corruption

03/08/2016

Jobbik to launch national consultation on health care, education, corruption

Budapest, August 3 (MTI) – Radical nationalist Jobbik will launch a national consultation on health care, education and corruption after the October 2 migrant quota scheme […]
29/07/2016

Criminals also profited from the settlement bond business

Antal Rogán’s and Árpád Habony’s lawyer could have earned more than 5 billion forints with the bond business – writes mno.hu. Several previously sentenced foreigners obtained […]
27/07/2016

Socialists demand stopping govt residency bond scheme

Budapest, July 27 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists have called on the government to immediately terminate its scheme granting permanent residency to foreigners buying a certain […]
26/07/2016

Opposition party calls on government to stop ‘residency bond business’

Budapest, July 26 (MTI) – The opposition Együtt party has demanded that the government should drop its “business” of granting permanent residency to foreigners buying a […]
06/07/2016

Prosecutor rejects Rogán’s complaint against Portik

Budapest, July 6 (MTI) – Budapest’s investigative prosecutor has rejected a charge of perjury raised by Antal Rogán, the cabinet chief, against Tamás Portik. Portik, a […]
29/06/2016

NBH scandal – Central bank foundations fined for dodging public procurement rules

Budapest, June 29 (MTI) – The Public Procurement Board (KDB) established that the public procurement law is applicable to the Pallas Athene Foundations which were established […]
27/06/2016

Authorities probe almost 900 companies with ties to Hungary revealed in Panama Papers

Budapest, June 27 (MTI) – Hungary’s National Investigation Office has scrutinised almost 900 offshore companies with ties to Hungary revealed in the leaked Panama Papers, daily […]
23/06/2016

Socialists demand release of Spéder recordings confiscated by police

Budapset, June 23 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities release telephone recordings made by Zoltán Spéder, head of FHB Bank, which […]
21/06/2016

Former minister acquitted of embezzlement charges

Budapest (MTI) – An appeals court on Monday acquitted former Socialist defence minister Ferenc Juhász and László Fapál, former state secretary, of charges of misappropriation of […]
08/06/2016

Jobbik: Saudi businessman poses ‘national security risk’

Budapest, June 7 (MTI) – The activities of a Saudi businessman in Hungary, including alleged business deals with the family of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and […]
08/06/2016

Municipal court sentences man in connection with Bunge case

Budapest, June 7 (MTI) – The Municipal Court sentenced on Tuesday a man for soliciting payment from an American company based in Hungary in return for […]
06/06/2016

National security committee hearing confirms no surveillance of Soros

Budapest, June 6 (MTI) – It was confirmed at Monday’s meeting of parliament’s national security committee that the Hungarian secret services did not carry out any […]
30/05/2016

Chief prosecution initiates new trial in former Socialist distric mayor’s case

Budapest, May 30 (MTI) – The chief prosecution has initiated a new trial procedure in the case of one-time Socialist district mayor György Hunvald after the […]
27/05/2016

LMP accuses government of building “feudal” land system

Budapest, May 27 (MTI) – Rather than eliminating large estates, the government has “solidified” a system helping some landowners accumulate thousands of hectares, a deputy of […]
24/05/2016

Budapest committee for Alstom case to hear former Socialist city leaders

Budapest, May 24 (MTI) – The ad-hoc committee planned by the Budapest municipal assembly to investigate corruption allegations connected to French company Alstom’s Budapest metro contract […]
18/05/2016

National Roma government operates as “mafia”, says member

Budapest, May 18 (MTI) – Hungary’s Roma self-government ÖRO “operates like a mafia”, László Vajda, a deputy in the organisation, told a press conference on Wednesday. […]
17/05/2016

US ambassador: Corruption worrying problem in Hungary

Budapest, May 17 (MTI) – Corruption in Hungary is of such an extent as to be worrying, US Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said in a […]
12/05/2016

Budapest assembly to set up cttee for investigating Alstom case

Budapest, May 12 (MTI) – The municipal assembly on Thursday approved setting up an ad hoc committee with the task to investigate corruption allegations connected to […]
10/05/2016

Prime minister confirms support for central bank governor

Budapest, May 9 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has repeatedly voiced support for the governor of the National Bank of Hungary, after opposition Socialist and […]
05/05/2016

NBH scandal – Socialists accuse central bank of major corruption

Budapest, May 5 (MTI) – The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has now been degraded into an instrument for channelling public funds to businesses close to […]