- summary
- After TISZA's April 2026 election victory, Hungary's parliament abolished the Sovereignty Protection Office on 30 June 2026, fulfilling a manifesto pledge. TI Hungary's case against the office remains pending at the European Court of Human Rights; Átlátszó won a first-instance ruling against the office in May 2026.
- country
- Hungary
- date text
- 30/06/2026
- campaign id
- HUN-CAMP-002
- civic actions
- Átlátszó refused to cooperate with the SPO (July 2024) and filed a personal rights lawsuit (November 2024); TI Hungary filed a constitutional complaint and, after its rejection, applied to Strasbourg; Civilizáció's 'Civil Minimum 2026' demanded repeal of the Sovereignty Protection Law.
- id
- CR-HUN-007
- incident id
- HUN-009
- notes
- Researched and added Sep 24 2026. | Also responds to: HUN-010. | Also part of campaign HUN-CAMP-003.
- outcome
- Institution abolished
- responders
- Transparency International Hungary; Átlátszó; Civilizáció coalition; new Tisza parliamentary majority
- source
- https://balkaninsight.com/2026/06/30/hungary-shutters-orban-backed-office-accused-of-targeting-media-ngos/; https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/02/hungarys-sovereignty-protection-office-abolished; https://transparency.hu/en/news/constitutional-courts-decision-on-spo/; https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/investigative-media-and-transparency-watchdog-targeted-by-sovereignty-protection-office/; https://verfassungsblog.de/rebuilding-hungarys-civic-space/
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