The municipality hired again the company, which won a previous tender through false claims.
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Police Investigate Public Contract Won Through False Claims
Company Wins Major Public Contract Through False Claims
The company needed to show that they had done similar construction in the past so they brought a reference from Uruguay. But it was a lie.
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Hungarian businessman close to the government and former EU commissioner appear in new batch of leaked offshore files
The leaked files contain data on more than 175 thousand companies registered in The Bahamas. The records exposed the hidden offshore connection of a former EU commissioner, Neelie Kroes, and the offshore interest of a well-connected Hungarian businessman.
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While Hungary’s PM Attacks Brussels, His Brother’s Company Gets Money From The EU
A company co-owned by Győző Orbán Jr., the brother of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, received two EU grants this year.
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Former notary and entrepreneur acquitted in corruption case
The court cited the lack of evidence as the reason for its ruling.
Continue readingTapped phone calls reveal new details of the corruption case in Central Budapest
The phone calls played in court show the extraordinarily close relationship between two defendants of the corruption trial, a former notary and a businessman.
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Name of London luxury hotel where Lázár stayed has been revealed
After a lawsuit that lasted for more than two years, the government disclosed where János Lázár, head of the Prime Minister’s Office, stayed during his trip to London in 2012. It was a 5-star luxury hotel.
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Database revealing thousands of secret offshore companies published
Details of more than 200 thousand offshore companies are made public. The information is coming from the leaked documents known as the Panama Papers.
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Offshore secrets of Hungarian billionaires revealed
How members of the Hungarian business elite, including Sándor Csányi, the wealthiest person in the country, use offshore companies? The Panama Papers reveal new details.
Continue readingPanama Papers: Hungarian billionaires’s offshore secrets revealed
A leggazdagabb magyarok közül is szerepelnek többen a kiszivárgott offshore-dokumentumokban. Köztük van Matolcsy György unokatestvére, Szemerey Tamás is.
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How the Hungarian part of the Panama Papers project started
Our Panama Papers reporter on how he got involved in the world’s biggest international investigative reporting project.
Continue readingPanama papers show a hidden business link between a former Hungarian state bank chief and an Austrian media investor
Erős János korábbi MFB-vezér egy befolyásos osztrák üzletemberrel, Heinrich Pecinával üzletelt egy panamai cégen keresztül. Régóta ismerik egymást, vadászni is szoktak együtt.
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Panama Papers: Hungarian socialist politician left the party as his offshore interest emerged
Laszlo Boldvai made this decision after Direkt36 exposed, as part of the Panama Papers project, that his wife had an offshore company with a Swiss bank account.
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She’s a teacher with a Swiss bank account. And she’s also a politician’s wife
Socialist politician László Boldvai’s wife is a high school teacher but drives a BMW and had an offshore company with a Swiss bank account. A new story from the Panama Papers.
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Massive offshore leaks reveal former government politician’s hidden business
Millions of leaked offshore documents reveal the hidden businesses and assets of world leaders and politicians, including a former MP of Hungary’s governing party. He got involved in a secret offshore company while he was still in parliament.
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Notary and businessman became extremely close, corruption trial reveals
The trial of the alleged District 5 corruption cases has started with the testimonies of the defendants. What emerged is a story of how a businessman with a wide network of contacts built an extremely close relationship with one of the most senior public officials of the district.
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How Brussels took on the son-in-law of Hungary’s Prime Minister
Two EU investigations are being conducted into the state contracts that were given to Elios Innovatív under suspicious circumstances. If the wrongdoing is proven, Hungary could face financial penalties.
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Names of luxury hotels where Lázár stayed have been revealed
The head of the Prime Minister’s Office stayed in fancy hotels in both cities: Four Seasons in Milan and Eden au Lac in Zurich.
Continue readingLázár lost another legal battle, hotel names have to be disclosed
The Curia upheld the previous verdict that forced the Prime Minister’s Office to reveal the names of the hotel where Lázár stayed in Milan and Zurich. Both trips drew attention because of unusually high hotel bills.
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When companies become black holes for EU funds
Public money was given to companies to make them stronger but many of them ended up in bankruptcy. A co-owner of one of these firms later was hired by the state to run one of the most important public companies.
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