{"id":10324,"date":"2023-10-06T09:28:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/?page_id=10324"},"modified":"2023-10-06T09:28:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:28:46","slug":"latest-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/latest-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-author alignleft wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/kulfoldi-focimeccs-a-milliardos-fiaval-kulonos-szal-bukkant-elo-az-agrarminiszterium-birosagi-ugyeben\/\" aria-label=\"Abroad football match with the billionaire&#8217;s son: a peculiar thread emerged during the court hearing concerning the Ministry of Agriculture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boritokep-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boritokep-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boritokep-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boritokep-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boritokep-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/boritokep-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/kulfoldi-focimeccs-a-milliardos-fiaval-kulonos-szal-bukkant-elo-az-agrarminiszterium-birosagi-ugyeben\/\">Abroad football match with the billionaire&#8217;s son: a peculiar thread emerged during the court hearing concerning the Ministry of Agriculture<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by D\u00e1niel Sz\u0151ke<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">During one of the hearings on ministerial abuse, it emerged that one of the defendants had sent M\u00e1rton Nobilis, who was then a high-ranking official at the ministry, to a soccer match in Berlin. M\u00e1rton Nobilis has not been charged with anything in the case, but his father, a well-known businessman, is sitting in the dock.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/ugorj-nyald-le-az-asztalt-sulyos-bantalmazasokrol-szolo-panaszokat-vizsgalnak-egy-budapesti-gyermekotthonban\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cJump up and lick the table\u201d \u2013 complaints of serious abuse are being investigated at a Budapest children\u2019s home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huvosvolgy-copy_kicsi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huvosvolgy-copy_kicsi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huvosvolgy-copy_kicsi-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/huvosvolgy-copy_kicsi-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/ugorj-nyald-le-az-asztalt-sulyos-bantalmazasokrol-szolo-panaszokat-vizsgalnak-egy-budapesti-gyermekotthonban\/\">\u201cJump up and lick the table\u201d \u2013 complaints of serious abuse are being investigated at a Budapest children\u2019s home<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kata Janecsk\u00f3<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">According to documents obtained by Direkt36, several residents of the H\u0171v\u00f6sv\u00f6lgy children&#8217;s home reported verbal and physical abuse by certain employees of the institution. Investigations into the matter yielded conflicting findings, but clearly pointed to serious shortcomings in the country&#8217;s child protection system.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/bezart-korhazi-ajtok-rejtik-el-a-magyar-egeszsegugy-erosodo-valsagat\/\" aria-label=\"Closed hospital doors hide Hungary\u2019s healthcare crisis\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/direkt36_korhaz_filler_mate-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/direkt36_korhaz_filler_mate-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/direkt36_korhaz_filler_mate-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/direkt36_korhaz_filler_mate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/direkt36_korhaz_filler_mate-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/direkt36_korhaz_filler_mate-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/bezart-korhazi-ajtok-rejtik-el-a-magyar-egeszsegugy-erosodo-valsagat\/\">Closed hospital doors hide Hungary\u2019s healthcare crisis<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Zita Szopk\u00f3<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Many hospitals have so few qualified staff that some wards are simply closed off to patients. Direkt36\u2019s latest investigation reveals that this leads to serious problems in healthcare.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/europai-kollaborativ-ujsagiras-globalis-kontextusban-cjegc\/\" aria-label=\"Direkt36 participates in ICIJ&#8217;S Collaborative Journalism Europe in a Global Context project\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P065956-825939.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Forr\u00e1s: https:\/\/european-union.europa.eu\/\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P065956-825939.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P065956-825939-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/P065956-825939-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/europai-kollaborativ-ujsagiras-globalis-kontextusban-cjegc\/\">Direkt36 participates in ICIJ&#8217;S Collaborative Journalism Europe in a Global Context project<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Direkt36<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The project&#8217;s goal is to strengthen cross-border investigative journalism in Europe.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/kielezett-a-helyzet-igy-probal-urra-lenni-orban-a-fidesz-belso-valsagan\/\" aria-label=\"&#8220;The situation is tense&#8221; \u2013 How Orb\u00e1n has tried overcome Fidesz&#8217;s internal crisis\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Telex-D36_fb-clk_fidesz-valsag_d36-logoval_-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Telex-D36_fb-clk_fidesz-valsag_d36-logoval_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Telex-D36_fb-clk_fidesz-valsag_d36-logoval_-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Telex-D36_fb-clk_fidesz-valsag_d36-logoval_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Telex-D36_fb-clk_fidesz-valsag_d36-logoval_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Telex-D36_fb-clk_fidesz-valsag_d36-logoval_-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/kielezett-a-helyzet-igy-probal-urra-lenni-orban-a-fidesz-belso-valsagan\/\">&#8220;The situation is tense&#8221; \u2013 How Orb\u00e1n has tried overcome Fidesz&#8217;s internal crisis<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Fidesz underestimated opposition leader P\u00e9ter Magyar so much that they realized too late that he posed a real threat to them. Direkt36 reveals how Viktor Orb\u00e1n launched his spring offensive against Magyar and how this caused tensions within the government.