Promoting open data and transparency in government spending. Stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦

Budapest, Hungary
Joined June 2012
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Now comes the big question: will the crisis engulfing Hungarian politics impact Orbán? One senior official told me they think the damage is limited. But the opposition sees a possible opportunity. My story this morning: theguardian.com/world/2024/f…
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The latest contribution to the @EU_Commission's Rule of Law Report in 2024 by #HUN CSOs is now available! Together w/@k_monitor, @Transparency_HU was taking a closer look on the anticorruption framework. You may find our joint analysis by clicking here: bit.ly/contribution_RoLR_202…
It’s that time of year again: our contribution on 🇭🇺 to the EC’s 2024 Rule of Law Report, prepared jointly with 8 other Hungarian CSOs, is out. Topics covered: #judiciary, #anticorruption framework, media pluralism, independent institutions & many more. helsinki.hu/en/wp-content/up…
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It’s that time of year again: our contribution on 🇭🇺 to the EC’s 2024 Rule of Law Report, prepared jointly with 8 other Hungarian CSOs, is out. Topics covered: #judiciary, #anticorruption framework, media pluralism, independent institutions & many more. helsinki.hu/en/wp-content/up…
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Over 100 Hungarian civil society organisations and the Civilizáció coalition protest adopting the 'Defense of Sovereignty' law, and call on the government to stop intimidating and stigmatising active citizens and organisations. civilizacio.net/en/news-blog…
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The Proposed Regime Defence Law is Bound to Fail The “defence of sovereignty” bill, introduced in 🇭🇺Parliament yesterday, is in essence a law designed to defend PM Orbán's regime. Our statement: helsinki.hu/en/regime-defenc…
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Make it strong 💪! 106 civil society organizations supporting public procurement best practices & #opencontracting in 58 countries call on #UNCAC States Parties in this open letter 📨 open-contracting.org/news/op… #SDGs #anticorruption
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It's not just another resource; it's your own interactive guide. The Participation Playbook will change how we plan participatory programs in a major way. Join our launch event to know more. 📆 September 27, 10 a.m. ET 🔗 Info and registration: peoplepowered.org/news-conte…
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At #OGPEstonia, open gov champions explore how open contracting reforms have helped them deliver tangible results to reduce corruption, increase economic inclusion, implement sustainable practices, enable civic participation, and drive digital transformation.
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It's my pleasure to speak at the panel organized by the @enablingNGOlaw and @ka_iwanska at the @opengovpart summit #OGPEstonia. What will I say? I will bash AI regulations because they are not tackling problems with simpler algorithms, and...no, wait. Hear it for yourself!
Do you want to know more about public sector accountability in #AI design? #AIAct 🇪🇺 Explore with us the ways #CivilSociety and governments can collaborate for meaningful engagement at our #OGPEstonia session on Sept 6 at 3pm (EEST).🤝 ogpsummit2023.sched.com/even…
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All living, working, or studying in Budapest can now vote for citizen ideas at the participatory budget program until 30 September. 139 ideas are competing for your votes here: otlet.budapest.hu.
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Today is the deadline for submitting the RRF applications, but it is not clear whether the loan can be accessed without the fulfillment of the super milestones, the Hungarian Minister of Regional Development said. telex.hu/english/2023/08/31/…
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The Regulation on the Targeting and Transparency of #PoliticalAdvertising hands the duty of labeling political ads to sponsors, relieving online platforms.❌ Drawing inspiration from the DSA, we strongly advocate for this to change.💡 Read our paper ⬇️ bit.ly/3KxUYI3
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Transparent and pre-established case allocation at courts is essential to ensure #fairtrial. However, deficiencies regarding case allocation at Hungary’s apex court persist, despite legal changes brought by RRP #milestones. Our new paper: helsinki.hu/en/wp-content/up…
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“We should strive for greater transparency in spending so that NGOs and journalists can also stand guard over EU taxpayers' money,” @K_Izdebski of Open Spending EU Coalition said, “without data, it is difficult for them to perform such a role.” euronews.com/my-europe/2023/…
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🔥Just 60% of EU countries publish some procurement information as open data. See how it looks in relevant Member States and what could be done to improve the state of play: How Open is Public Procurement Data in the EU? Coalition’s new study. open-spending.eu/news/how-op…
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📢 Have you applied for the Climate and Digital Democracy Accelerators yet? A total funding of US$550,000 and expert mentorship to implement your #ClimateAction and #DigitalEquity participatory programs await! ⏰ Learn more and apply by July 15! peoplepowered.org/accelerato…
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Our Sandor Lederer from @k_monitor is moderating a panel on the power of digitizing procurement at #OCEU2023
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