Fidesz MEPs Defend New Transparency Bill Targeting Foreign Interference "Democracy in Hungary belongs to the people, not to foreign powers or their representatives", wrote Kinga Gál, chair of the... 2025.05.22.
New Bill on Transparency to Shield against Covert Foreign Interference On May 13, 2025, a new bill titled On the Transparency of Public Life was submitted to the Hungarian Parliament.... 2025.05.15.
Patriots for Europe Group Will Not Allow USAID to Be Replaced by EU Money for NGOs The Patriots for Europe Group in the European Parliament plans to establish a committee on transparency and accountability and has... 2025.05.07.
“Compliance with the rule of law cannot be monitored within EU institutions” The current EU regulatory system does not allow for monitoring whether the rule of law is respected within the EU... 2024.11.04.
Roundtable Discussion: Excessive Influence of NGOs Leads to “Disruption of Democracy” At a discussion at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs on Wednesday, it was stated that NGOs have a very... 2024.06.20.
Survey: These Were the Motivations of Fidesz and Opposition Voters Telex reported on a survey designed by the CEU Democracy Institute and conducted by Závecz Research. The survey shows that... 2022.06.03.
Hungarian NGOs, Opposition Parties Call for Reform of Asset Declaration Regulation The annual asset declarations of Hungarian politicians became available on Tuesday. Although the documents aim to show the financial situation... 2022.02.02.
Budapest Mayor Offers HUF 1 Million for Any Proof of Misuse in Asset Sale Tenders Budapest mayor, Gergely Karácsony, announced that anyone who can prove any kind of misuse in the Budapest Municipality's public tenders,... 2021.12.10.
President Áder Highlights Importance of Transparency at Three Seas Summit Hungarian President János Áder highlighted the importance of transparency in the decision-making process of the Three Seas Initiative at a... 2021.07.09.
Following Criticism, Government Waters Down New Law on NGO Donations After the Fidesz-led government moved to ban any unnamed donations for civil organizations, it apparently toned down its original version... 2021.07.05.