Corruption - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com Monthly in print | Daily on the web Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:41:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dteurope.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-dt_favicon-32x32.png Corruption - Diplomacy & Trade https://dteurope.com 32 32 US Sanctions Orbán’s Chief of Staff Over Corruption Allegations https://dteurope.com/politics/us-sanctions-orbans-chief-of-staff-over-corruption-allegations/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:41:07 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=72290 In a rare move against a NATO ally, the United States has imposed sanctions on Antal Rogán, the chief of staff to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, citing allegations of corruption. The US Department of State announced the decision on Tuesday, marking Rogán as the highest-ranking Hunga The US Treasury Department accused Rogán of orchestrating […]

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]]> Hungarian Insider Alleges Political Corruption with Damning Audio Leak https://dteurope.com/politics/hungarian-insider-alleges-political-corruption-with-damning-audio-leak/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:16:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=69891 Péter Magyar, a former political insider of the Hungarian government, has triggered a political scandal with the release of an explosive audio recording. The recording, which Magyar claims features the voice of his ex-wife and former Justice Minister, Judit Varga, details an alleged conspiracy among top officials to erase evidence of corruption from court records. […]

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]]> Hungary’s Central Bank Kicks off Monetary Easing Cycle https://dteurope.com/economy/hungarys-central-bank-kicks-off-monetary-easing-cycle/ Fri, 26 May 2023 08:26:23 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=64677 The Hungarian central bank kicked off a cautious monetary easing cycle while stressing its commitment to combatting inflation, which is the highest in Europe. Analyst expect policy makers to proceed gradually and halt rate cuts if the economic and financial backdrop deteriorates. The National Bank of Hungary cut interest rates this week, becoming the first […]

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]]> EU Lawmakers Question Hungary’s Readiness for Frozen EU Funds https://dteurope.com/economy/eu-lawmakers-question-hungarys-readiness-for-frozen-eu-funds/ Fri, 19 May 2023 05:47:13 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=64446 A delegation of the European Parliament’s Budgetary Control committee concluded a fact-finding visit in Budapest this week. The members of the European Parliament (MEPs looked into ongoing issues with the protection of the EU budget and met with Hungarian public officials, NGOs and journalists. The group of European Union (EU) lawmakers visiting Budapest expressed concerns […]

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]]> New EU Directive Facilitates to Report Irregularities https://dteurope.com/news/new-eu-directive-facilitates-to-report-irregularities/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:01:32 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=63267 It will be easier and safer to report corruption in companies under new legislation based on an EU directive, the international consultancy firm Ernst&Young (EY) said in a statement sent to MTI this Thursday. It said that companies with at least 250 employees have 60 days from the publication of the legislation on April 12 […]

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]]> Hungary May Face Further Delay in EU Fund Payments as Tug-of-War Continues https://dteurope.com/politics/hungary-may-face-further-delay-in-eu-fund-payments-as-tug-of-war-continues/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:18:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=62797 The Hungarian government initially pledged to complete the most important tasks needed to release the funds withheld by the European Union by March 31, this ultimately failed. Brussels is seeking clarification on several issues related to the judicial reform and Hungary has yet to tackle the conflict of interest rules in the Erasmus case. If […]

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]]> European Commission Proposes to Cut Funds to Hungary https://dteurope.com/politics/european-commission-proposes-to-cut-funds-to-hungary/ Sun, 18 Sep 2022 10:45:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=55756 The European Commission, the quasi-government of the European Union, calls for an estimated EUR 7.5 billion in EU funding to be withheld from Hungary over corruption concerns that the Hungarian government failed to dispel. Referring to EC President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address earlier this week, EC Commissioner Johannes Hahn, in […]

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]]> Hungary to establish anti-graft authority in bid to unlock EU funds https://dteurope.com/politics/hungary-to-establish-anti-graft-authority-in-bid-to-unlock-eu-funds/ Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:43:33 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=55374 The Hungarian government decided to set up an anti-corruption authority that will work together with non-government organizations to oversee the spending of European Union funds. The move comes as Budapest seeks to unlock billions of euros in EU development funds that Brussels suspended on claims of state-level corruption and a decline in the rule of […]

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]]> Eurobarometer: Corruption is Extensive in Hungary https://dteurope.com/news/eurobarometer-corruption-is-extensive-in-hungary/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:34:00 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=53452 Corruption remains a serious problem for EU citizens – and this is especially true for Hungarians: 91% of those polled believe that corruption is widespread in this country, while the EU average is 68%. The European Commission has published the latest Special Eurobarometer on Corruption, which captures citizens' perceptions and experiences, as well as the […]

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]]> Unlikely Winner Emerges in Hungary’s Opposition Run-Off
Small-town mayor Márki-Zay elected to challenge PM Orbán in 2022 https://dteurope.com/politics/unlikely-winner-emerges-in-hungarys-opposition-run-off%e2%80%a8small-town-mayor-marki-zay-elected-to-challenge-pm-orban-in-2022/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:24:07 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=44491 Hungary’s opposition parties, which have joined forces to fight next year’s general election, have elected a small-town mayor to challenge incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the 2022 polls. Péter Márki-Zay is expected to win over swing voters and disillusioned Orbán supporters as the opposition seeks to stop Orbán from winning a fourth term in […]

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]]> What Worries Hungarians? https://dteurope.com/news/what-worries-hungarians/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 11:16:49 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=22069 The state of healthcare, financial/political corruption and poverty – these are the three biggest worries of Hungarians according to a new international poll by Ipsos. 56% Hungarians worry about health problems (this being the highest value globally), but corruption (54%, also the highest value in the world) and poverty (49%, third highest value after Russia […]

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]]> International Weightlifting Federation Leaves Budapest https://dteurope.com/sports/international-weightlifting-federation-leaves-budapest/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:54:29 +0000 https://dteurope.com/?p=18561 The Acting President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), Ursula Papandrea is expected to move the headquarters of the organization as soon as possible to Lausanne, Switzerland as the relocation is underway from the IWF offices in Budapest, home city of outgoing President Tamás Aján who resigned on allegations of corruption. “The Executive Board has […]

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]]> TI Hungary recognizes investigative journalist https://dteurope.com/news/ti-hungary-recognizes-investigative-journalist/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/ti-hungary-recognizes-investigative-journalist/ Transparency International Hungary has rewarded the exploration of corruption in the municipality of Ferencváros with the Göbölyös Soma Prize. The author of the winning entry, a series of articles was Dániel Ács, a journalist at the news portal 444.hu.

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]]> Hungary quits Open Government Partnership https://dteurope.com/politics/hungary-quits-open-government-partnership/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/hungary-quits-open-government-partnership/ The Hungarian government has withdrawn with immediate effect from the international anti-corruption organization 'Open Government Partnership' as stated in a letter sent by the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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]]> Hungarians feel powerless against corruption https://dteurope.com/economy/hungarians-feel-powerless-against-corruption/ Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:00:00 +0000 https://dt.adcodedesign.com/hungarians-feel-powerless-against-corruption/ According to the Hungarian people, corruption is an increasingly serious problem, while the number of those who believe that one can act against it is on the decline, the Global Corruption Barometer of Transparency International (TI) says about Hungary.

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