131 result(s) for investigative news in Current Affairs
Hungarian Spy Network Exposed in Brussels
- 16 Oct 2025 6:31 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian intelligence services operated a spy network in Brussels during the 2010s, targeting the European Union by attempting to recruit Hungarian nationals working within EU institutions. Their activities were unusually blatant and careless, resulting in the exposure and collapse of the entire network by 2017, as revealed by investigative reports by Direkt36 in collaboration with Belgian and ...
Evidence Seized from Former Politician in Szolo Street Prostitution Case in Budapest
- 3 Oct 2025 2:20 PM
- current affairs
The regional investigative prosecutor's office of Budapest has begun seizing evidence from Peter Juhasz, a former politician, in connection with its investigation of the case of the Szolo Street young offenders institution, the central investigative chief prosecutor's office (KNYF) said.
Has Budapest Become a Spy Hub?
- 22 Sep 2025 3:06 PM
- current affairs
Budapest is increasingly under the spotlight as a nexus for intelligence operations in Central Europe. Multiple recent allegations, diplomatic rows, and investigative reports point toward Hungary’s capital playing a more active role in espionage - whether by foreign powers operating under diplomatic cover, Hungarian agencies themselves, or as a site where East-West intelligence contests converge.
Diplomatic Bribes: Former Ministerial Commissioner Charged with Corruption in Hungary
- 1 Sep 2025 12:26 PM
- current affairs
The Central Investigative Chief Prosecutor's Office has pressed charges of corruption against a former ministerial commissioner and an accomplice, the office said.
Hungary 'Extremely High' in EU for Charges Made in OLAF Recommended Fraud Cases
- 19 Jun 2025 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The ratio of charges brought in cases which the European Union's anti-fraud body OLAF recommended for legal proceedings remains high above the European average in Hungary, the Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
On the Run German Suspected of Arms Trafficking Caught Hiding in Hungary
- 19 May 2025 2:36 PM
- current affairs
A 25-year-old German national wanted for illegal trafficking of guns, ammunition and explosives, as well as for anti-Semitic crimes committed in Germany, has been detained in Budapest, the investigative office of the rapid-response police (KR NNI) said on police.hu.
Foreigner Detained for Trying to Bribe Budapest Police
- 9 Apr 2025 3:40 PM
- current affairs
The Budapest Investigative Prosecutor's Office questioned a Cambodian man as a suspect who wanted to hand over 40,000 forints to police officers recently in order to be released without further action.
March 15 Holiday Round-Up: 'There Will be a United States of Europe', Says DK MEP
- 17 Mar 2025 2:13 PM
- current affairs
A United States of Europe will come about, "but whether we Hungarians will be in it is a big question", Klara Dobrev, the MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told an event commemorating Hungary's 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest.
Update: Integrity Authority Chief Questioned on Suspicion of Further Crimes
- 14 Feb 2025 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The central investigative prosecutor's office (KNYF) has questioned Ferenc Pal Biro, the head of the Integrity Authority, on suspicion of further crimes, the KNYF said.
Hungarian Spy Network Exposed in Brussels
- 16 Oct 2025 6:31 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian intelligence services operated a spy network in Brussels during the 2010s, targeting the European Union by attempting to recruit Hungarian nationals working within EU institutions. Their activities were unusually blatant and careless, resulting in the exposure and collapse of the entire network by 2017, as revealed by investigative reports by Direkt36 in collaboration with Belgian and ...
Evidence Seized from Former Politician in Szolo Street Prostitution Case in Budapest
- 3 Oct 2025 2:20 PM
- current affairs
The regional investigative prosecutor's office of Budapest has begun seizing evidence from Peter Juhasz, a former politician, in connection with its investigation of the case of the Szolo Street young offenders institution, the central investigative chief prosecutor's office (KNYF) said.
Has Budapest Become a Spy Hub?
- 22 Sep 2025 3:06 PM
- current affairs
Budapest is increasingly under the spotlight as a nexus for intelligence operations in Central Europe. Multiple recent allegations, diplomatic rows, and investigative reports point toward Hungary’s capital playing a more active role in espionage - whether by foreign powers operating under diplomatic cover, Hungarian agencies themselves, or as a site where East-West intelligence contests converge.
Diplomatic Bribes: Former Ministerial Commissioner Charged with Corruption in Hungary
- 1 Sep 2025 12:26 PM
- current affairs
The Central Investigative Chief Prosecutor's Office has pressed charges of corruption against a former ministerial commissioner and an accomplice, the office said.
Hungary 'Extremely High' in EU for Charges Made in OLAF Recommended Fraud Cases
- 19 Jun 2025 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The ratio of charges brought in cases which the European Union's anti-fraud body OLAF recommended for legal proceedings remains high above the European average in Hungary, the Public Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.
On the Run German Suspected of Arms Trafficking Caught Hiding in Hungary
- 19 May 2025 2:36 PM
- current affairs
A 25-year-old German national wanted for illegal trafficking of guns, ammunition and explosives, as well as for anti-Semitic crimes committed in Germany, has been detained in Budapest, the investigative office of the rapid-response police (KR NNI) said on police.hu.
Foreigner Detained for Trying to Bribe Budapest Police
- 9 Apr 2025 3:40 PM
- current affairs
The Budapest Investigative Prosecutor's Office questioned a Cambodian man as a suspect who wanted to hand over 40,000 forints to police officers recently in order to be released without further action.
March 15 Holiday Round-Up: 'There Will be a United States of Europe', Says DK MEP
- 17 Mar 2025 2:13 PM
- current affairs
A United States of Europe will come about, "but whether we Hungarians will be in it is a big question", Klara Dobrev, the MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told an event commemorating Hungary's 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest.
Update: Integrity Authority Chief Questioned on Suspicion of Further Crimes
- 14 Feb 2025 9:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The central investigative prosecutor's office (KNYF) has questioned Ferenc Pal Biro, the head of the Integrity Authority, on suspicion of further crimes, the KNYF said.