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Outstanding salaries, inconsistent performance among teachers – new internal data leaked on MCC spendings
Direkt36 has obtained additional internal documents regarding the expenses of the government-affiliated educational institution. These documents reveal that certain instructors

Minister Péter Szijjártó was at the forefront of the construction of a BMW factory. His old friend’s company also benefited from the work
The government has given huge amounts of support to help build the factory in Debrecen. Direkt36 found out that a

Ex-wife of Antal Rogan is still making huge business successes with her tabloid. Alongside pro-government companies, ATV and Index are also behind it
Once again, the company publishes the online tabloid Top World News has made a profit of more than HUF 1

It is rare to see in such detail the astonishing disappearance of taxpayer billions
Direkt36 uncovered another story about the operations of a state company that secretly financed several important projects of the Orbán

The hidden €664 million: the vast majority of donations to European political parties come from unknown sources
An international team of investigative journalists has examined donations to major European political parties. In Hungary this practice is more

Dubai luxury apartments bought by a company linked to the inner circle of the son of Hungary’s central bank governor
As part of the Dubai Unlocked investigation, Direkt36 has found that a company with links to the inner circle of

Orbán blocked the idea that could have pushed out Russia from Hungary’s nuclear plant expansion
Last year, there were talks in government circles about starting building a third nuclear power plant with the French, which

Secret documents reveal that Orbán’s people were behind the purchase of one of Europe’s biggest TV channels
Two years ago, a Portuguese businessman with good Hungarian government connections bought the Euronews TV channel. Direkt36, together with Le

The government official asked for two million forints instead of sausages – here is the indictment on the theft of EU money involving ministries
Direkt36 has also obtained the indictment, which reveals a series of fraudulent practices involving EU tenders. According to the document,

MCC’s luxury spending leaked, from a €250 thousand winter camp to blatantly expensive receptions
While at other colleges students prepare a few sandwiches for their events, the taxpayer-funded Mathias Corvinus Collegium spends huge sums

Orbán, Judas and the gay lobby – behind Zoltán Balog’s attempt to rescue himself in his church
The pardon scandal has shaken Zoltán Balog's position within the Reformed Church, but in recent weeks he has managed to

Editors stand by the attacked Atlatszo
(Magyar) A nemrég elfogadott szuverenitásvédelmi törvényre hivatkozva indult propagandisztikus támadás az Átlátszó ellen épp a sajtószabadság ünnepéhez közeledve.

How Orbán flooded Central Europe with millions of online ads during election season
While the Hungarian government is very sensitive to its own sovereignty, it has also been running serious advertising campaigns in

“If you are new to this, I’ll see you through it all the way” – The internet is full of ads in Hungarian recruiting sex workers, but authorities see no problem with them
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign

Some Hungarian hospitals have been facing a serious infection situation for years. Yet nothing happens to them
Never before has it been possible to get a deeper look into the most frightening corners of the Hungarian health

How Viktor Orbán tried to extinguish the pedophile pardon scandal that shook his government
The government initially hoped that they could get away with it, but when they saw the internal polls, they knew

Orbán’s former minister was pushing for the pardon that led to the fall of Hungary’s first female president
Direkt36 and Telex have learned from several independent sources that head of the Hungarian Reformed Church Zoltán Balog, who has

Orbán’s true reasons for opposing Ukraine’s EU accession revealed
According to information obtained by Direkt36, prime minister Orbán said at a closed-door meeting last spring that Ukraine's accession would

Uncovering the secret African mission of Viktor Orbán’s son
The son of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has tried to hide his involvement in the planned Hungarian military mission

The “Sovereignty Protection Authority” is harmful and against the rule of law, yet it cannot intimidate independent media
The newly adopted "Sovereignty Protection" law does not expressly regulate the operation of media companies, it is, however, capable of