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Set up in December of last year, the Sovereignty Protection Act has since created a chilling effect, say NGOs and human rights defenders. "Chilling effect is a tricky thing. You cannot count it by numbers," Miklós Ligeti added. Get the full story here: euobserver.com/rule-of-law/ar…

Dear partners, friends and colleagues We wish you a very pleasant holiday season, and a happy new year! See you in January! The team of TI-Hungary

...and the Transparency-Soma 2024 Award goes to: Zoltán Jandó, journalist of G7.hu and Szabolcs Panyi & András Pethő, investigative journalists of direkt36! We had a wonderful ceremony on Friday evening. Again, we congratulate the winners for their amazing work!

“This is a perfectly orchestrated trap by Biden” told TI Hungary's legal director, Miklós Ligeti to Balkan Insight “The burden of proof is on Rogan, but in order to clear himself, he needs to know the exact crime he is accused of.” - he added. balkaninsight.com/2025/01/10/rog…

Junior Project Manager wanted! We are currently looking for our new colleague at TI Hungary! For more information about the position, please visit our website: transparency.hu/hirek/we-are-c…

🎉 Tonight Jozsef Peter Martin, Executive Director of TI Hungary was awarded with the second most prestigious award given by the French state, the Knighthood of the National Order of Merit of the French Republic!The award was delivered by Jonathan Lacôte, Ambassador of France.

"This recognition is not only for me. It also acknowledges the work done by my team, current and former members of TI Hungary", told our ED, Jozsef Peter Martin in his speech on the ceremony of receiving of the National Order of Merit of the French Republic.

For the sixth year in a row, TI Hungary is contributing to the European Commission's annual Rule of Law Report in coordination with other #HUN human rights and anti-corruption CSOs. Find our latest contribution here: transparency.hu/en/news/cso-co…

For the third year in a row, Hungary retained its ranking as most corrupt country in the #EU, according to the latest results of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). For more details, follow this link: transparency.hu/en/news/cpi-20…

"Recent socio-economic indicators show that Hungary has been trapped in a vicious circle since the Covid-19 pandemic: corruption has been undermining the country’s economic output," told Jozsef Peter Martin, ED of TI Hungary on the release of the #CPI2024

To get the results of #CPI2024 and our latest annual report on corruption in Hungary, visit our website: transparency.hu/en/news/cpi-20…

In more stable countries the regulations are not prepared for the situation where the Governor of the central bank, his relatives and friends suddenly begin engaging in vigorous financial activities, told Miklós Ligeti, head of legal affairs of TI Hungary to 24.hu.

Get the full story here: 24.hu/fn/gazdasag/20…

The draft law submitted by the ruling party is nothing but an authoritarian attempt to hold on to their power. Its aim is to silence all critical voices and eliminate what remains of Hungarian democracy once and for all. Check our joint statement here: transparency.hu/en/news/blackl…

“We call on #EU leaders to act now, not only to protect Hungarian citizens, but to preserve democratic life for all citizens across the Union" - told François Valérian, Chair of TI in the statement released today. More: transparency.org/en/press/trans… Transparency International François Valérian

On 13 May, Hungary’s government launched an unprecedented attack against any legal entity, that the government decides to target for opposing its authoritarian rule. To get the joint document conducted by #HUN CSOs, visit our website: transparency.hu/en/news/operat…

Journalists and lead experts of Hungarian NGOs, including Miklós Ligeti, head of legal affairs of TI Hungary commented the latest issues of #HUN politics to The Guardian. Get the full report here: theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…

People now start to understand that the underfunding of public services is linked to the fact that the spending of taxpayers’ money on the enrichment of certain businessmen who are close to the government, told Miklós Ligeti, legal director of TI Hungary to The Guardian.

We have launched the 13th round of our mentor-mentee program on investigative journalism! Our main goal is to give young people the opportunity to learn the basic rules and methods of this profession. To learn more, please visit: transparency.hu/hirek/13-oknyo…