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/bemutatjuk-a-lehetoseget-amivel-milliardokat-keres-elszegenyedett-embereken-a-fradi-barat-ceg\/\" aria-label=\"The government cracked down on expensive lending. But a loophole remained\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/provident-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/provident-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/provident-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/provident-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/provident-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/provident-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/bemutatjuk-a-lehetoseget-amivel-milliardokat-keres-elszegenyedett-embereken-a-fradi-barat-ceg\/\">The government cracked down on expensive lending. But a loophole remained<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kata Janecsk\u00f3<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Although Antal Rog\u00e1n (the powerful minister running the cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n) proudly announced more than ten years ago that excessively high credit fees had been curbed, in reality, an escape route remained for companies dealing in quick loans. Direkt36 found out that Provident, the largest player in the market, is taking advantage of this, while also building good relationships with an influential Fidesz leader.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/sulyos-ugy-volt-igy-bukott-le-orbanek-titkos-kemhalozata-brusszelben\/\" aria-label=\"Inside the Fall of Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Secret Brussels Spy Network\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/szarvas-eu-kemkedes-1200x800.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/szarvas-eu-kemkedes-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/szarvas-eu-kemkedes-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/szarvas-eu-kemkedes-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/szarvas-eu-kemkedes-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/szarvas-eu-kemkedes.jpeg 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/sulyos-ugy-volt-igy-bukott-le-orbanek-titkos-kemhalozata-brusszelben\/\">Inside the Fall of Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s Secret Brussels Spy Network<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Szabolcs Panyi<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out so blatantly and clumsily that they were exposed, and their network collapsed \u2014 as uncovered by Direkt36 in cooperation with Belgian and German partners.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/itt-egy-eros-bizonyitek-arra-hogy-meszaros-lorinc-all-orban-apjanak-milliardos-epitkezese-mogott\/\" aria-label=\"L\u0151rinc M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros, the wealthy friend of Viktor Orb\u00e1n is  behind a construction project of Orb\u00e1n\u2019s father\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lolo_gyozo_uradalom-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lolo_gyozo_uradalom-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lolo_gyozo_uradalom-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lolo_gyozo_uradalom-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lolo_gyozo_uradalom-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lolo_gyozo_uradalom-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/itt-egy-eros-bizonyitek-arra-hogy-meszaros-lorinc-all-orban-apjanak-milliardos-epitkezese-mogott\/\">L\u0151rinc M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros, the wealthy friend of Viktor Orb\u00e1n is  behind a construction project of Orb\u00e1n\u2019s father<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Andr\u00e1s Peth\u0151<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Direkt36 has obtained a document indicating that L\u0151rinc M\u00e9sz\u00e1ros provided significant financial assistance to Gy\u0151z\u0151 Orb\u00e1n. There are several indications that this assistance was related to the controversial estate in Hatvanpuszta.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/van-egy-ceg-amely-kicsit-kozelebb-viszi-az-mnb-botranyt-matolcsy-adamhoz\/\" aria-label=\"Here\u2019s a new link between the central bank\u2019s scandal and the son of its former governor\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matolcsy-urban-estate_kicsi-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matolcsy-urban-estate_kicsi-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matolcsy-urban-estate_kicsi-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matolcsy-urban-estate_kicsi-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/van-egy-ceg-amely-kicsit-kozelebb-viszi-az-mnb-botranyt-matolcsy-adamhoz\/\">Here\u2019s a new link between the central bank\u2019s scandal and the son of its former governor<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by D\u00e1niel Sz\u0151ke<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Documents obtained by Direkt36 indicate that a company with multiple ties to the son of the former governor of the Hungarian Central Bank also profited from the business dealings of the bank&#8217;s foundation.