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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
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
How 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
How we investigated the death of Népszabadság, Hungary’s biggest daily
Last November, we published a behind-the-scenes account of the closure of Népszabadság, Hungary's biggest daily newspaper. András Pethő, who led
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
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
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,
(Magyar) Hogyan cserkésztem be Tiborcz Istvánt?
(Magyar) Vorák Anita már régóta szeretett volna feltenni pár kérdést a miniszterelnök vejének. Végül egy szakácsversenyen sikerült megközelíteni.
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
Ministers usually avoid investigative reporters. But this one wanted to meet me
András Szabó tells the backstory of his investigation into the the activities of an influential figure in the liquidation business.
I got used to politicians being angry with me. But this was different
Zsuzsanna Wirth tells the inside story of her reporting that infuriated state minister László Tasó.
Leaked documents expose Hungarian oil company CEO’s controversial role in an EU programme
(Magyar) A belső iratanyagból kiderül az is, hogy az EU olyan súlyos szabálytalanságokat talált, hogy többmilliárdos büntetést szabott ki.
Oil company CEO gave public money to the companies of his relative and long-time business partner
Leaked documents show that the EU's venture capital programme in Hungary has been undermined by rule violations and misuse of
Meet the MP who left out nearly 5 million euros of his wealth declarations
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
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
The firm had got involved in the preparations of a major public project nearly two years before it won the
Family of influential opposition figure owns luxury yacht in Croatia
Former treasurer of the Hungarian Socialist party has a luxury yacht in Croatia with estimated market value of 260 thousand
Prime minister’s son-in-law sold his property business to an offshore company
István Tiborcz’s former company owns a high value property in an industrial park that is promoted by the government to
The state minister issued denials and made threats. Then quietly corrected his wealth declarations
Nine more politicians declared previously hidden assets or state subsidies, after Direkt36 exposed mistakes in their wealth declarations. 27 million
Investigations sparked by Panama Papers shut down quickly in Hungary
The Panama Papers project had huge impact around the world but the Hungarian authorities appear to have done little so
