Kristóf Nobilis, a billionaire businessman with ties to political circles, is now facing money laundering charges
There has been a new development in the lawsuit concerning the alleged billion-forint embezzlement at the Ministry of Agriculture....
The remarkable story of Péter Szijjártó’s best friend and the billions of public funds
According to a Direkt36 investigation, the company owned by Péter Szijjártó’s best friend, Szilárd Benkő, was involved in an African investment project financed...
The minister promoted a factory construction. Then his friend benefited from it
According to documents obtained by Direkt36, a company owned by Szilárd Benkő, who is close to the foreign minister, was working on one part of the CATL factory....
MNB scandal’s key figure was present at György Matolcsy’s informal birthday party
Direkt36 obtained a photo album from the former central bank governor's birthday party in 2023. Bálint Somlai, key figure in the MNB foundation's affairs, who acquired...
Abroad football match with the billionaire’s son: a peculiar thread emerged during the court hearing concerning the Ministry of Agriculture
During one of the hearings on ministerial abuse, it emerged that one of the defendants had sent Márton Nobilis, who was then a high-ranking official at the ministry,...
Here’s a new link between the central bank’s scandal and the son of its former governor
Documents obtained by Direkt36 indicate that a company with multiple ties to the son of the former governor of the Hungarian Central Bank also profited from the...
Hungary Spent €80,000 on President Novák’s Wardrobe. She Kept It After Resigning
According to her own account, former head of state Katalin Novák has had a "hellish year and a half" since her resignation—but she could at least take comfort...
Luxury car rentals and cheap loans revealed in leaked documents from a Hungarian company that has been stuffed with taxpayers’ money
Among the documents obtained by Direkt36 are those relating to the planned lease of a Porsche 911, although the company says the deal never took place. The majority...
This is how the Matolcsy empire is built in Dubai
Direkt36 has uncovered new details about two companies with close links to Ádám Matolcsy, the son of former MNB Governor György Matolcsy. The companies deal in...
The State Audit Office found huge asset losses and other serious problems at the Hungarian National Bank’s foundation, according to a leaked draft report
A lot of money has been lost from the Hungarian National Bank's foundation as a result of bad decisions, but the people around former governor of the central bank...