There is a two-bedroom house at the edge of Kisar, near Hungary’s border with Ukraine. The house looks like nothing out of the ordinary, but, according to the official registry, more than a hundred people are living there. When we … Folytatás
This is what Atlatszo.hu wrote this week: State-owned Hungarian energy group gave €1,7 million to NGO favored by Orban to ‘improve public thinking’ The state-owned Hungarian energy giant, MVM donated a huge sum to an NGO favored by the prime minister in … Folytatás
The state-owned Hungarian energy giant, MVM donated a huge sum to an NGO favored by the prime minister in 2016. Atlatszo has been fighting for the documents of the agreement between the two entities for almost a year. We … Folytatás
We have launched our latest service called Glass Pocket Tracker (Üvegzsebfigyelő in Hungarian) that helps citizens track the public data published by government ministries, state-owned enterprises, municipalities and state agencies. The so-called Glass Pocket Law passed in 2003 requires all … Folytatás
Atlatszo has been trying to learn how much taxpayer money the Hungarian government is spending on advertising the so-called Erzsébet (Elisabeth) vouchers for five years. Finally, after several freedom of information requests, court cases and a police complaint the state-owned … Folytatás
“There are elements of Hungarian foreign policy that make it obvious that Russian ties are strong. Of the EU states, Hungary is the most vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence” Peter Kreko – director of the Hungarian think-tank Political Capital, … Folytatás
Hungarians with links to the country’s pro-government media have embarked on a mass buy-up of news outlets in Macedonia, part of what appears to be a concerted push into the Balkans by media companies loyal to right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister … Folytatás
This is what Atlatszo.hu wrote this week: Without ‘tactical voting’, Orban’s party would control 3/4 of seats in Parliament Several opposition forces told voters to be ‘tactical’ when deciding how to cast their two votes on April 9. Atlatszo investigated … Folytatás
‘Tactical voting’ was one of the buzzwords in Hungary in the weeks before this year’s election. It meant that several opposition forces and organizations suggested to voters that they should be ‘tactical’ when deciding how to cast their two votes … Folytatás
New rules by Hungarian prison authorities are making life harder for prisoners and their families: with no touching allowed, wifes cannot kiss their husbands and children cannot hug their fathers. Authorities claim that the new rules were introduced to fight … Folytatás
