Altus expects Orbán to publicly apologise for his remarks, she said. In April, the government appealed to the EC for information concerning the 5 million euro contract awarded to Altus, the company selected to assess EUfinanced development projects between 2014 and 2020.

Cabinet chief János Lázár said at the time that Altus could not do the job “impartially and without regard to political aspects”, and added that all this would harm trust in European institutions. Lázár also suggested that the move may add up to illegal political party financing. Fidesz on Tuesday asked for a government investigation into the company’s EC contract.

The party has recommended changing the rules on incompatibility of positions and reviewing the lawfulness of the contract between Altus and the EC. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Gyurcsány said Orbán was looking to “kill DK politically”, adding that the prime minister “would not succeed in doing so”.

Gyurcsány said the remarks made by Orbán, his government, his parliamentary group and his party were “absurd”. The former prime minister said his party “has a clear conscience”.

Gyurcsány said he had contributed 1-2 million forints (EUR 3,000-6,000) to DK over the past few years, and 16 million forints last year. He said it was “none of the prime minister’s or his party’s business” how he spends his income.

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