The EC rejected Hungary’s application for funding for the construction of the highway, on suspicion of cartel activity, as it found the construction cost of HUF 4 bln per km too high, Hungarian online daily index.hu reported.

Construction company Közgép said late yesterday that it won a contract to build a portion of the M4 in a legitimate tender. Strabag, which also won a contract to build part of the M4, said that it bid the lowest at a price on par with average motorway construction costs in Hungary.