The timing is the most interesting Continue reading
Tag Archives: Corruption is a feature, not a bug
If we can’t punish politicians for accepting bribes – can we at least ban from tenders the businessmen who bribe them? Please?
A proposal that really just serves to show how helpless we are Continue reading
Hungarian corruption 10x EU average
12x more corrupt than Romania, 8x more than Slovakia Continue reading
Would you give your job (or your life) to bring just one corrupt strongman to justice? Because that is the price
Two prosecutors were fired trying to stop the case against a corrupt Orbánist MP. He is now even bragging about it Continue reading
Oligarchs don’t buy politicians here – It’s the other way around
Eastern oligarchs are made by their kings – they don’t buy politicians because they are owned by them Continue reading
The Orbán-government’s go-to excuse is that “it is a private business’ internal affair”
Too bad it’s a willful misrepresentation of the truth Continue reading
What can the EU do with member states that walk back on freedom?
Redistributionism vs democracy, values, fundamental rights and freedoms Continue reading
Hungarians can’t even remember life before state capture
Another year – another shameful corruption acceptance ranking Continue reading
Is it possible that Covid-19 was used as an excuse to accelerate corruption?
During Covid-19 68% of crony companies’ tender winnings went down without even symbolic competition Continue reading
Governance = Communication + Corruption
Orbán will spend more on propaganda in 2020 than Trump spent on his campaign in 2016. And 2020 is not even an election year in Hungary. Continue reading
