Leaked records show that a state agency abruptly terminated its contract with an EU-sponsored fund managed by Péter Heim.
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Péter Heim was very close to the Orbán-government. But a stormy autumn has changed everything
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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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.
Continue readingA longtime Fidesz operator’s path to EU billions
Our investigation shows 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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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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Inside the killing of Népszabadság, Hungary’s biggest opposition paper
How the news industry’s crisis, the power games of influential businessmen, and the politically motivated redrawing of Hungary’s media landscape led to the death of the emblematic newspaper.
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Several MPs failed to declare subsidies received from the state
“I did not have any clue that this needs to be declared,” said one state minister. Other officials also argued that the declaration system is too complicated.
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An MP’s company received millions of public funds. His wealth declaration shows nothing of it
Zsolt Becsó, an MP of the governing party omitted a company and millions of public funds from his wealth declarations. Becsó took advantage of the flaws of the declaration system.
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Another Fidesz MP omitted an asset from his wealth declaration
Imre Pesti, a member of the governing party, failed to declare his right to use a property. Such assets have to be reported and several of his fellow politicians followed this rule, still, Pesti thinks that he did not do anything wrong.
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How we looked behind the scenes of Jobbik
What led us to write about the architect of Jobbik’s rise? And why did our reporter have to have so many meetings in shopping malls?
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How the relatives of Jobbik’s leaders got on the party payroll
The greatest problem of Hungary is corruption and nepotism, says Gábor Vona, the president of the Hungarian radical party, Jobbik. In this respect, Jobbik could be a subject of criticism as well. Close family members of seven out of eight board members of the party were commissioned with important or highly valued projects from Jobbik.
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When public money goes to friends. This time through Jobbik
Jobbik paid millions to companies of the friends of one of its associates for writing political studies. Even though they do not have much to do with politics: one of them is a car mechanic, another is an accountant.
Continue readingThe man behind Jobbik’s rise
Jobbik has become the second largest party in Hungary in only a few years. A low-profile man named Richárd Forrai played a key role in this as a major force in making Jobbik a professional political organization.
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