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“Washing our hands” – here is the documentary uncovering the secrets of hospital-acquired infections
Direkt36 has spent more than a year investigating the worsening situation of hospital-acquired infections in Hungary. Watch our documentary film
In England, the cleaner is the most important person in the hospital. How did other countries manage to decrease hospital-acquired infections?
While the spread of dangerous hospital-acquired infections is a growing problem in Hungary every year, it is being successfully managed
“We just spread the bacteria all over the hospital” – Why is the prevalence of dangerous hospital-acquired infections growing in Hungary?
A 35-year-old mother has contracted a serious hospital infection because she was left for hours without changing a contaminated diaper
Until now, it was a secret how Hungarian hospitals were dealing with infections. Direkt36 has created and now publishes their ranking.
For the first time, we publish a ranking of how Hungarian hospitals compare to each other based on the handling
Thousands of hospital patients are dying from terrible infections. Instead of addressing the situation, the government is working to cover it up
Year after year, hospitals report an increasing amount of serious and even fatal hospital-acquired infections, but the reality is even
The secret history of Viktor Orbán’s favorite company
A Direkt36 investigation has revealed that the Hungarian Prime Minister personally got involved in an acquisition of 4iG, a Hungarian
Inside the crisis of the Hungarian opposition
The opposition parties that suffered a crushing defeat in 2022 are busy gaining positions in favor of each other instead
Hungary refuses to disclose Chinese chemical hub project documents, Direkt36 sues
Since Direkt36 reported based on leaked documents that a large-scale Chinese chemical trade hub would be set up in Budapest
The owners of private equity funds, which hide huge wealth, have been removed from the state register, after Direkt36 published an article about them
Earlier this year Direkt36 was able to confirm the identity of the ultimate beneficial owners of dozens of private equity
What happened in Hungary since the Pegasus spyware revelations
The Hungarian broker company involved in the purchase of the spyware that hacked phones launched a series of lawsuits against
Inside the surprise change at the top of Hungary’s nuclear plant
At the beginning of the year, the head of the nuclear power plant was unexpectedly dismissed because his position was
Hungary could become a European hub for Chinese chemicals, leaked documents reveal
According to secret plans uncovered by Direkt36, the Orbán government is close to reaching an agreement with China to transport
A close acquaintance of Szijjártó acquired the company that is building a factory in Kecskemét, supported by HUF 1 billion from the state
Szilárd Benkő worked for many years alongside Péter Szijjártó and also yachted with him on the Adriatic Sea. The man
Former powerful CEO of Hungarian state companies, convicted for economic crimes, invited to government meetings
The former head of the Hungarian nuclear power plant in the city of Paks and the state energy company was
How Viktor Orbán angered his closest friends in Europe
A box of excrement was sent to the Hungarian Embassy in Warsaw, president Katalin Novák was lectured by the Polish
Bracing for US sanctions, Russian financier in Budapest was busy securing personal offshore assets, leaked documents reveal
Until last autumn, Nikolay Kosov headed the International Investment Bank, which is leaving Hungary. According to documents obtained by Direkt36,
Before the Hungarian government exited the Russian bank, it was helped out by a government-close financial institution
According to internal documents obtained by Direkt36, OTP closed the accounts of the International Investment Bank after the outbreak of
A businessman known for yachting with Hungarian minister Péter Szijjártó was a member of a group of Fidesz activists destroying opposition’s posters
They sprayed anti-migrant slogan to Jobbik posters in the run-up of the 2018 campaign. Several people linked to the Foreign
Russians demand their money in Hungary’s controversial golden visa scheme
Lawyers of bondholders told Direkt36 that hundreds of thousands of euros were stuck with the intermediary company VolDan. Meanwhile, the
“We need to pressure” the Hungarians – Leaked documents reveal collapse of Russian-led bank in Budapest
Internal documents obtained by Direkt36 reveal that the Hungarian government has become one of the strongest backers of the Russian-dominated
