Joint Ventures of Two Autocrats
What are the ties between Viktor Orbán and Aleksandar Vučić? What underpins their political and economic closeness? What channels facilitate the flow of money between the two countries? What has been done so far, and what plans have been announced? What are the connections between the Orbán and Vučić families? Which Hungarian companies are winning tenders in Serbia? And finally, what exactly does Utiber oversee?
More than 10 days after the horrific accident in Novi Sad that claimed 14 lives, the relevant prosecution remains largely silent. The public has not been informed that anyone is under suspicion, let alone charged or arrested.
However, if we shift our focus slightly from these harrowing facts and view them through the lens of Serbian-Hungarian relations, we could, in just a few steps, trace a path to both “rulers” – Aleksandar Vučić and Viktor Orbán.
The article by Radmilo Marković was originaly published with the support of the project Enhancing the Capacities of Serbian Investigative Journalists in Mapping Foreign Influence in Serbia by Vreme. You can read the original version in Serbian here.