Kádár’s Willing Spies? — New Book Explores Communist Agent Network in Hungary

Kádár’s Willing Spies? — New Book Explores Communist Agent Network in Hungary

The topic of state security is one of the areas that attracts the greatest public interest in Hungary, and the Historical Archives of the State Security Services is one of the most visited research institutions in the country. Despite the fact that ‘agent files’ have been accessible for research since 1997, the issue of informants continues to excite people—so much so that ‘agent hunters’ have managed to build successful careers around it, often…

The National Security Committee met on Wednesday, after which the Fidesz member of the body, Máté Kocsis, and Zsolt Barthel-Rúzsa, who heads the Military National Security Service in the position of State Secretary, held a press conference on the topic of the Ukrainian-Hungarian espionage affair. The politicians claimed that no classified information from what was said at the Committee meeting was disclosed to the press at this briefing. Kocsis …

Máté Kocsis drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian secret service's spy scandal is connected to the attack aimed at discrediting the Minister of National Defense. He believes that the Ukrainian anti-propaganda law is the best tool for this.

The Fidesz faction leader made this statement after Ripost reported that Péter Magyar's trip to Ukraine last year was organized by a high-ranking officer of the Transcarpathian Military Administration. Reacting to the article, the Tisza chairman said: they organized the trip themselves, and the deputy foreign minister also met with the officer.

The Fidesz faction leader refers to Index's article from Friday.

Incidentally, the man also met Levente Magyar.