A K-Monitor álláspontja szerint a kormány olyan átfogó antikorrupciós intézkedéscsomagot készített, amely nem csak teljesíti, de több elemében (pl. magántőkealapok, közbeszerzések, kekvák) túlteljesíti az uniós feltételességi eljárásban megállapított mérföldkövet. Bízunk benne, hogy a közeljövőben…

In December 2022, European Union institutions suspended and tied to conditions Hungary’s access to EU funds under various procedures due to severe breaches of the rule of law and human rights. Ahead of the upcoming re-assessment by the Commission and the Council in the framework of the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…