Breaking: Hungarian government to sue Spar
Proceedings will be launched in court for defamation of reputation, head of the PM’s office Gergely Gulyás said at the Cabinet Briefing on Thursday.
As we reported before, relations between the Hungarian government and the supermarket chain have become strained. In March, Hungarian transport minister János Lázár sent an open threat to the retail chain, which came after the CEO of Spar Austria told an Austrian news outlet that Hungarian PM Orbán wanted one of his relatives to invest in the company, which made the chain take out capital from the country.
Conflict between Spar and Hungarian government
Now, Index has reported that Gulyás has told the Austrian management of the supermarket chain, through members of the press, that
“proceedings will be initiated in court for breach of reputation”.
Daily News Hungary will report later on how the case continues.
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