Hungarian government to buy port in Slovenia?
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The port of Koper interests the Orbán-government. Negotiations started years ago, in 2016, without any success in striking a deal so far.
The port of Koper interests the Orbán-government, which has been trying to buy a share of the port for a while. The Hungarian government has been unsuccessfully trying to make a deal since 2016 with regards to a railway. Now, the government may actually have a chance to buy shares. A company called Luka Koper (LK) is one of the most important Slovenian companies, and the state holds the majority of the stakes. The biggest political party in the country, SDS, is an ally of the Hungarian Fidesz, writes 24.hu.
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“In the shadow of personnel struggles for the administration, the battle for land in the area of the Port of Koper is also being fought. These again attracted the Hungarians, who, with the help of the ruling party’s staff, want to secure them quickly before the elections. These are the lands of Intereuropa, which has been owned by the state-owned Pošta Slovenije since 2019. This is controlled by SDS staff led by the interim general director Tomaž Kokot, who is also the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Intereuropa,” writes necenzurirano.si.
The Hungarian government did not buy a single hectare of Trieste Port. It simply got permission to use thirty-two hectares for a period of sixty years. It is a concession, not a purchase.