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Boss of Orbán-backed MCC Brussels quits, saying staff have not been paid

Summary by Politico Europe
Executive Director Frank Füredi resigned Monday alleging salaries were going unpaid following the change of government in Budapest.

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Frank Füredi, the executive director of MCC Brussels, has resigned with immediate effect because he was unable to pay his employees, Politico reports. In his letter, Frank Füredi blames his employer, the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation, which was acquired by the Tisza government, for not remitting the amount agreed upon in the contract. The Brussels branch of the think tank, which is linked to Fidesz governments, was suspended from the Eur…

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Frank Füredi, of Hungarian origin, wrote a letter to the MCC board of directors complaining that his employees had not been paid.

The head of MCC Brussels, one of the most prominent conservative think tanks in Brussels, has resigned, complaining that the organization that funds it has not paid the money needed to pay staff salaries and continue its activities.

The head of the Brussels MCC has resigned because they cannot pay their employees - He claims that the Tisza government did not provide the funds.

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Frank Füredi is leaving, citing that his employer has turned off the money tap.

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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