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…
A rough winding road leads to public data on the new portal promised to the EU
tangentopoli // 2023.06.06.
Címkék: english EU conditionality
Selected recommendations for Hungary in the Article 7(1) TEU procedure
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2023.05.26.
Címkék: english
On 30 May, there will be yet another hearing in the Council in relation to Hungary in the framework of the procedure under Article 7(1) TEU that is aimed at determining whether there is a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values the EU is founded on. Since the initiation of the…
New Whistleblower Protection Bill in Hungary: Failed
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2023.05.19.
Címkék: english
Although the European Commission has suspended billions of Euros of EU funding due to the seriousness of corruption, strengthening whistleblower protection in Hungary did not become a remedial measure under the conditionality mechanism or a milestone in the Hungarian RRP, as it happened in some…
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…
Local Governance in the Crosshairs: An Overlooked Front of the Struggle for European Democracy
MerényiM // 2023.03.01.
Címkék: english
In the landscape of democratic institutions and especially within the context of democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland, local governance generally receives less attention than other elements of a democratic society, such as the judiciary or the media. The Covid-19 crisis presented new kinds…
Reclaim your neighborhood! Cities and citizens striving for a democratic awareness in Hungary
MerényiM // 2023.02.26.
Címkék: english
After a bitterly fought election campaign overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU’s less than transparent and democratic financial conditionality mechanism took effect in Hungary. There was plenty for the corruption watchdog K-Monitor to do in 2022! In an environment where the most…
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…
The summary of K-Monitor's activities in 2022
tangentopoli // 2023.01.26.
Címkék: english
After the pre-election year of 2021, which was all about the ruling party's stocking up, 2022 did not bring more integrity into public life in Hungary either. There was plenty for the corruption watchdog K-Monitor to do! In the spring, we intensively followed the controversial parliamentary election…
Contributions of Hungarian CSOs to the European Commission's Rule of Law Report
Jogi Munkacsoport // 2023.01.23.
Címkék: english
K-Monitor as one of nine Hungarian NGOs has submitted a report on rule of law in Hungary to the European Commission. The report assesses the rule of law situation in Hungary and draws attention to problems in the justice, the anti-corruption framework, the media and other rule of law related…