Zita Szopkó is a Hungarian journalist who began working at Atlatszo, the first Hungarian centre for investigative journalism, in 2020.

She covers education, social issues and corruption in the countryside. She is also the editor of Atlatszo's education-themed column and coordinates the newspaper's internship programme.

Zita Szopkó

Basic information

Name
Zita Szopkó
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Education, social issues and corruption
Country
Hungary
City
Budapest
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Supported projects

Children Wrongly Placed in Adoption System

  • Social affairs
  • Youth
  • Human Rights

AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS/SOFIA - Adoption is often linked to poor countries in the global South. Yet Flanders and the Netherlands adopt children from other European countries, such as Bulgaria and Hungary. This cross-border research shows that Roma children in these countries face discrimination and fall into the adoption system due to stigma, poverty and lack of support for families. 

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