Magyar proposed declassifying the archives of the communist intelligence services of Hungary. The bill has been introduced into parliament (and will most likely be adopted)

A bill on declassifying the archives of communist intelligence services has been submitted to the Hungarian parliament, the country's Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.

We introduced a bill in parliament to open the archives of the communist-era secret police. We made this promise and we will keep it. In doing so, we are finally fulfilling a long-overdue duty to the Hungarian people.

The bill provides for the creation of an independent commission of current intelligence officers, historians and archivists, Bloomberg writes . This commission will determine which documents should still remain classified.

At the same time, the criteria for maintaining secrecy will be tightened. Previously, documents remained closed if their publication could harm Hungary's foreign relations. Now - only if we are talking about relations with the countries of the European Union, the European Economic Area or NATO.

Parliament will almost certainly pass the bill, since Magyar’s party has a constitutional majority, Bloomberg notes. The documents should become available by October 23, the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising.

• Hungary, unlike most Soviet bloc countries, never published whistleblower archives after the transition to democracy. At the same time, historians had access to part of the archives, and citizens could find out whether they were being monitored, but this information was not available to the general public.
• At the end of April 2026, almost immediately after winning the elections, Magyar promised that the new government would open access to the archives of the secret services involved in domestic intelligence during the era of the communist regime.