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Public records on politically sensitive lands withheld from Direkt36
We wanted to look into public property data in the home town of the Hungarian prime minister. At first, we
Controversial Hungarian company made record profit from state commissions
The company formerly owned by the son-in-law of the Hungarian prime minister had a blast last year: its revenues skyrocketed
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
How the Hungarian part of the Panama Papers project started
Our Panama Papers reporter on how he got involved in the world's biggest international investigative reporting project.
Panama papers show a hidden business link between a former Hungarian state bank chief and an Austrian media investor
(Magyar) Erős János korábbi MFB-vezér egy befolyásos osztrák üzletemberrel, Heinrich Pecinával üzletelt egy panamai cégen keresztül. Régóta ismerik egymást, vadászni
Panama Papers: Hungarian socialist politician left the party as his offshore interest emerged
Laszlo Boldvai made this decision after Direkt36 exposed, as part of the Panama Papers project, that his wife had an
She’s a teacher with a Swiss bank account. And she’s also a politician’s wife
Socialist politician László Boldvai's wife is a high school teacher but drives a BMW and had an offshore company with
Massive offshore leaks reveal former government politician’s hidden business
Millions of leaked offshore documents reveal the hidden businesses and assets of world leaders and politicians, including a former MP
In Hungary, land records are public. Except in politically sensitive areas
Our reporter was denied access to public records when she was looking for property data in an area where the
How we got to the bottom of a mysterious corruption case
It started as other investigations. There was something that simply didn't make sense.
Robinson’s island
I’ve never watched an Oscar ceremony all along before but this year I had two very good reasons. Son of
The state could have got it almost for free. They paid millions to a company linked to a Fidesz person
A media company owned by the state bought dozens of websites from a firm linked to a former Fidesz politician.
How we investigated the son-in-law of Hungary’s prime minister
(Magyar) Baljós körülmények között kezdődött az a találkozó, amely Vorák Anitának, a Direkt36 újságírójának megadta a kezdő lökést az Orbán
Notary and businessman became extremely close, corruption trial reveals
The trial of the alleged District 5 corruption cases has started with the testimonies of the defendants. What emerged is
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.
The Hungarian PM’s son-in-law stepped back from public money. But his long-time business partner moved closer to it
For years, Endre Hamar was a close business partner of István Tiborcz, the son-in-law of the Hungarian prime minster. Hamar
The Hungarian state gave them a good business. Now they own luxury apartments in Budapest
One of the companies involved in the controversial residency bond business has bought up dozens of apartments in Andrássy Avenue,
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
The 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
How Brussels took on the son-in-law of Hungary’s Prime Minister
Two EU investigations are being conducted into the state contracts that were given to Elios Innovatív under suspicious circumstances. If
