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Vitézy Canceled the Controversial MÁV Deal – the Purchase of Swiss Multiple Units Will Be Renegotiated

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Dávid Vitézy has withdrawn János Lázár's previous order, which would have obliged MÁV to conclude a maintenance contract for the used Stadler GTW multiple units it wanted to purchase from Switzerland. The fate of the purchase has not yet been decided, but according to the justification, the conditions must be renegotiated due to the unrealistically high prices, because the railway company can only sign an economically rational agreement. Ministe…

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A former ministerial order for the maintenance of used motor trains in Switzerland.

·Hungary
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MÁV would have signed an expensive contract for the maintenance of Stadler multiple units.

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Dávid Vitézy has withdrawn János Lázár's previous order, which would have obliged MÁV to conclude a maintenance contract for the used Stadler GTW multiple units it wanted to purchase from Switzerland. The fate of the purchase has not yet been decided, but according to the justification, the conditions must be renegotiated due to the unrealistically high prices, because the railway company can only sign an economically rational agreement. Ministe…

·Budapest, Hungary
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The Minister of Transport and Investment has withdrawn the ministerial order obliging MÁV to conclude a long-term maintenance contract for used Swiss Stadler GTW multiple units, which was issued by János Lázár, a minister in the previous government.

János Lázár's pre-election decision was overturned, the fate of the Swiss trains will be renegotiated - Dávid Vitézy withdrew the order.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Transport and Investment Minister Dávid Vitézy has withdrawn the previous order that required MÁV to conclude a long-term maintenance contract for the used Stadler GTW multiple units it planned to purchase from Switzerland. According to the minister, the construction would have been too expensive, so the conditions and price must be renegotiated.

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Portfolio broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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