Category Archives: The businesses of Orbán’s family

How public money keeps flowing to Orban’s family through Hungary’s new tycoon

Zöldi Blanka, Pethő András 2019.05.13. Leave a comment

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban keeps repeating that he doesn’t deal with business issues. The companies of his family members, however, are benefitting from EU-funded constructions that are carried out by the business empire of Lorinc Meszaros, a friend of the PM. We explain their business relationship in a short video.

How people close to Viktor Orbán’s brother became key players in major procurements of Hungary’s tax authority

Pethő András, Zöldi Blanka 2019.03.27. 1 Comment

An acquaintance of Orbán Győző Jr. became the head of the department in charge of major procurements at the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV), while his other acquaintance has won high-value public tenders from the same authority. The three men know each other through wrestling.

People close to Viktor Orbán began to take over his fallen enemy’s empire

Pethő András 2018.11.08. Leave a comment

A lawyer with ties to Viktor Orbán and his closest business ally bought an agricultural company of Lajos Simicska, who fought a long and unsuccessful campaign against Orbán before this year’s parliamentary election.

Heavy traffic at the stone mine of Viktor Orbán’s father reveals new details of the mysterious business operation

Pethő András 2018.08.01. Leave a comment

Many trucks carrying products of the mine belong to a company that has been winning lucrative state construction contracts in recent years.

Company of Orbán’s son-in-law moved into a luxury villa owned by influential businessmen

Pethő András 2018.07.24. Leave a comment

The move is another sign of the increasingly close relationship between the prime minister’s family and the country’s business elite.

Orbán’s son-in-law extends his influence over major real estate company

Pethő András 2018.06.26. 1 Comment

István Tiborcz now owns more than 75 percent of the company, which has a high-value real estate portfolio, according to company records reviewed by Direkt36.

Businessman winning state contracts watched football match with Viktor Orbán

Pethő András 2018.04.04.

Gábor Szentgyörgyi’s company does not even have a functioning website but it has been winning lucrative state contracts in recent years.

Nem jött össze a hatalmas spórolás, ami az Elios-nak milliárdokat ért

Vorák Anita 2018.04.03.

Jelentős energiamegtakarítást vállalt Tiborcz István egykori cége azokban a városokban, ahol felújította a közvilágítást. Két város fogyasztási adatai alapján valamennyit javult a helyzet, de a kitűzött cél nagyon messze van, és kétséges, hogy az Elios által beszerelt lámpákkal valaha elérhető.

Lázár János nagyon kedvező feltételeket szabott Tiborczéknak a hódmezővásárhelyi lámpacserénél

Vorák Anita 2018.03.01. 2 Comments

Kikötötték ugyan, hogy az új közvilágításnak 25 százalékos megtakarítást kell elérnie, de akkor sem járt volna rosszul a cég, ha ez nem sikerül.

Mélyebben belenyúltak az Elios pályázataiba, mint ahogy eddig látszott

Vorák Anita 2018.02.20.

Az OLAF szerint a cég emberei már az önkormányzatok uniós pályázatait is az Elios számára kedvező módon alakították. Ráadásul mindez akkor történt, amikor hivatalosan még semmit tudhattak az egész folyamatról.

Six things Direkt36 revealed about the company of Orbán’s son-in-law, and later were also found suspicious by the EU’s Anti-fraud Office

Vorák Anita 2018.02.14.

Az EU csalás elleni hivatala súlyos szabálytalanságokat talált a miniszterelnök vejének egykori cége, az Elios közbeszerzéseiben. Több fontos megállapítás már évekkel ezelőtt előkerült a Direkt36 cikkeiben.

Company of Hungarian Prime Minister’s brother received EU subsidy yet again

Pethő András 2018.02.09.

While the government has stepped up its attacks on Brussels, the family of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán keeps benefiting from EU funds.

Csalás miatt nyomoznak egy olyan ügyben, ami a Tiborcz-cég pályázatai miatt lett gyanús

Vorák Anita 2018.02.05.

A szekszárdi önkormányzat közvilágítási szerződéseit vizsgálja a NAV, gyanúsított még nincs. A rendőrség korábban Tiborcz egykori cégének szerződéseinél nem talált bűncselekményt.

Company linked to Orbán’s brother won major public tender with the highest bid

Pethő András, Szabó András 2018.01.30.

The other bidders offered lower prices but they were eliminated from the procurement.

Viktor Orbán hardly believed that his family members are subcontractors of state projects. Here is the evidence

Zöldi Blanka 2018.01.25.

A freight company owned by the father of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán receives nearly €970 thousand from a railway reconstruction project at Lake Balaton.

Government official János Lázár gibbers about suspicious tenders won by the son-in-law of the Prime Minister

Vorák Anita 2018.01.18.

The European Union’s antifraud office has found serious irregularities in public projects carried out by a company formerly owned by the son-in-law of Hungary’s PM. The government has already received the report, but it does not publish it. Earlier it had been not that secretive in a similar case.

Company Produced 100-fold Growth After Winning Public Tenders. Its Owner Is Linked to Viktor Orbán’s Brother Through Wrestling

Pethő András 2018.01.16.

The company IMG Solutions does not even have a functioning website but in a couple of years it has become a prominent member of Hungary’s IT sector. Thanks to wrestling, the owner of the company knows well Orbán Győző Jr., brother of the prime minister.

They try to hide it, but the involvement of Orbán’s father in huge railway construction project is revealed

Zöldi Blanka 2017.11.29. 2 Comments

The father of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivers building materials for yet another huge railway construction project, local workers say. We asked official sources about the details, but a subtle reference to Orbán’s family was enough to shut down the free flow of information.

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s brother involved in company with offshore links and Central Asian past

Pethő András 2017.10.09.

Győző Orbán Jr. has become involved in Yntergy Zrt through one of his companies. One of Yntergy’s major shareholders is an offshore company allegedly owned by a mysterious Russian individual.

Reshuffle at the Orbán companies: PM’s brother quits a firm while his father gets positions in two other

Pethő András 2017.09.18.

One of the affected companies was also part of some big state-financed construction projects.