corruption

07/12/2016

Hungary to quit Open Government Partnership

Budapest, December 6 (MTI) – Hungary will quit the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international initiative launched to implement open government reforptionms around the world, a […]
06/12/2016

Jobbik: Orbán’s residency bond business with dirty trick andd dirty money

Jobbik calls upon the government to abandon its dirty tricks for keeping its dirty money, said Jobbik’s vice president, Dániel Z. Kárpát in his press conference. […]
24/11/2016

Government: Former head of Quaestor brokerage ‘common criminal’

Budapest, November 24 (MTI) – Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common […]
16/11/2016

Transparency International: Hungarians see graft worsening

Budapest, November 16 (MTI) – Hungarians regard graft as a problem that is worsening, József Péter Martin, Transparency International’s (TI) managing director for Hungary said on […]
14/11/2016

Orbán: Attack against Rogán ‘political bluff’

Budapest, November 14 (MTI) – Reacting to opposition queries about an article purporting to uncover graft in connection with Antal Rogán, the cabinet chief, Prime Minister […]
11/11/2016

Hungarian government: Residency bonds could be scrapped before year’s end

Budapest (MTI) – The government could scrap the residency bond scheme before the year is out, government office chief János Lázár said in response to a […]
10/11/2016

Jobbik calls for parlt committee to probe residency bond scheme

Budapest, October 9 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party has called on parliament to set up an investigative committee to examine the risk of residency bonds […]
08/11/2016

BREAKING NEWS – Constitutional bill about migrant qouta fails in the Hungarian parliament – UPDATE

Budapest, November 8 (MTI) – The government’s constitutional amendment bill seeking to ban the settlement of “foreign populations” in Hungary failed on Tuesday to secure the […]
08/11/2016

Official: Public procurement bill to make procedures stricter, simpler

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Hungary’s public procurement law will become stricter and simpler with faster procedures, an official at the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for […]
03/11/2016

Hungary’s economy minister: Competitiveness key challenge for upcoming years

Budapest, November 3 (MTI) – Improving competitiveness, cutting red tape and taxes and easing the labour shortage will be the key challenges facing Hungary in the […]
27/10/2016

Appeals court acquits defendants in Sukoró casino case

Budapest, October 26 (MTI) – An appeals court in Szeged on Wednesday acquitted the former head of the National Asset Manager (MNV) and the MNV’s former […]
26/10/2016

Three party groups agree on constitutional amendment bill text

Budapest, October 26 (MTI) – Fidesz, its ruling ally Christian Democrats and opposition Jobbik have agreed on the text of the constitutional amendment bill, though some […]
22/10/2016

Jobbik – Fidesz needs to make a choice: Rogán’s dirty money or Hungary’s security?

Talking in his press conference on Wednesday, Fidesz’ Parliamentary faction leader Lajos Kósa said if Gábor Vona’s party refuses to vote for the anti-quota constitutional amendment, […]
17/10/2016

Lefitst opposition parties stage demonstration in support of press freedom

Budapest, October 16 (MTI) – The opposition LMP, Együtt, and Dialogue for Hungary (PM) parties staged a demonstration in Budapest on Sunday to protest against the […]
11/10/2016

Prosecutor questions MP suspected of fraud

Budapest, October 11 (MTI) – The central prosecutor of investigations (KNYF) has questioned Roland Mengyi, a ruling Fidesz party lawmaker, as a bribery and fraud suspect […]
07/10/2016

Socialists urge ethical procedure Hungarian National Bank”s governor

Budapest, October 7 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party has called on the board of directors of the National Bank of Hungary to carry out an […]
06/10/2016

Referendum – Rejection of EU quotas brings new obligations for Hungarian government

Budapest, October 6 (MTI) – The result of last Sunday’s referendum, in which more than 3 million people rejected European Union migrant quotas, has established new […]
06/10/2016

Colleen Bell cited Obama and sent a message to the Hungarian government

24.hu writes that the American Ambassador to Hungary diplomatically reflected on the Hungarian government’s anti-refugee campaign. The USA’s Ambassador to Budapest doesn’t want to comment the […]
22/09/2016

Referendum campaign costs at least 36.5 million forints?

Budapest, September 22 (MTI) – The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times […]
22/09/2016

Interview – Orbán hopes referendum ensures “strong sword” against Brussels

Budapest, September 22 (MTI) – Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, […]