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Hazardous waste deposit at the red sludge reservoirs in Almásfüzitő was issued a new permit

The reservoirs of the former alumina factory, located right next to the Danube, received much attention after the 2010 red mud disaster in Western Hungary. Greenpeace has protested and campaigned on several occasions since then because they believe the reservoirs are likely to leak into the Danube. The organization has appealed to the authorities  after  the new permit was issued. In 2012 an EU infringement procedure was started against Hungary because of the Almásfüzitő reservoirs, though  without any significant consequences so far.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs obliged by court to publish finances of US-based foundation

In 2015 the Hungarian state commissioned a US-based foundation to promote Hungarian culture and heritage in the United States. The Magyar Foundation for North America received hundreds of millions of forints of public money a year, but the Hungarian foreign ministry refused to disclose how they spent it. We sued the Ministry of Foregin Affairs and Trade for the data and the Budapest court obliged the ministry to disclose financial details. 

EAT Project – How to expand anonymous tipping and promote a whistleblowing culture?

Atlatszo is involved in a new EU funded project called Expanding Anonymous Tipping (EAT), which aims to promote a whistleblower culture and ultimately contribute to a lower level of corruption and empower civil society.

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