The activities of Brussels-based news site Brussels Signal were financed in full by Fidesz-aligned media holding Mediaworks during 2024, to the tune of EUR 1.5m.

Entities in the orbit of BLA, MCC – known financiers of the Orbán government’s influence machinery – revealed to have received funding from Hungarian culture fund’s scandalous recent grants.

They classify the defective batteries as ordinary goods and do not label the shipment as hazardous; they transport them to warehouses in Hungary and then on to Poland.

Despite handling hazardous materials, the authorities did not require the battery waste processing plant to acquire an environmental permit.

The government has not only stoked anti-refugee sentiment but has also linked existing anti-Roma prejudices to this new enemy stereotype.

Hungary’s 2026 election brought historic political change, with the opposition overcoming a system tilted in favor of the ruling party.