Socialist MEP accuses govt of 'lying' about teacher wage hikes

Socialist Party MEP Istvan Ujhelyi has accused the government of "lying" about the wage hikes demanded by teachers, saying he had been "surprised" to hear Hungarian officials say that Brussels was the one blocking the pay rises. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Ujhelyi said that a proposal submitted by the government almost two years ago on how it intended to spend the nearly 13,000 billion forints' (EUR 32.6bn) worth of European Union funding Hungary is entitled to in the 2021-2027 budgetary period "contained no mention of wage hikes for teachers".