The V4 MEPs, especially from Slovakia, Poland and Hungary do not support the EU intervening in the internal affairs of the member states, even if the fundamental rights might be in danger. The Commission does not seem convinced either that … Folytatás
In the past year the Hungarian government did many things to discourage citizens from supporting NGOs: started an anti-NGO and anti-Soros smear campaign, wrote up a list of organizations ‘with foreign funding’ and even changed the rules of filing … Folytatás
This is what Atlatszo.hu wrote this week: Atlatszo is suing the foreign intelligence agency for documents it compiled about ‘Soros-funded NGOs’ Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled … Folytatás
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study … Folytatás
The Bethlen Gábor National Fund – a state-funded program to support ethnic Hungarian communities in neighboring countries – gave close to half a billion Hungarian forints to a foundation close to PM Viktor Orban’s wife. HUF 481,8 million (EUR 1,6 … Folytatás
This is what Atlatszo.hu wrote this week: Azerbaijani slush fund transferred millions of dollars to Hungary in 2012 Atlatszo contributed to OCCRP’s Azerbaijani Laundromat investigation by researching an offshore company’s Hungarian connections, which received a series of payments totalling over … Folytatás
The Azerbaijani Laundromat uncovered by the OCCRP was a money-laundering scheme and slush fund used by Azerbaijani elites to disguise the origin of billions of dollars, purchase goods and services, and make secret payments to companies and individuals in … Folytatás
Atlatszo’s investigative reporter Antónia Rádi wrote an essay for Argentinian weekly La nueva mañana with the headline: ‘Looking at Budapest, Putin is pushing into Europe.’ The story was published after the Russian president’s latest visit to Budapest. The story also … Folytatás
This is what Atlatszo.hu wrote this week: Life in the Hungarian transit zones: no proper food, medical care or education An Afghan-Iranian family with three children waited eight months at the Serbian-Hungarian border to be able to apply for refugee status, then … Folytatás
The last five years were a dark period for nature within the borders of Budapest: more than 15 thousand trees were cut during this period. According to official statistics, 40 thousand young trees were planted during the same time but … Folytatás
