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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Andras ROSTOVANYI

Tree-less Canopy Walkway Shines Spotlight On Hungary Graft

The walkway was built under an EU-funded, now corruption-accused programme (Credit: AFP)

It should have been a forest canopy walkway -- but instead it is a bridge above an expanse of saplings and open fields.

The project in the Hungarian village of Nyirmartonfalva -- built under an EU-funded, now corruption-accused programme -- showcases the deep-seated problem of graft and waste as the country takes on the bloc's rotating presidency from Monday.

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