He served as deputy state minister. Meanwhile his company earned 325 thousand euros from state owned companies

Fabók Bálint 2017.07.19. Leave a comment

György Kozmann refused to answer questions about how he could reconcile his government position and his company’s public contracts.

Constructor of a swimming pool used for the FINA World Championships left behind debts of 1,7 million euros

Vorák Anita 2017.07.14. Leave a comment

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.

How a long-time Fidesz operative has become in charge of billions of EU money

Fabók Bálint, Szabó András 2017.07.12. Leave a comment

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.

How Orbán tried to explain away his father’s involvement in public projects

Zöldi Blanka 2017.06.23. 3 Comments

At a press conference in Brussels, Direkt36 asked Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the involvement of his father’s company in state projects.

He had a lucrative business with Orbán’s father but then they entered a dispute that courts have been sitting on for 9 years

Vorák Anita, Tóth Manna 2017.06.14. Leave a comment

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.

Companies of the Orbán family slowed down but they keep churning out hefty profits

Pethő András 2017.05.30. 2 Comments

Direkt36 has recently revealed that the companies have been secretly benefiting from EU-funded public projects.

He was an interpreter for the Hungarian Prime Minister’s friend. Now he is a major player in state-funded railway projects

Wirth Zsuzsanna 2017.05.24. Leave a comment

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.

Company of Orbán’s father found in yet another huge EU-financed project

Zöldi Blanka 2017.05.17. 1 Comment

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.

Hungarian MPs waste millions on hidden, dusty and expensive offices

Vorák Anita 2017.05.10. Leave a comment

A joint investigation by Direkt36 and RTL Klub has revealed that members of parliament often misuse money allocated to office renting.

How EU-funded projects secretly contributed to the Orbán family’s enrichment

Pethő András, Zöldi Blanka 2017.05.09. 7 Comments

A Direkt36 investigation has revealed that the companies of the family of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán have been involved in several public projects.

Internal document shows that EU criticized public venture capital projects ran by influential Hungarian businessmen

Szabó András 2017.04.12. Leave a comment

Details from the EU audit, which investigated the spendings of hundreds of billions of forints on start-ups in Hungary

How to divert millions from a program that is a source of pride for Viktor Orbán

Vorák Anita 2017.04.06. 1 Comment

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.

The minister had done official business with them, now his wife rents an office from their partner

Wirth Zsuzsanna 2017.03.29. Leave a comment

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.

Businessman close to Hungarian PM funded partner’s fledgling business with EU money

Fabók Bálint 2017.03.23. Leave a comment

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.

Leaked documents expose Hungarian oil company CEO’s controversial role in an EU programme

Szabó András 2017.03.07. Leave a comment

A belső iratanyagból kiderül az is, hogy az EU olyan súlyos szabálytalanságokat talált, hogy többmilliárdos büntetést szabott ki.

Meet the MP who left out nearly 5 million euros of his wealth declarations

Vorák Anita 2017.02.23. Leave a comment

Sándor Farkas, a member of parliament from the governing Fidesz party, does not think that this is a problem.

New trial ordered in Budapest downtown corruption case

Pethő András 2017.02.08. 2 Comments

One of the defendants is the former notary of Budapest’s District 5.

Company linked to PM’s son-in-law got involved in public project years before winning the tender, secret recording shows

Vorák Anita 2017.01.31. Leave a comment

The firm had got involved in the preparations of a major public project nearly two years before it won the tender for it, shows a secretly made audio recording obtained by Direkt36.