After 12 years of authoritarian rule, Orbán’s System of National Cooperation has reached its final shape. In 2021 government party Fidesz did its best to cement its positions in oversight institutions and markets it hijacked. Without being really aware of it, Hungarians donated national assets worth…
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…
There is nothing mysterious about public budgets: it's our money!
MerényiM // 2021.12.07.
Címkék: english
Imagine a country where citizens and public bodies come together to solve the most important issues they face; and allocate public funds accordingly. Where the decision-making process is transparent and accountable, and where you have a real say in the policies and services that shape your life. In…
New Public Interest Trusts: K-Monitor to File Amicus to Constitutional Court
MerényiM // 2021.11.23.
Címkék: english kekva
Constitutional concerns regarding academic freedom and the newly set up public interest trusts (PITs) are well known to the international community as the forced reorganisation of the University of Theatre and Film Arts has sparked criticism around the world. A bejegyzés magyarul itt olvasható el /…