Transparency International: Hungary EU’s most corrupt country for third year in a row

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1. World Bank Control of Corruption Indicator: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CC.EST

   Usual challenge – find and compare Hungary – 2023 numbers, things have obviously improved drastically, but just give it a go.

   This indicator assesses perceptions of how effectively a country controls corruption in its public sector, including:

   Bribery
   Abuse of public office for personal gain
   Nepotism and favoritism in government hiring and contracting
   State capture by powerful interests

   Countries are scored on a scale from -2.5 to +2.5, higher scores indicate better control of corruption and lower scores reflect widespread corruption and weak enforcement mechanisms. Guess where we are, in Europe?

   Now for the funny bit. Transparency International´s CPI (cited) draws from 13 different data sources, including:

   World Bank’s Control of Corruption indicator (… yes – the one KTK appears to think exonerates Hungary)
   World Economic Forum
   Economist Intelligence Unit
   Bertelsmann Foundation

   Ehhh. Busted?

2. What nonsense. EU is really annoyed because Hungary has not ceded sovereignty. EU is upset because Hungary will ban foreign NGOs; NGOs that work for their paymasters.

   • You clearly didn’t read the article before jumping to the comments section. This has nothing to do with the EU.

   • Unless you want massive government … You NEED NGOs. May want to inform yourself, a bit.

     Suggested reading regarding disaster relief in particular (and we will have more of those, due to climate change):

     https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326000211_Roles_of_Non-Government_Organizations_in_Disaster_Risk_Reduction

3. At least Fiidesz is number one in something. There is a direct relationship between corruption and economic development and living standards. Hungary currently has the lowest per capita household consumption in the EU. It also has the second lowest labour productivity in the EU. For an example of labour productivity I know someone who worked on one of Meszaros’ construction projects. A dozen workers were sent to a job site for demolition showing up there day after day with no tools and did nothing but they were paid a nominal amount for their “work”. It was all likely some kind of money laundering scheme.

4. Anybody who lived Hungary long enough know this is true.. The amount of under table deals, favors done for favors.. Nobody trusting any institution (govt instutution especially), how many Fidesz I know who dodge taxes, how many shell companies… Who wants to pay into this stupid government system, where money goes to the top.. so nobody does.

   also maria von theresa sounds like a russian bot

5. The situation begins at the bottom: make the hospitals, roads, schools better; make the air better.. Make people trust the government, make everybody trust a personal investment in the country, this is where it begins. Now nobody trust anybody, everybody thinks everybody but themself to blame, a countrywide psychological schism. People need to help each other not just wallow in misery and blame the outside world

6. Anyone with open eyes and ears that lives in, or regularly visits Hungary knows that this is true. Corruption is pervasive and flagrant, the results of which are tangible for all to see. The country looks increasingly like the Balkans did a decade ago, i.e. desperately poor and dilapidated.

7. LOL! “Transparency International”: yet another unelected, unaccountable “N.G.O.” that is financed by the globalist-socialist-fascist dollar-Left to crank out reports that fit the narrative.

   You can bet your bottom dollar that if Hungary was (mis)led by someone like Magyar or Gyurcsany, the report would be very, very different… – not because there’d be less “corruption” but because Hungary would be in lockstep with the disastrous E.U. and N.A.T.O. policies that are destroying the rest of Europe and the Western civilization.

   This is a total joke.

8. Hungary – the “Nadir” – from the “Toxic Culture” of its Orban led Fidesz Government, the “Heinous” conduct of its Government, that Hungary, the longer they ALLOW – the present Orban led Government in POWER, the DEEPER we descend – clearly the end will be in the category of PERILOUS.
   Hungary we are functioning under DURESS of continual pressurization being APPLIED from a “body” of citizens that is in the thousands, who just BEHAVE – live there lives, run there businesses – treat there employee’s like DIRT, and THINK – they have a RIGHT to this life-style business and “other” way’s and that they are Law abiding in the conduct of there lives.
   It would be FACTUAL to commentate, that the “ripping off” – the exploitation, the cheating on, the lies between, greater part of Hungarians – not HELPED by a Orban led Fidesz Government, a “Heinous” and “Toxic” in Culture Government, have FEED into Hungarians this deeply rooted PRACTICE – that’s it’s ACCEPTABLE – to “Rip” each other off.
   Hungarians – over the course of 16 years under the Orban – Fidesz Government – there Respect & Trust of EACH other has been SMASHED, through practices in the conduct of there lives contained in previous paragraphs.
   Hungarians – continue to USE & ABUSE each other, that is just on-going that is DRAGGING our country down, separating and dividing our country that to find SOLIDARITY – to stop and fight the ROTTENESS feed into Hungarian life – BROADSHEET – by the present Orban led Fidesz Government, like reverting the practice of LIFE – back living by morals and principles, deepening our Respect & Trust of each other – inclusive of FAITH – a return to a life-style of this PRACTICE – coming from the DESTRUCTION of our country over 16 years of the Orban led Fidesz Government – we HUNGARY need a Miracle.
   Greed, Exploitation, Abuse, lack of Respect & Trust – internally IMPLODING, externally the Destruction of Relationships & Respect by countrys DEMOCRATIC countrys on Hungary, the European Union & N.A.T.O. – eradication / distillation of DEMOCRACY in Hungary by the Orban led Fidesz Government, Government Debt & European Union “Fines” Debt, the “collapsing” forint, the falling population, deaths yearly of Hungarians outnumber babies being born.
   Hungary – under Orban & his Fidesz Party – the “selling off” of Hungary, the DEALS “under the table” “heinous” deals – to Russia and China – the GROWING of partnerships and relationships that has HUNGARY “over it’s HEAD” – in COMMITTMENTS – to Communist – Russia and China, that Hungary – its FUTURE will be of 1945-1989 under COMMUNISM and a Dictatorship.
   Has Hungary passed the point of NO Return – from being again under COMMUNISM and a Dictatorship ????
   Answer – YES.
   The population of Hungary have NO power – don’t want to seek power – don’t want to COME to-gether in SOLIDARITY and STOP the Communism / Dictatorship “Rocket Train” running around in Hungary.
   Hungary, a SMASHED and WEAKENED society – a decreasing society that it’s ability to FIGHT back to STOP the “Rocket Train” – the on gong DESTRUCTION of life in Hungary, by a Government, under Victor Orban – his Fidesz Government – that HAVE nothing absolutely NOTHING left in MONEY – through “Bleeding” our Money, tax payers MONEY – taking our MONEY – criminally – the Orban – Fidesz Government HAVE NO Money to INVEST into Hungary.
   It ALL WORSENS.

9. Nothing new than hate Hungary campaign. It seems most Hungarians are quite happy with FIDESZ. Foreign groups should be kept out of the country.

10. Maybe George Soros is corrupt.

    Maybe he’s not.

    Maybe he’s somewhere in the middle.

    Everyone knows that Mr. Orbán was an employee of his and had his grad school in England paid for by the man right before he started Fidesz though, right?