2011-2015 Corruption
Elios Affair: €43.7 Million Public Lighting Fraud
István Tiborcz, Viktor Orbán's son-in-law, won 35 tenders worth €43.7 million in EU funds. OLAF found serious irregularities.
Amount
€43,700,000
15 years of theft, lies, and abuse of power. Time for change.
The most important corruption cases you need to know about
István Tiborcz, Viktor Orbán's son-in-law, won 35 tenders worth €43.7 million in EU funds. OLAF found serious irregularities.
Hungarian government used Pegasus spyware to surveil journalists, lawyers, and opposition activists. At least 300 targets.
Read DetailsThe US sanctioned Antal Rogán in 2023 for corruption, Orbán's close associate and minister.
Read DetailsThe president pardoned a convict who covered up evidence in a child abuse case. Mass protests and resignations followed.
Read DetailsThe reality they don't tell you
Shorter life: Hungarians live 5 years less than the EU average.
Impoverished pensioners: Every fourth Hungarian pensioner lives in deep poverty.
Low wages: A Hungarian worker's salary barely reaches 70% of the EU average.
Starving children: Every fifth Hungarian child is threatened by poverty.
Europe-record VAT: Hungary has the highest VAT in the entire Union.
Dilapidated healthcare: Hospitals are in tragic condition, few doctors.
Dramatic emigration: Every sixth-seventh Hungarian child is born abroad.
Abandoned countryside: Post offices close, train stations disappear.
Destroyed child protection: Thousands of mentally and physically destroyed children.
Destroyed healthcare: 10,000 eliminated hospital beds, 225 closed hospital departments, 40,000 missing nurses.
Extra long waiting lists: Some surgeries require 5-6 years of waiting.
Education in crisis: Few teachers, more than a quarter of 15-year-olds are functionally illiterate.
Masses of migrants: The government deliberately floods the country with cheap Asian guest workers.
Skyrocketing housing prices: Hungary saw the largest increase in housing prices in the entire EU.
Loss of EU funds: Hungary may lose 8,000 billion forints in EU funds due to Orbán regime corruption.
Sources: biztosvalasztas.hu, atlatszo.hu, transparency.hu