The company of Sándor Kovács signed contracts with the Russians building the Paks II nuclear power plant in the amount of almost 3 million euros. Direkt36’s report shows that recently his son has also been contracted by them.
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While former Fidesz politician rents properties to Rosatom, his son is paid for cleaning toilets
Inside Orbán’s Fidesz party preparing for Hungary’s parliamentary election
For some time now, all government proposals land on PM Orbán’s desk with green, yellow, or red post-its. People with inside knowledge about the election strategy of Fidesz described the ruling party’s campaign strategy for the 2022 parliamentary elections and its conscious use of social media.
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Former Fidesz politician signs lucrative property rental contract with Russians building Paks 2
The license permit for the Paks 2 power plant expansion is still delayed but project implementer Rosatom continues to publish new related tenders. According to Direkt36 research former local Fidesz president in the town where the project is located is one of the beneficiaries.
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Direkt36 exposed an opposition politician’s businesses with government-linked figures. Now the EU is investigating the projects
A company of Gergo Czegledy, a local leader of the Hungarian Socialist Party in Budapest is involved in projects investigated by OLAF.
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Egész éjszaka a Viktorral veszekedtünk – Direkt36 podcast 1
Mi tanult Orbán Viktor Simicska Lajostól? Igazak-e a Simicska zsenialitásáról szóló történetek? Érdekességek és eddig nem hallott háttérinformációk az Orbán-Simicska viszonyról a Direkt36 első podcastjában.
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Paks 2: This is what it looks like when influential people are positioning themselves around the project
An association with relations across the political spectrum appeared around Paks 2 last year. It wanted to act as an intermediary during the nuclear power plant expansion, and even though influential people also showed up within the association, it failed to deliver on its plans in the end.
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