Two years after the Hungarian government strengthened the institution of public consultation in October 2022, K-Monitor felt the need to analyse in more detail and depth how the practice of public consultation has changed after the reform. We conducted a similar analysis in May…
Public consultation - there would be a need for it
orsivin // 2024.11.29.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Az eltékozolt lehetőségek éve: Hogy állnak az EU-nak beígért antikorrupciós reformok?
orsivin // 2023.11.06.
Címkék: eu közbeszerzés információszabadság jogalkotás antikorrupció anti korrupció integritás hatóság EU conditionality kemcs
2022 második felében Magyarország számos kötelezettségvállalást tett, részben a feltételességi mechanizmus elindítása, részben pedig a magyar helyreállítási terv (HET) elfogadása miatt. Ez az elmúlt tíz év legnagyobb és legátfogóbb korrupcióellenes és jogállamisági csomagja volt, amely egyedülálló…
PUBLIC CONSULTATION with THE ORBAN GOVERNMENT – Is it worth it?
orsivin // 2023.06.13.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Since the late 2010s, it has become a recurring criticism in Hungarian Country Reports and Rule of Law reports that the government does not have adequate and effective structures for social dialogue and stakeholder engagement. Documents of strategic importance have not been shared with the public…
A rough winding road leads to public data on the new portal promised to the EU
tangentopoli // 2023.06.06.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Public institutions (budgetary bodies) in Hungary have to publish their contract data from 29 November on through the government's new database on public spending. K-Monitor tested the site and had a devastating experience. Our impression was that the site is designed to be useless and serves the…
Hungarian Government To Hollow Out Public Consultations Despite Commitments
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2023.04.28.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Despite relevant measures within the conditionality mechanism and the RRP to carry out and even increase the number of public consultations (Milestone 235), this week the Hungarian government has again proven that there is no serious commitment behind its promises.
Step 1: Weakening the…
Hungarian MP’s Assets: Less Declared And Still Not Monitored
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2023.02.15.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
2022 has been a turbulent year for asset declaration rules in Hungary. The government has repeatedly amended the way in which lawmakers and government leaders are required to declare their incomes and assets. While the head of the Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information criticized…
Public Interest Trusts: Can Government Politicians Continue to Control the Public Assets Needed to Ensure Academic Freedom?
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2023.02.08.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
The public interest management foundations (in short: public interest trusts - PITs) were set up by the Hungarian government in 2021 to restructure Hungarian higher education. Although the law on PITs has been amended several times in the context of the conditionality procedure launched by the…
Valós és hiteles jogállamisági és korrupcióellenes lépések nélkül nem jutunk uniós pénzekhez
MerényiM // 2022.11.30.
Címkék: eu bizottság EU conditionality
Ígérgetéssel és félmegoldásokkal nem lehetett meggyőzni az Európai Bizottságot, így Magyarország továbbra sem juthat hozzá létfontosságú uniós forrásokhoz. A K-Monitor, a Magyar Helsinki Bizottság és a Transparency International (TI) Magyarország szerint a kormánynak meg kell ragadni az utolsó…
Without genuine and credible rule of law and anti-corruption measures, Hungary will not get EU money
MerényiM // 2022.11.30.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Promises and half-hearted solutions have failed to convince the European Commission, and so Hungary has still no access to vital EU funds. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, K-Monitor and Transparency International (TI) Hungary, the Hungarian government must seize the last opportunity to…
EU Conditionality: The Show Must Go On and We Keep Monitoring
tangentopoli // 2022.11.25.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
A number of international outlets reported that the EU Commission will likely maintain its proposal to freeze EU cohesion funds for Hungary. At the same time it is also expected that the EU will approve Hungary's recovery plan, still not available publicly, while connecting payments to strict…