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(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
Government promotes industrial park where prime minister’s son-in-law owns property
István Tiborcz's company owns a property in the industrial park where the local Nokia factor had been operating. Now the
Police Investigate Public Contract Won Through False Claims
The municipality hired again the company, which won a previous tender through false claims.
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
Orbán’s son-in-law moves back towards public money by purchasing new company
A few months ago, István Tiborcz became a co-owner in a firm belonging to the WHB group, which won several
He was complaining about business. Then his acquaintance became minister
Some years ago Sándor Börcsök, a Hungarian liquidator had complained about not receiving lucrative assignments. Then his old acquaintance, Miklós
Company Wins Major Public Contract Through False Claims
The company needed to show that they had done similar construction in the past so they brought a reference from
Hungarian businessman close to the government and former EU commissioner appear in new batch of leaked offshore files
The leaked files contain data on more than 175 thousand companies registered in The Bahamas. The records exposed the hidden
