corruption

19/03/2016

Opposition parties protest EUR 1.4bn construction bid

Budapest, March 19 (MTI) – Opposition parties have voiced protest against a recent government bid worth a total 420 billion forints (EUR 1.4bn), citing risks of […]
18/03/2016

Court finds former MDF politicians guilty in UD case

Budapest, March 18 (MTI) – A Budapest court on Friday upheld an earlier ruling and found former leader of the conservative MDF party Ibolya Dávid and […]
17/03/2016

Socialists set up anti-corruption transparency working group

Budapest, March 16 (MTI) – The Socialist Party on Wednesday set up a transparency working group aimed at “putting an end to institutionalised government theft” of […]
01/03/2016

Romanian foreign ministry responds to Orbán criticism

Bucharest, March 1 (MTI) – Romania’s justice system is unbiased, the Romanian foreign ministry said in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday remarks according […]
16/02/2016

Former Socialist vice-mayor in EUR 9.6m fraud case

Budapest, February 16 (MTI) – The municipal court of Budapest held the first trial on Tuesday in a case in which György Fürst, former Socialist deputy […]
03/02/2016

The government office chief: People have right to express opinion on court rulings

Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – Politicians should not try to influence the work of the courts but ordinary people must not be stopped from expressing their […]
02/02/2016

Jobbik demands assets transparency of politicians’ families

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Jobbik party has called on all deputies to publish asset declarations for their family members. Jobbik MP György Szilágyi told a […]
02/02/2016

Kúria: Outside pressure on judges danger to rule of law

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s chief judge has warned of the dangers of politicians pressuring the courts if they do not like a ruling. Péter Darák’s comments […]
01/02/2016

Oppostion calls for more assets transparency

Budapest, February 1 (MTI) – The tax authority should monitor private loans provided or taken by politicians, the head of the opposition Együtt party said on […]
29/01/2016

Socialists: Fidesz using ‘show trials’ to increase popularity – Fidesz response

Budapest (MTI) – The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to […]
29/01/2016

Government politicians pilfering EU funds, say opposition parties

Budapest (MTI) – European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged on Thursday. This […]
28/01/2016

Corruption continues to grow in Hungary, Orbán helpless

According to index.hu, Hungary has moved down on the corruption list of Transparency International (TI) last year. that means that Hungary is one of the most […]
26/01/2016

Former Budapest vice-mayor sentenced to suspended prison for embezzlement – UPDATE

Budapest, January 26 (MTI) – A court in southeastern Hungary handed a two-year prison term, suspended for four years, to Miklos Hagyo, Budapest’s former Socialist deputy […]
25/01/2016

Jobbik complains over rampant corruption

Budapest, January 25 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it was a “negative Hungarian specialty” that corruption was rampant at the highest levels in […]
04/01/2016

Friend of Viktor Orbán acquired Kopaszi dam

According to mno.hu, after nearly 1 year of negotiations Market Asset Management Kft. – belonging to Market group – and River Dunainvest Kft. bought Kopaszi Gat […]
28/12/2015

Jobbik demands release of loan contracts for TV2 purchase

Budapest, December 28 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party has demanded the public release of loan contracts state banks signed with government commissioner Andrew G […]
17/12/2015

Jobbik to turn to chief prosecutor over PM’s ‘criminal’ remark

Budapest, December 17 (MTI) – Gabor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, on Thursday said he would turn to the chief prosecutor over a […]
16/12/2015

LMP files criminal report about alleged Eximbank loan for TV2 purchase – UPDATE

Budapest, December 16 (MTI) – The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement against an unknown perpetrator in connection […]
06/12/2015

Opposition to assess government members’ growth of wealth

Budapest, December 6 (MTI) – The opposition Egyutt party will assess all government members’ growth of wealth in December, before amended rules enter into force affecting […]
29/11/2015

Jobbik: In this system, corruption is not an error but the driving force

“Jobbik has managed to prove that corrupt deals are not just occasional isolated cases in Hungary. Instead, there is a system of corruption controlled from the […]