has been inside office since 2010, denies the accusations. \u003c/p>\u003cp>The longstanding debate could culminate Sunday when the percentage is expected to announce a funding gash for Hungary, one of the 27-nation EU's largest netting beneficiaries, if the country does not alter course. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Peter Kreko, director of the Budapest-based exist convinced by tank Political Capital, said the EU appeared to exist hardening its stance opposed to Orban following foregoing disciplinary measures failed to convey Europe's longest-serving leader into compliance accompanied by its values. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>"EU institutions learn slowly, nevertheless they learn. More accompanied by every one one other accompanied by additional people inside the Commission accompanied by every one one other accompanied by inside the European Union know concerning the negotiation deception tactics of Hungary, while well while concerning the the natural world of the Hungarian political regime," Kreko said. \u003c/p>\u003cp>While it is not understandable how a a large amount of money Hungary stands to lose, funds gash from its 22 billion-euro (dollar) part of the EU's 2021-27 budget could affect around 70% of funding from some programs, according to an inner July document by Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Many of the potential cuts are related to condition procurements — purchases by the condition of goods accompanied by every one one other accompanied by services or for the execution of projects using EU funds. \u003c/p>\u003cp>According to Hadhazy, improper processes for awarding of such contracts have allowed Orban's management to strait large sums of EU money into the businesses of politically connected insiders. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>"Huge fortunes were made from such things, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by they are essentially the leap of this astonishing luxury mansion behind us," Hadhazy said of the castle inside the town of Tura. "The system is concerning having its tentacles ... inside the highest levels of government."\u003c/p>\u003cp>EU commissioner Hahn's memo excessively pointed to irregularities inside condition procurements inside Hungary accompanied by every one one other accompanied by to \"an grow of the likelihood of winning of politically connected companies." \u003c/p>\u003cp>Hadhazy, who has investigated accompanied by every one one other accompanied by documented hundreds of cases of alleged corruption, borrowed a automobile from his mother to pay someone a call some places this week where he suspects EU funds were misused. \u003c/p>\u003cp>One was the location of a planned server farm near Budapest where the management said it would store the state's most important data. Receiving additional than $50 million inside EU funding, building of the facility — awarded to a firm owned by a childhood friend of Orban who is Hungary's richest male — began inside 2016, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by completion was place for the following year.\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>But when Hadhazy visited the location on Wednesday, only a firm skeleton stood where the server park was planned — a sign, he said, that the funds may have been misused.\u003c/p>\u003cp>"The whole procedure is a charade," Hadhazy said of Hungary's condition procurement process, which ordinarily should involve competition inside the centre of some bidding companies. "It's decided at the extremely beginning who tin win, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by it's decided who will do the labour at the end."\u003c/p>\u003cp>He pointed to a instance involving Istvan Tiborcz, the owner of the castle inside Tura who is married to Orban's daughter. The European Anti-Fraud Office found solemn irregularities inside the awarding of funds to a firm he owned. \u003c/p>\u003cp>As a consequence of the office's investigation, the EU demanded the return of additional than 40 million euros (dollars). The amount was ultimately footed by Hungarian taxpayers, not Tiborcz's company, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by an investigation into the instance by Hungarian authorities was dropped for lack of proof of a crime. \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"ad-placeholder\" data='autoembed'>\u003c/div>\u003cp>Tiborcz was Hungary's 36th wealthiest anthropoid actuality this year, according to an analysis by Forbes Hungary.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Orban's management not lengthy ago made conciliatory efforts to unlock almost 6 billion euros (dollars) inside pandemic recuperation funds that the EU withheld over corruption concerns, accompanied by every one one other accompanied by to head off further cuts to Hungary's small portion of the EU budget. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Earlier this month, the Hungarian management \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-hungary-viktor-orban-european-union-dd27c7ffa6f8e873850ff57f6e4827a5\">pledged to place up its own anti-corruption agency\u003c/a>. It has reportedly prepared additional legislation aimed at increasing transparency inside condition procurements. \u003c/p>\u003cp>But the European Commission faces pressure from EU lawmakers to completely enforce rules on corruption accompanied by every one one other accompanied by regulation of rules with every one other accompanied by regulations requirements. In a intention passed Thursday accompanied by an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament said the Hungarian management had become \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/hungary-gay-rights-european-union-6a87b83de47bb90b12e4927735d8092f\">"a hybrid management of electoral autocracy"\u003c/a> that could no indeed indeed longer exist considered a democracy. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Hungary's Ministry of Justice did not respond to a appeal for comment. Speaking inside Serbia on Friday, Orban \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/religion-hungary-legislature-36708d3ecb02869294a6e36a19fd9601\">dismissed the resolution\u003c/a> while a "joke" accompanied by every one one other accompanied by maintained that his government's conservative credentials were the spring for the EU's durable stance. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Kreko, the analyst, said it was doubtful Orban's management was solemn concerning changing its ways. \u003c/p>\u003cp>"I would speak that the engine of the Orban management is nepotistic corruption," he said. "So I exist convinced by we tin exist by preference skeptical concerning that how a a large amount of the management really wants to step up opposed to corruption, which is small part of the the natural world of the regime."\u003c/p>\u003cp>In 2021, Hungary's management opted not here of joining the European Public Prosecutors Office — an self-governing EU body tasked accompanied by combating crimes affecting the monetary interests of the bloc. 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