The Ministry of Agriculture Has Excluded Lőrinc Mészáros' Turkey Processor From a Tender that Has Already Been Won, and Gallicoop Is Planning Legal Action
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According to the company, they were notified in March that they had won the grant for plant and capacity expansion, but this was withdrawn by the ministry in July.
Gallicoop Zrt. was also excluded from the tender.
It was the only participant in the tender in which Gallicoop Zrt., which is owned by Lőrinc Mészáros, won a total of 33 billion forints in EU funding during the Fidesz government, Agriculture Minister Szabolcs Bóna announced on Facebook on Tuesday. The ministry withdrew the funding in July and excluded the company, which is now going to court.
Gallicoop Zrt. announced that it will take legal action against the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry for excluding the company from a tender it had already won. The company suspects political reasons behind the decision, and in light of this, it also considered it important to emphasize that the grants won in tenders do not go to the wallet of the owners, in this case Lőrinc Mészáros, but can only be used for specific investments.
The statement also states that the Tisza Békés representative was their employee until his election. The post Lőrinc Mészáros turkey processor plans legal action against the Ministry of Agriculture due to withdrawn EU funds first appeared on 24.hu.
According to the notification sent by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food on March 4, 2026, Gallicoop Zrt., a subsidiary of the Mészáros Group, won the EU funds announced in the tender (development of the plants of enterprises participating in the Food Industry Champions program). However, on July 23, 2026, the ministry withdrew the previously awarded support and excluded Gallicoop Zrt. from the tender. The company intends to challenge the deci…
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