HCLU and K-Monitor published their Corruption Report

The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) and K-Monitor launched a joint corruption monitoring program in September 2020 to analyze quarterly how government measures under the pandemic fuel corruption and undermine the rule of law. This is the English summary of the last four reports.

Hungarian NGOs contribute to the European Commission’s second Rule of Law Report

Eight Hungarian NGOs submitted a joint contribution in the stakeholder consultation launched by the European Commission for its second annual Rule of Law Report. The Commission’s Rule of Law Report pertaining to 2019 identified substantial problems severely threatening the rule of law in Hungary in all four areas examined. According to the NGOs, the situation has deteriorated further in 2020.

Join Our Online Conference: Local Governments Under Pressure

To prepare for the post-pandemic period we decided to dedicate the second edition of our Conspiracy for Democracy conference to the effects of the pandemic on local governance in East-Central Europe.

From exception to norm: Corruption and Resistance in the shadow of emergency rule in Hungary

When the pandemic reached Hungary ten years after the Fidesz party first gained a two-thirds majority, it was met by a solidified Orbán-regime.