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/politikai-osszeomlas-kinos-szerelmi-viszony-konnyes-bucsu-gyurcsany-ferenc-lemondasanak-tortenete\/\" aria-label=\"Inside the fall of Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny, the arch rival of Viktor Orb\u00e1n\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gyurcsany_utolso-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gyurcsany_utolso-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gyurcsany_utolso-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gyurcsany_utolso-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gyurcsany_utolso-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gyurcsany_utolso-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/politikai-osszeomlas-kinos-szerelmi-viszony-konnyes-bucsu-gyurcsany-ferenc-lemondasanak-tortenete\/\">Inside the fall of Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny, the arch rival of Viktor Orb\u00e1n<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Patrik Galavits<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The former prime minister&#8217;s decision to step down was more dramatic than it appeared to the public. According to an investigation by Direkt36, Ferenc Gyurcs\u00e1ny not only faced opposition from some of his party members, but his problems were compounded by a long-standing romantic relationship and the ensuing crisis in his personal life.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/novak-katalint-325-milliobol-oltoztette-a-magyar-allam-lemondasa-utan-hazavitte-az-osszes-ruhat\/\" aria-label=\"Hungary Spent \u20ac80,000 on President Nov\u00e1k&#8217;s Wardrobe. She Kept It After Resigning\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752667985-temp-foLdiI_cover@4x.jpg-1200x800.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752667985-temp-foLdiI_cover@4x.jpg-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752667985-temp-foLdiI_cover@4x.jpg-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752667985-temp-foLdiI_cover@4x.jpg-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752667985-temp-foLdiI_cover@4x.jpg-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752667985-temp-foLdiI_cover@4x.jpg.webp 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/novak-katalint-325-milliobol-oltoztette-a-magyar-allam-lemondasa-utan-hazavitte-az-osszes-ruhat\/\">Hungary Spent \u20ac80,000 on President Nov\u00e1k&#8217;s Wardrobe. She Kept It After Resigning<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Szabolcs Panyi<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">According to her own account, former head of state Katalin Nov\u00e1k has had a &#8220;hellish year and a half&#8221; since her resignation\u2014but she could at least take comfort in the wardrobe she amassed during her presidency. Data obtained by Direkt36 shows that Nov\u00e1k kept most of the clothing free of charge after stepping down, while she purchased a smaller portion from her former office at prices well below their original value.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/itt-vannak-a-szamok-amik-mutatjak-hogyan-fullad-ki-orban-viktor-egyik-legfontosabb-terve\/\" aria-label=\"Inside Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s failure to achieve his demographic goal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/direkt_demog-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/direkt_demog-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/direkt_demog-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/direkt_demog-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/direkt_demog-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/direkt_demog-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/itt-vannak-a-szamok-amik-mutatjak-hogyan-fullad-ki-orban-viktor-egyik-legfontosabb-terve\/\">Inside Viktor Orb\u00e1n\u2019s failure to achieve his demographic goal<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kamilla Marton<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. In recent years, however, not only has the number of births fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has also soared. According to a comprehensive data analysis by Direkt36, many young people left as well, which poses huge risks for the country.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/igy-engedte-el-orban-az-egeszsegugy-atalakitasat-kiverzo-korhazak-iii\/\" aria-label=\"This Is How Orb\u00e1n Let Go of Healthcare Reform \u2013 Hemorrhaging Hospitals III.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-03-1-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-03-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-03-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-03-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-03-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-03-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/igy-engedte-el-orban-az-egeszsegugy-atalakitasat-kiverzo-korhazak-iii\/\">This Is How Orb\u00e1n Let Go of Healthcare Reform \u2013 Hemorrhaging Hospitals III.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Zsuzsanna Wirth<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u201cNo reform, that&#8217;s my motto\u201d &#8211; a few years ago, this was the prime minister&#8217;s explanation for not touching healthcare. But in 2010 he made big promises to improve the system.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/ha-akkor-megmutik-lehet-hogy-megmarad-kiverzo-korhazak-ii\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cIf they operated her then, she might have survived\u201d &#8211; Hemorrhaging Hospitals II.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750427927-temp-PHdjoF_hero-full_xl@2x-1200x800.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750427927-temp-PHdjoF_hero-full_xl@2x-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750427927-temp-PHdjoF_hero-full_xl@2x-800x533.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750427927-temp-PHdjoF_hero-full_xl@2x-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750427927-temp-PHdjoF_hero-full_xl@2x-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750427927-temp-PHdjoF_hero-full_xl@2x.webp 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/ha-akkor-megmutik-lehet-hogy-megmarad-kiverzo-korhazak-ii\/\">\u201cIf they operated her then, she might have survived\u201d &#8211; Hemorrhaging Hospitals II.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Zita Szopk\u00f3<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Closing hospital wards jeopardizes the safe treatment of patients. The problem is particularly acute in smaller rural institutions. Direkt36 uses the story of a deceased pregnant woman to illustrate the deterioration of healthcare in the region.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/ennyire-reszletesen-meg-soha-nem-latszott-hogyan-epul-le-a-magyar-egeszsegugy-kiverzo-korhazak-i\/\" aria-label=\"An Unprecedented Look at How Hungary\u2019s Healthcare System Is Falling Apart \u2013 Hemorrhaging Hospitals I.