Corruption in Hungary remains a serious problem, with EU funds being particularly vulnerable

Wachs, Johannes (2014) Corruption in Hungary remains a serious problem, with EU funds being particularly vulnerable. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (24 Apr 2014). Website.

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Hungary held elections on 6 April, with incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party retaining its ‘supermajority’ in the Hungarian parliament. Johannes Wachs writes that one of the key challenges facing Hungary in the aftermath of the elections is the issue of corruption, with recent studies indicating that the country faces a greater corruption problem than other states in Central and Eastern Europe, such as the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He argues that while the evidence suggests corruption is systemic and not specifically linked to Fidesz, EU funds are particularly susceptible to the problem and this could exacerbate tensions between Hungary and net-contributor states in the rest of the EU.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2017 08:38
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:29
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71998

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