Two Companies Involved in Suspicious Public Projects Dissolved Two companies linked to recent, suspicious projects of the Fidesz-government's circles, have been recently dissolved. The first one is the... 2021.10.07.
Fidesz MEP Turns to OLAF, Accusing Opposition Politician of EU Fraud Tamás Deutsch, MEP of governing Fidesz, has filed a complaint with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in the case of... 2021.08.10.
Momentum’s Cseh on Corruption Allegations: Amusing when Fidesz Speaks about OLAF It is rather amusing when Fidesz speaks about OLAF investigations, says Momentum MEP, Katalin Cseh, after Fidesz said they were... 2021.07.30.
Former Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács Found Guilty of Espionage to Russia Changing the first instance judgment, the Metropolitan Court of Appeals has found former Jobbik MEP, Béla Kovács, guilty of charges... 2021.06.25.
Bp Mayor Calls on Govt to Cooperate with Local Councils on EU Recovery Fund Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to consult all associations of local councils on the... 2021.02.10.
Fidesz Turns to OLAF over EU Funds Allegedly Lent to DK’s Czeglédy A lawmaker of Hungary's ruling Fidesz party is turning to the European Union's anti-fraud office OLAF over a case of... 2021.02.01.
Former Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi Charged with Fraud The public prosecutor's office has charged former opposition Jobbik MEP Csanád Szegedi and seven accomplices with defrauding the European Parliament's... 2020.12.11.
Public Prosecutor Files Charges Based on OLAF Proposal The Budapest public prosecutor has filed charges based on a proposal by Europe's anti-fraud office, OLAF, against four men for... 2020.10.20.
Former Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács Acquitted of Espionage to Russia, Sentenced only on Fraud Charges Béla Kovács, a former Jobbik MEP, has been acquitted of charges of espionage to Russia but sentenced to a suspended... 2020.09.24.
OLAF Data about EU Fund Use Irregularities Slam Hungary Again The European Anti-Fraud Office's (OLAF) recommendations related to irregularities detected in the areas of European Structural and Investment Funds and... 2020.09.11.
Opposition DK Urges EC to Make Participation in EPPO a Condition for EU Funding The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is recommending to the European Commission to make participation in the European Public Prosecutor's Office... 2020.05.24.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Polt Confirmed as Chief Prosecutor, Handó Elected Constitutional Court Judge A left-wing commentator calls both the Chief Prosecutor and the new Constitutional Court judge controversial figures who have harmed the... 2019.11.06.
Fidesz MEP Blames Previous Governments and Opposition for OLAF Findings Graft under the previous, Socialist and Liberal governments, has "largely contributed" to findings in the latest annual report of the... 2019.09.05.
Hungary in Hot Water over OLAF Fraud Statistics Hungary lags behind in many aspects of the European Anti-Fraud Office's (OLAF) recently published fraud statistics. Among other things, Hungary is... 2019.09.03.
OLAF Recommends Criminal Investigation of Roma Program A government program for the Roma minority has essentially never worked and has not even partially reached its set goals,... 2019.06.24.
Socialists-Párbeszéd to Propose Bill on Making OLAF Reports Public The opposition Socialist-Párbeszéd alliance will propose a bill to parliament to make the reports of the European anti-fraud office (OLAF)... 2019.04.25.
Bribery Charges Raised against Four in Alstom Case Public investigation prosecutors have raised charges against four men, including a senior Alstom official, for bribery in a case involving... 2019.04.10.
PMO Head: Govt Decided in 2017 Not to Send Suspicious Elios Invoices to Brussels The government decided in 2017 not to send to Brussels invoices connected to public lighting projects carried out by Elios,... 2019.02.21.
Following Controversies, Govt Gives up on EU Money for Elios Projects In the midst of an election campaign in February of last year, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announced it had... 2019.02.14.
Businessman behind Bars in Wake of OLAF Warning The municipal appeals court handed a six year prison sentence to the head of a business group last November in... 2019.01.08.
Investigation against Elios Terminated for Absence of Crime The investigation against Elios Innovativ, a procedure initiated in the wake of a report by the EU's anti-fraud office (OLAF),... 2018.11.07.
