Documents prove that pro-government businessmen actually own private equity funds that hide vast fortunes.
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Database exposes Hungarian oligarchs hiding huge fortunes
How Viktor Orbán decided to arm Hungary
Hungary launched a major military development program seven years ago. The prime minister has used it to strengthen his international relationships and also realised the usefulness of the military in domestic politics.
Continue readingHow did Szijjártó’s futsal player friend become a top businessman?
We have explored the business successes of Péter Szijjártó’s old colleague and teammate, and how hundreds of millions of forints of public money from the Foreign Ministry contributed to them.
Continue readingHungary’s diplomats with controversial backgrounds caught up in an investigation by international journalists
Direkt36 has been part of the “Shadow Diplomats” project, an investigation into the murky world of honorary consuls, led by ICIJ and ProPublica. We found that Hungary is represented by honorary consuls who are accused of crimes such as financing terrorism.
Continue readingSzexuális bűnözők, drogdílerek, gyilkosok is megbújnak a világ tiszteletbeli konzuljai között
Az Árnyék Diplomaták nevű nyomozó újságíró projekt több mint 500, bűncselekményben vagy kétes ügyben érintett tiszteletbeli konzult számolt össze világszerte.
Continue readingInside Orbán’s Fidesz party preparing for Hungary’s parliamentary election
For some time now, all government proposals land on PM Orbán’s desk with green, yellow, or red post-its. People with inside knowledge about the election strategy of Fidesz described the ruling party’s campaign strategy for the 2022 parliamentary elections and its conscious use of social media.
Continue readingA Pegasus felemelkedése – a kémszoftver eddig ismert magyar célpontjai
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Continue readingIT entrepreneur with ties to Viktor Orbán’s family has further grown his business empire built on state tenders
Information technology businessman Gábor Szentgyörgyi has had close relations to Viktor Orbán’s family for a long time now. It started with a connection to Győző Orbán junior, the prime minister’s brother, through wrestling, then he showed up in the company of the prime minister and his father, Győző Orbán senior in a football stadium, and Read More
Continue readingWhile a tax audit is underway at his foundation, the earnings of Péter Antall rise high
The think tank of the late Hungarian PM has been awarded almost 5 million forints from the government so far, yet it made losses in 2020. Earlier, Direkt36 uncovered its problematic spending and costly travels.
Continue readingIt started as a simple patient transfer, but then it showed the chaos in the coronavirus fight
In April, elderly patients were transferred between two Hungarian hospitals without testing. Thus, Covid-19 got into another institution.
Continue readingHow the epidemic disrupted Orbán’s machinery
While in the past ten years the government seemed to operate with almost military-style discipline, the last few weeks brought several U-turns from the Orbán administration. Here’s what happened behind the scenes.
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