Atlatszo

election 2022

Two Tailed Dog Party campaigns to reform public procurement, promises watchdog parlamentarians

“Fortunately, we are a joke party, so we can try to do something about the public procurement system in order...

Tamás BODOKY 21/02/2022 5 minmin

Helyreigazitasi Perek2021 Kormanykozeliek

Propaganda machine

Pro-government media lost ten times as many lawsuits as independent papers

We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest...

Katalin ERDÉLYI 18/02/2022 4 minmin

whistleblowing

After the expiry of the two-year deadline, Hungary has still not started transposing the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive

The transposition deadline expired in December last year, but Hungary has so far failed to reach even the stage of...

Átlátszó 16/02/2022 4 minmin

election 2022

Corruption scandal of Hungarian deputy minister could cost Fidesz a mandate

In December, the Prosecutor General’s Office accused Pál Völner, State Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and a Fidesz MP,...

Zita Szopkó Krisztián Szabó András Hont 15/02/2022 7 minmin

election 2022

Hungarian parliamentary election 2022 – Maps and charts about the candidates and earlier results

There are less than 2 months until the Hungarian parliamentary elections. Are you curious who is the candidate of the...

Zita Szopkó 15/02/2022 5 minmin

interview

Investigative journalist who first exposed the son-in-law of PM Orban is now a truck driver in Europe

András Becker worked as a journalist and editor at Átlátszó between 2012-2019, and authored the first investigative stories on the...

Tamás BODOKY 15/02/2022 10 minmin

media

New report on Hungarian governmental influence in foreign media with contributions of Átlátszó and Átlátszó Erdély

The International Press Institute (IPI) publised a new report that explores the presence of Hungarian money invested into foreign media...

Zita Szopkó 11/02/2022 4 minmin

election 2022

Covert intelligence methods used to support PM Orban’s smear campaign against NGOs

Leading pro-government daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet’s online news site has published several video clips presenting them as exposés last week....

Gabriella HORN 10/02/2022 13 minmin

EU funds

Hungary had to repay €7.8 million due to irregularities in EU funded program

Although the Hungarian government has kept the exact amount secret for years, Átlátszó managed to find out that Hungary has...

Gabriella HORN 08/02/2022 5 minmin

election 2022

10 million euros paid into firm of key figures behind purported Budapest city hall scandal

Atlatszo has found evidence of unbalanced capital reserve payments in the sum of 10 million euros in Southblaze Kft., a...

Márton SARKADI NAGY 04/02/2022 4 minmin

election 2022

Political party recruits candidates to run for a seat in Parliament for a hefty payment

A new political party in Hungary has decided to pay a bounty and a target bonus to their candidates, according...

Átlátszó 27/01/2022 6 minmin

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election 2022

Vice-president of a Hungarian porn tycoon’s new political party does business with a wealthy Russian family in Budapest

A new political party was recently founded by billionaire businessman György Gattyán, and his business partner, Viktor Huszár, who has...

Szilvia ZSILÁK 21/01/2022 3 minmin

academic freedom

One of the last public universities in Hungary is facing privatization post-election

The leaders of the Budapest University of Technology (BME) have discussed the privatization of the Budapest University of Technology and...

Zalán Zubor 20/01/2022 7 minmin

Corruption

Budapest politician bribed police officers, according to his court testimony

György Bálint, a municipal councillor at the 6th District of Budapest had bribed policemen with amounts of cash worth tens...

Márton SARKADI NAGY 14/01/2022 4 minmin

Freedom of Information

We are going to Strasbourg for nine years of inaction by the Constitutional Court of Hungary, ours is the longest-running case

On 3 June 2013, Barack Obama was the US President and David Cameron was the British Prime Minister. The children...

Átlátszó 14/01/2022 3 minmin

Friends of Orban

Hungarian PEPs hide their wealth behind domestic private equity funds instead of offshore companies

In recent years, we have heard a lot about private equity funds which are gaining influence in many sectors by...

Zita Szopkó 12/01/2022 8 minmin

2021

2021 in figures – charts and data visualizations about the important events of last year

2021 was a tough year. Not only have we had to deal with the global coronavirus pandemic, but also with...

Attila BÁTORFY András Hont Krisztián Szabó Zita Szopkó 07/01/2022 8 minmin

Public funds

Hidden privatization: valuable public assets transferred from the state to public trust foundations led by Orbán-allies

By the end of 2021, the Orbán government handed over billions of Forints worth of national assets to semi-private owners,...

Zalán Zubor 07/01/2022 6 minmin

Freedom of Information

Ministry of Finance conceals the details of the HUF 1.3 billion grant given to Lőrinc Mészáros’ company

In December 2020, Viresol Kft., the starch factory of the Hungarian billionaire Lőrinc Mészáros, received HUF 1.3 billion in non-refundable...

Katalin ERDÉLYI 17/12/2021 5 minmin

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poverty

Cucumber Cultivation Helps Lift Up Hungary’s Poorest

The Kiútprogram (Way Out Program) supports people living in extreme poverty in the north-eastern part of Hungary. Families start growing...

Szilvia ZSILÁK 17/12/2021 10 minmin

English

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Two Tailed Dog Party campaigns to reform public procurement, promises watchdog parlamentarians

Pro-government media lost ten times as many lawsuits as independent papers

After the expiry of the two-year deadline, Hungary has still not started transposing the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive

Corruption scandal of Hungarian deputy minister could cost Fidesz a mandate

Hungarian parliamentary election 2022 – Maps and charts about the candidates and earlier results

Investigative journalist who first exposed the son-in-law of PM Orban is now a truck driver in Europe

New report on Hungarian governmental influence in foreign media with contributions of Átlátszó and Átlátszó Erdély

Covert intelligence methods used to support PM Orban’s smear campaign against NGOs

Hungary had to repay €7.8 million due to irregularities in EU funded program

10 million euros paid into firm of key figures behind purported Budapest city hall scandal

Political party recruits candidates to run for a seat in Parliament for a hefty payment

Vice-president of a Hungarian porn tycoon’s new political party does business with a wealthy Russian family in Budapest

One of the last public universities in Hungary is facing privatization post-election

Budapest politician bribed police officers, according to his court testimony

We are going to Strasbourg for nine years of inaction by the Constitutional Court of Hungary, ours is the longest-running case

Hungarian PEPs hide their wealth behind domestic private equity funds instead of offshore companies

2021 in figures – charts and data visualizations about the important events of last year

Hidden privatization: valuable public assets transferred from the state to public trust foundations led by Orbán-allies

Ministry of Finance conceals the details of the HUF 1.3 billion grant given to Lőrinc Mészáros’ company

Cucumber Cultivation Helps Lift Up Hungary’s Poorest