Attila Kálmán
Journalist, Budapest
Attila Kálmán is an investigative and political journalist from Budapest. He has worked at 24.hu, Mérce, Népszabadság and HVG, during which time he reported from numerous European countries, and most recently, from Sub-Saharan Africa. He is a two-time recipient of the Quality Journalism prize in Hungary. He graduated from Eötvös Loránd University with a Bachelors of Arts in Social Studies and a Master’s in Sociology.
Recent Works
Arming the world: Rheinmetall’s secretive ammunition factory program
Arming the world: Rheinmetall’s secretive ammunition factory program
19 December 2024
Attila Kálmán, Nico Schmidt
‘People buy spectacularly less’: inflation-hit Europe weighs costs ahead of elections
‘People buy spectacularly less’: inflation-hit Europe weighs costs ahead of elections
16 May 2024
Pascal Hansens, Attila Kálmán
Green transition, dirty business: Europe’s struggle to tear loose from Chinese minerals
Green transition, dirty business: Europe’s struggle to tear loose from Chinese minerals
26 October 2023
Attila Kálmán, Amund Trellevik
€7 billion is being poured into chemical recycling – is it worth it?
€7 billion is being poured into chemical recycling – is it worth it?
18 May 2023
Nico Schmidt, Attila Kálmán
In numbers: Europe’s mounting plastic waste problem unpacked
In numbers: Europe’s mounting plastic waste problem unpacked
26 April 2023
Attila Kálmán
This is why Budapest remains Europe’s unregulated Airbnb paradise
This is why Budapest remains Europe’s unregulated Airbnb paradise
15 December 2022
Attila Kálmán
Viktor Orbán blinks first as EU moves to block €6 billion going to Hungary
Viktor Orbán blinks first as EU moves to block €6 billion going to Hungary
14 December 2022
Sigrid Melchior, Attila Kálmán
Europe strains under rising prices as renters bear brunt of housing crisis
Europe strains under rising prices as renters bear brunt of housing crisis
8 December 2022
Attila Kálmán
Nina Holland, Corporate Europe Observatory: “The chemical and pesticide industry have a long history of manufacturing doubt”
Nina Holland, Corporate Europe Observatory: “The chemical and pesticide industry have a long history of manufacturing doubt”
23 June 2022
Attila Kálmán, Wojciech Cieśla
In Brussels, the multi-billion euro pesticide business is everywhere
In Brussels, the multi-billion euro pesticide business is everywhere
23 June 2022
Attila Kálmán, Paulo Pena
The Orbán split: siding with both, simultaneously
The Orbán split: siding with both, simultaneously
4 March 2022
Attila Kálmán
Trains for a green future — a possibility?
Trains for a green future — a possibility?
4 January 2022
Attila Kálmán
From Budapest to Belgrade: a railway line increases Chinese influence in the Balkans
From Budapest to Belgrade: a railway line increases Chinese influence in the Balkans
28 December 2021
Ana Curic, Attila Kálmán
Hungarian caregivers on the reality of being migrant workers
Hungarian caregivers on the reality of being migrant workers
27 July 2021
Attila Kálmán