52 result(s) for espionage
Hungary Upgrades Espionage Capabilities
- 17 Jul 2015 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The massive reorganization at Hungary’s “Information Office”, the country’s non-military intelligence gathering agency, is finished. The next big reorganization will take place at the Constitutional Protection Office, Hungary’s counter-intelligence agency.
Hungary’s Paks Deal Linked To Russian Espionage In France
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Russian company Rosatom may have sold a nuclear reactor to “a European country” by means of secret service information, French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur has written in an article on Russian spies in France.
Hungary’s MEP Kovács Rejects Espionage Charges
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács on Monday repeatedly said that he had not worked for any domestic or foreign secret services and had not got any assignment or remuneration from any of them. Giving a press conference in Budapest, he called it evident that as a member of the joint committee of the EP and the Russian Parliament he had met Russian citizens, officials and diplomats.
Spy Claim Attempt To Weaken Hungary’s Jobbik, Says Vona
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament held a hearing on espionage allegations targeting radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács. Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said there was a “base and all-too-obvious” smear campaign to bring down Jobbik.
Hungarian Jobbik Mep Kovacs Spied For Russia, Says Parlt Official
- 19 May 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács was in regular contact with the Russian secret services, Szilard Németh, deputy head of the parliamentary committee hearing the case on Monday, said. Németh, a lawmaker for Fidesz, told journalists after the closed-door meeting that the Russian secret services had provided detailed evidence, both in the form of recordings and documents, proving that ...
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
Xpat Opinion: “Socialist Watergate” Tape Transcripts In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators weigh the possible implications of conversations conducted by Hungary’s counter-espionage chief with a prominent mafioso in 2008, on how the latter could be helpful in discrediting right-wing politicians.
Xpat Opinion: A Socialist Watergate In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Heti Válasz publishes details of an alleged conspiracy between the secret services and a prominent underworld figure under the former Socialist government.
Hungary Upgrades Espionage Capabilities
- 17 Jul 2015 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The massive reorganization at Hungary’s “Information Office”, the country’s non-military intelligence gathering agency, is finished. The next big reorganization will take place at the Constitutional Protection Office, Hungary’s counter-intelligence agency.
Hungary’s Paks Deal Linked To Russian Espionage In France
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Russian company Rosatom may have sold a nuclear reactor to “a European country” by means of secret service information, French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur has written in an article on Russian spies in France.
Hungary’s MEP Kovács Rejects Espionage Charges
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács on Monday repeatedly said that he had not worked for any domestic or foreign secret services and had not got any assignment or remuneration from any of them. Giving a press conference in Budapest, he called it evident that as a member of the joint committee of the EP and the Russian Parliament he had met Russian citizens, officials and diplomats.
Spy Claim Attempt To Weaken Hungary’s Jobbik, Says Vona
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament held a hearing on espionage allegations targeting radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács. Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said there was a “base and all-too-obvious” smear campaign to bring down Jobbik.
Hungarian Jobbik Mep Kovacs Spied For Russia, Says Parlt Official
- 19 May 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács was in regular contact with the Russian secret services, Szilard Németh, deputy head of the parliamentary committee hearing the case on Monday, said. Németh, a lawmaker for Fidesz, told journalists after the closed-door meeting that the Russian secret services had provided detailed evidence, both in the form of recordings and documents, proving that ...
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
Xpat Opinion: “Socialist Watergate” Tape Transcripts In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators weigh the possible implications of conversations conducted by Hungary’s counter-espionage chief with a prominent mafioso in 2008, on how the latter could be helpful in discrediting right-wing politicians.
Xpat Opinion: A Socialist Watergate In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Heti Válasz publishes details of an alleged conspiracy between the secret services and a prominent underworld figure under the former Socialist government.

















