A napokban több egymástól független forrás is arról számolt be, hogy az Európai Bizottság várhatóan fenntartja az uniós pénzek befagyasztására vonatkozó javaslatát a Tanács felé. Ugyanakkor az is várható, hogy az EU rábólint a továbbra sem nyilvános magyar helyreállítási tervre, kifizetések azonban…
Folytatódhat az EU-s eljárás, mi továbbra is figyelünk!
tangentopoli // 2022.11.25.
Címkék: eu átláthatóság antikorrupció EU conditionality
Conditionality mechanism: NGO assessment of remedial measures
tangentopoli // 2022.11.18.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
With the 19 November deadline given to the Hungarian government to enact the remedial measures it committed to in the framework of the conditionality mechanism nearing, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, K-Monitor and Transparency International Hungary prepared a new joint analysis on the…
Almost there? A number of issues remained unaddressed in Hungary's anti-corruption reforms
tangentopoli // 2022.11.09.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
In our publications about the Hungarian Government’s recent steps against corruption, we already referred to the fact that the 17 measures agreed on by the European Commission (EC) and the Hungarian Government neither cover several corruption related issues raised earlier by the EC when preparing…
EU Conditionality Mechanism: Hungarian FOI Reform in a Rush
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2022.10.27.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
On 18 October 2022 the Hungarian government submitted a bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act. The amendment is part of legislation done in order to fulfill proposed remedial measures under the financial conditionality mechanism and aims to shorten FOI lawsuits and amend rules on proactive…
Public Procurement Measures proposed within the conditionality mechanism won’t fix systemic flaws
orsivin // 2022.10.17.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
In the wake of the conditionality mechanism, the Hungarian Government has committed to implement major reforms in the Hungarian Public Procurement System in order to reduce the number of single-bid procedures and eliminate systematic deficiencies – however, the ultimate goal is to simply gain access…
Conditionality Mechanism for the First Time: About us, without us
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2022.08.26.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Only a post shared by Justice Minister Judit Varga on Facebook has revealed that the Hungarian government had sent a last-minute letter of response to Brussels on how to deal with rule of law concerns raised by the European Commission (EC).
Hungarian Government to Introduce Criminal Justice Reform to Tackle Corruption While Pressure on Courts Mounting
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2022.07.24.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Although NGOs have been demanding for almost a decade, the government has only now taken steps to allow more effective prosecution of corruption - in the hope of receiving money from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Fund. Soon, anyone who wants to take the role of a prosecutor in a stalled…
EU’s Financial Interests Safeguarded
tangentopoli // 2022.02.18.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Or not? The Court of Justice of the European Union has given green light to the Commission’s Rule of Law conditionality mechanism: the misuse of EU funds could soon have more severe consequences. The Luxembourg court's ruling comes after Hungary, criticized for systemic corruption, and Poland, whose…