The office said the European Commission was excluding European Union member states from certain decision-making processes in order to distribute funds according to its own political agenda.
The office said in a statement that its analysis showed that these operations aimed not only to mislead the Hungarian public but also to limit the country’s sovereign decision-making by...
On May 13, 2025, a new bill titled “On the Transparency of Public Life” was submitted to the Hungarian parliament.
Brussels is pushing a new directive that would force Hungary to surrender control over who can influence its public life — even if that means surrendering to foreign-funded organizations acting...
The Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO) has confirmed that foreign-funded political pressure operations in Hungary received at least HUF 23 billion in support between 2022 and February 2025.
The organization is particularly active in central and eastern Europe, especially in Poland and Hungary.
The Sovereignty Protection Office has identified Internews as a key conduit for funneling U.S. public funds into Hungarian media.
The Sovereignty Protection Office's 16-page report presented in detail "how a comprehensive international network helped US public monies get converted into "private money", then "domestic money".
For years, Hungary has warned that USAID is not merely a development agency but a tool of U.S. political influence.
The Sovereignty Protection Office said 5.5 million US dollars were sent to Hungary through US-registered Action for Democracy (A4D).
The network that influenced Hungary's 2022 parliamentary elections from abroad remains active today and is working towards escalating the war in Ukraine, according to a report released by the Sovereignty Protection Office on Wednesday.
In calling for scrapping the sovereignty protection law, the Venice Commission is clearly seeking to strip Hungary of the tools to protect its national autonomy and to stand up against foreign attempts of influence.
Tamás Lánczi said it was important to note that the organization was not an authority but an office, and as such, it would not mount investigations or issue sanctions.