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We promote transparency and accountability and fight corruption in Hungary.

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Corrupt Square, @Transparency_HU's unique, AR-based exhibition on the systematic corruption of the Orbán-regime has won 4 awards on one of Hungary's oldest and most noble competition Hipnózis!

We are delighted that we had the chance to work together w/ Publicis Group Hungary!

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Could a captured state have been recovered after the fall of the Orbán-regime?

Participants of the upcoming roundtable, including @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU, will be discussing this matter on 27/05/2026, starting at 1:00 PM BST.

Register: https://t.co/3Q3cs5cQGf

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Restoring the #ruleoflaw and #judicialindependence would be “the initial and most essential step” toward ensuring past abuses will be prosecuted, told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to @AP.

Get the full story here:
https://t.co/qKVaIwySI5

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„If the independence of the judiciary is re-established, many of Orbán’s government stakeholders, including some ministers, could find themselves in court.” – said @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to the German public service media, #ARD.

More:
https://t.co/9JpDN9Pb5N

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The tobacco shops are just one and a first example of how Orbán, over the course of his 16-year rule, rewired Hungary’s economy, turning it into a giant patronage machine, told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to @business.

Get the full story here: https://t.co/ppKq95VBD7

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The optimal approach would be to repeal the chain of 2021 acts creating entities like MCC, told Miklós Ligeti, legal director of @Transparency_HU to @BalkanInsight. “No rule of law problem arises if we accept that these entities are not private law foundations in the true sense.”

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‘Mathias Corvinus Collegium has offered its co-operation to the new government, but it’s unlikely to be accepted.’

—My latest for @Rept_Democracy /@BalkanInsight quoting @VeghZsuzsanna @MSarkadiNagy +@Transparency_HU

https://t.co/6m9ngbXzWv

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„Both criminal procedures and asset recovery are needed to clean up the mess caused by the Orbán regime” – told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU in a longdread interview to the biggest Polish daily newspaper, @GazetaStoleczna.

Read more:
https://t.co/W7b1BkXrMo

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In #Hungary, instead of the oligarchs bought themselves into power, politics captured the state and then found oligarchs to carry out its will, told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to @nytimes.

Get the full story here: https://t.co/3swoXOztTY

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#CorruptSquare, a virtual exhibition has opened in one of Budapest’s best-known public spaces, Kossuth Square, right in front of the Hungarian Parliament. The exhibition by @Transparency_HU commemorates the most iconic corruption cases of recent years.

https://t.co/d6srpkX356

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“4iG is a textbook example of Hungary’s state-linked economic model,” told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to @business. “Companies succeed not primarily through competition, but through access to state funding and support.” - he added.

More:
https://t.co/lu07UrefKD

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The Hungarian prime minister is clearly the mastermind behind this kleptocratic system, told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to @Lesjoursfr. “Corruption has become systemic, benefiting those who have proven their loyalty” - he added.
https://t.co/oxbOoWMN3k

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“The EU wants to put an end to Orbán's corrupt system, but it's already too late, and it can't be done without a change in power in Hungary” – told @jozsef_martin, ED of @Transparency_HU to @elindepcom.

Get the full story here:
https://t.co/3UCdRWQOBY

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Restoration of #ruleoflaw and independence of the institutions, asset recovery and #anticorruption reforms should all be priority in Hungary in case if the opposition wins, told our ED, @jozsef_martin of @Transparency_HU at the @OECD Integrity Forum 2026.

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The recording of the webinar entitled "Hungary votes: Orbán or the rule of law?" is available via the following link:
https://t.co/6fWIbv2Hcj

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Without a supermajority of the new government, it would be a very hard task to replace the actual leaders of the key institutions, and by thus, dismantling the state capture, told Judit Zeisler, head of public policy of @Transparency_HU.

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Without a supermajority of the new government, it would be a very hard task to replace the actual leaders of the key institutions, and by thus, dismantling the state capture, told Judit Zeisler, head of public policy of @Transparency_HU.

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In the company of academic experts and practitioners, ED of @Transparency_HU, @jozsef_martin will participate in a side event of @OECD's Global Integrity Forum 2026 in Paris on Tuesday, 24 March 11:30-13:00 CET, having a closer look on the challenges of restoring democracy.

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Judit Zeisler, head of public policy of @Transparency_HU will be joining the webinar entitled “Hungary votes: Orbán or the rule of law?” on Monday, 23 March 2026, 7:00–8:30 pm!

To register, please visit: https://t.co/NEGzLTLTBd

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If the opposition wins the upcoming parliamentary elections in Hungary, a supermajority would be required to redesign the basics of how Hungary is working, told Miklós Ligeti, legal director of @Transparency_HU to @POLITICOEurope.

For more info, click:
https://t.co/oxg7KDasWg

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Join our international conference on 17/03/26 on the upcoming elections in Hungary!

For the detailed agenda and registration, please visit our website: https://t.co/JpSkBT1zaD

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Hungary reached its worst ranking in the CPI released by @anticorruption: the country is now among the worst-performing countries in the EU when it comes to most economic indicators due to corruption.

Get @Telexhu's report here:
https://t.co/mfCrYaRuXP