One of the affected companies was also part of some big state-financed construction projects.
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Orbán’s best paid advisor spends an outstanding amount on representation too
Zsuzsa Hegedűs is the advisor of the Hungarian PM on social cohesion.
She recently got an outstanding pay-raise and she also spends the most
on representation despite her apparent inactivity.
How an oligarch’s fall made way for the Orbán family’s businesses
Lajos Simicska, a former ally of prime minister Viktor Orbán, controlled how much state contracts the companies of the Orbán family could get. But when Simicska and the prime minister had a falling out, the companies started to prosper.
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Police gave up hope of finding perpetrator in Budapest construction crime
The police started its investigation after Direkt36 had exposed that the construction project was given to a company that provided false references in the bidding process.
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Public money keeps flowing to Orbán’s family: now they work on a state-owned power plant’s project
The businesses of the Hungarian PM’s family have participated in several public projects in recent years. Now two of the Orbán-companies are involved in the land rehabilitation work of a state-owned power plant.
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Péter Heim was very close to the Orbán-government. But a stormy autumn has changed everything
Leaked records show that a state agency abruptly terminated its contract with an EU-sponsored fund managed by Péter Heim.
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He served as deputy state minister. Meanwhile his company earned 325 thousand euros from state owned companies
György Kozmann refused to answer questions about how he could reconcile his government position and his company’s public contracts.
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Constructor of a swimming pool used for the FINA World Championships left behind debts of 1,7 million euros
A long-awaited swimming pool has been opened in January in Balatonfüred, and almost immediately the general contractor of the construction went under liquidation. Despite the millions of euros of public money invested into the construction, the general contractor left dozens of not fully paid subcontractors behind.
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How a long-time Fidesz operative has become in charge of billions of EU money
Our investigation has exposed the controversial role Ágoston Gubicza, a businessman with close ties to government figures, has been playing in state-funded venture programmes.
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How Orbán tried to explain away his father’s involvement in public projects
At a press conference in Brussels, Direkt36 asked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the involvement of his father’s company in state projects.
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He had a lucrative business with Orbán’s father but then they entered a dispute that courts have been sitting on for 9 years
In an unusually long lawsuit, a former business partner of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's family claims that they stole his idea. The Orbán family's company denies this.
Continue readingCompanies of the Orbán family slowed down but they keep churning out hefty profits
Direkt36 has recently revealed that the companies have been secretly benefiting from EU-funded public projects.
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He was an interpreter for the Hungarian Prime Minister’s friend. Now he is a major player in state-funded railway projects
Ferenc Sakalj helped the billionaire Lőrinc Mészáros to buy a house on a Croatian island. He soon became a powerful sports manager and a railway company owner.
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Company of Orbán’s father found in yet another huge EU-financed project
The business of the Hungarian PM’s father delivered concrete elements for the sewerage system construction in the Tápiómente Region. This project was also financed by the European Union.
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Hungarian MPs waste millions on hidden, dusty and expensive offices
A joint investigation by Direkt36 and RTL Klub has revealed that members of parliament often misuse money allocated to office renting.
Continue readingHow EU-funded projects secretly contributed to the Orbán family’s enrichment
A Direkt36 investigation has revealed that the companies of the family of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán have been involved in several public projects.
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Internal document shows that EU criticized public venture capital projects ran by influential Hungarian businessmen
Details from the EU audit, which investigated the spendings of hundreds of billions of forints on start-ups in Hungary
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How to divert millions from a program that is a source of pride for Viktor Orbán
A subsidy received thanks to a trick, and worth hundreds of millions of forints, was used to build Balatonfüred's swimming pool, an old dream of the locals. Although nothing unlawful happened, the story is bleeding from a thousand wounds.
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The minister had done official business with them, now his wife rents an office from their partner
Cecília Rogán chose to rent an office for her company from a businessman close to two hotel investors. Her husband, the minister used to have good official connections to them.
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Businessman close to Hungarian PM funded partner’s fledgling business with EU money
The business partner of Orbán’s friend had a factory, expected to be making 800 million HUF profit until the end of 2015. Eventually it made only 2 million. Its EU-funding was part of the very controversial Jeremie project.
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