Hungary leader grapples with EU as corruption concerns rise
(WorldNews Europe)

BUDAPEST, Hungary - As the Hungarian prime minister`s conflicts with the European Union appear headed to a breaking point, calls are increasing for greater scrutiny of his government`s spending of the bloc`s funds. An opposition lawmaker in Hungary has gathered more than 470,000 signatures to pressure Prime Minister Viktor Orban into joining the budding European Public Prosecutor`s Office as Orban`s Fidesz party may be suspended or expelled next week from the main center-right group in the European Parliament. The EU has allocated Hungary 25 billion euros ($28.3 billion) in the 2014-2020 budget period, but critics say funds are often spent on overpriced or unnecessary projects padding the...