Hungary’s foreign trips total two billion, with costly Azerbaijan delegation exposed
A public data request revealed that Hungary has spent roughly two billion on Orbán Viktor’s overseas trips, including an 18-person delegation to Azerbaijan that incurred substantial hotel costs.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supplied data showing that the government has allocated about two billion for the prime minister’s foreign travel over two years. A recent trip to Azerbaijan involved an 18-member delegation that paid a high price for accommodation despite a single night’s stay. The previous administration had stopped publishing such travel details and even amended legislation, citing one outlet-security reasons, to keep the information hidden.
Why it matters
It reveals how much public money funds high-profile foreign trips and highlights limited transparency in government spending.
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