corruption

28/01/2017

Vona rallies Jobbik – Photos

Budapest, January 28 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party’s leader, in a keynote speech on Saturday, vowed to serve Hungarians as the head of a people’s […]
25/01/2017

Prosecutor: Hungary investigates all OLAF reports

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that it had launched investigations into every report it had received from the European Union’s […]
25/01/2017

Budapest assembly – Budapest approves final 2024 Olympic locations, opposition slams mayor

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The Budapest assembly on Wednesday approved the final proposal on locations selected under the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 […]
25/01/2017

Hungary falls 7 places on TI’s corruption index

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – Hungary has fallen seven places to 57th on Transparency International’s (TI) corruption index, TI Hungary’s managing director Péter József Martin said […]
24/01/2017

Former Socialist, liberal politicians sentenced over selling downtown properties

Budapest, January 24 (MTI) – The former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest’s sixth district and 11 other defendants have been handed suspended prison sentences for selling […]
24/01/2017

Budapest mayor urges publication of OLAF report on Metro 4

Budapest, January 24 (MTI) – Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has called it “unfortunate” that a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) concerning suspected corruption […]
20/01/2017

Orbán’s cabinet: Socialist-Liberal city leaders bear responsibility for metro 4 scandal

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – It is clear that the previous Socialist-Liberal leadership of Budapest’s municipal council bear political responsibility for the corruption scandal surrounding the […]
19/01/2017

Weekly government press briefing about Putin’s visit, new wave of migration and other interesting topics

Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Budapest on Feb. 2, János Lázár, the government office chief, announced on Thursday. Preparations […]
19/01/2017

Central prosecution investigating Alstom case

Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – The central investigating chief prosecutor’s office (KNYF) is conducting a full-scale investigation into the case concerning French engineering company Alstom’s contracts […]
19/01/2017

Jobbik: Hardly any residency bond applicants rejected

The investigation by the Parliamentary opposition’s shadow committee concluded that the residency bonds generated no profit for Hungary and twenty days were not enough for the […]
19/01/2017

Budapest Mayor: Metro fraud probe concerns pre-Fidesz period

Budapest (MTI) – The investigation by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF into the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line almost exclusively concerns the period before Fidesz took […]
18/01/2017

Vona calls for inserting ‘anti-corruption’ measures into constitution

Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – The Jobbik party wants the importance of fighting corruption to be written into Hungary’s constitution, its leader Gábor Vona said on […]
16/01/2017

Europe’s anti-fraud office identifies metro 4 fraud

Budapest, January 16 (MTI) – Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro […]
15/01/2017

Jobbik won’t form alliance before 2018 election

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party will not enter into any alliance with either the ruling Fidesz party or the Socialists or any other […]
12/01/2017

Jobbik demands declaration of assets owned by politicians’ families

Budapest, January 11 (MTI) – The current system of lawmakers obliged to submit a declaration of their assets each year is “worthless” in its current form, […]
04/01/2017

Jobbik sees current government as all-time most corrupt

Budapest, January 4 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party sees the current Fidesz cabinet as the all-time most corrupt government of Hungary, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said […]
04/01/2017

Jobbik demands prosecutor report on confiscations from politicians

Budapest, January 3 (MTI) – The Jobbik has asked for a report by Chief Public Prosecutor Péter Polt on the total value of assets confiscated from […]
22/12/2016

Jobbik slams year-end funding for Roma self-govt

Budapest, December 22 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party on Thursday criticised the government’s granting the National Roma Self-Government (ÖRO) 1.3 billion forints (EUR 4.2m) in special […]
21/12/2016

Vona: Year 2016 unsuccessful for Hungary

Budapest, December 21 (MTI) – The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, opposition Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said on Wednesday. The government has failed […]
16/12/2016

Interview – Orbán expects 2017 to be “year of revolt”

Budapest (MTI) – The year 2017 will be characterised by a “rebellion” by the middle classes and nations that are “tied by political correctness”, Prime Minister […]