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-01-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-01-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-01-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Telex_clk_D36-korhazak-01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/ennyire-reszletesen-meg-soha-nem-latszott-hogyan-epul-le-a-magyar-egeszsegugy-kiverzo-korhazak-i\/\">An Unprecedented Look at How Hungary\u2019s Healthcare System Is Falling Apart \u2013 Hemorrhaging Hospitals I.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Kamilla Marton<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The government is trying to hide the problems Hungarian hospitals are facing. However, Direkt36 used artificial intelligence to process more than a thousand official documents, which paint a devastating picture of how healthcare professionals struggle on a daily basis.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/fideszes-propagandista-orosz-titkosszolgalati-kapcsolatai-buktak-ki-egy-nemzetbiztonsagi-ellenorzesen\/\" aria-label=\"Pro-Orb\u00e1n propagandist\u2019s ties to Russian intelligence exposed during national security screening\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spottle_cover-1200x800.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spottle_cover-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spottle_cover-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spottle_cover-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spottle_cover-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spottle_cover.jpeg 1830w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/fideszes-propagandista-orosz-titkosszolgalati-kapcsolatai-buktak-ki-egy-nemzetbiztonsagi-ellenorzesen\/\">Pro-Orb\u00e1n propagandist\u2019s ties to Russian intelligence exposed during national security screening<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Szabolcs Panyi<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Georg Sp\u00f6ttle, a regular presence in pro-Orb\u00e1n media, has come under scrutiny after one of his close acquaintances failed a background check\u2014triggered by concerns over Sp\u00f6ttle\u2019s Russian connections. Information obtained by Direkt36 reveals that Sp\u00f6ttle had a close relationship with an officer from the GRU, Russia\u2019s military intelligence agency.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/igy-roppantottak-meg-paks-ii-t-az-amerikai-szankciok\/\" aria-label=\"How US sanctions crushed Hungary\u2019s Nuclear Plant Project\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakscmlp-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakscmlp-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakscmlp-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakscmlp-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakscmlp-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/pakscmlp.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/igy-roppantottak-meg-paks-ii-t-az-amerikai-szankciok\/\">How US sanctions crushed Hungary\u2019s Nuclear Plant Project<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Andr\u00e1s Szab\u00f3<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Despite the Orb\u00e1n-government&#8217;s lobbying with the Trump administration, the sanctions against the Russian bank that plays a key role in the Paks expansion remain in place. According to Direkt36 information, however, payments arounds the project have essentially stopped.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/orbannak-volt-egy-titokban-tartott-utja-szaud-arabiaba-ahol-az-arab-orszag-elso-szamu-vezetojevel-talalkozott\/\" aria-label=\"Orb\u00e1n made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia, where he met with the country\u2019s top leader\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kepernyokep-2025-05-27-101148-1200x802.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Illusztr\u00e1ci\u00f3: Direkt36, Fot\u00f3: Minisztereln\u00f6ki Kabinetiroda\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kepernyokep-2025-05-27-101148-1200x802.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kepernyokep-2025-05-27-101148-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kepernyokep-2025-05-27-101148-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Kepernyokep-2025-05-27-101148.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/orbannak-volt-egy-titokban-tartott-utja-szaud-arabiaba-ahol-az-arab-orszag-elso-szamu-vezetojevel-talalkozott\/\">Orb\u00e1n made a secret trip to Saudi Arabia, where he met with the country\u2019s top leader<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Szabolcs Panyi<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Prime Minister traveled to Riyadh in October 2022 with a small entourage. According to Direkt36, even within the government only a few people knew about the trip, the purpose of which is still not entirely clear.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/luxusautok-berleserol-es-kedvezo-kolcsonokrol-arulkodnak-az-adofizetoi-penzbol-kitomott-cegtol-kiszivargott-iratok\/\" aria-label=\"Luxury car rentals and cheap loans revealed in leaked documents from a Hungarian company that has been stuffed with taxpayers&#8217; money\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1130\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gb_cimlap.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gb_cimlap.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gb_cimlap-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gb_cimlap-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/luxusautok-berleserol-es-kedvezo-kolcsonokrol-arulkodnak-az-adofizetoi-penzbol-kitomott-cegtol-kiszivargott-iratok\/\">Luxury car rentals and cheap loans revealed in leaked documents from a Hungarian company that has been stuffed with taxpayers&#8217; money<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Fl\u00f3ra T\u00e1rk\u00e1nyi<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Among the documents obtained by Direkt36 are those relating to the planned lease of a Porsche 911, although the company says the deal never took place. The majority owner of the company, which also manages state funds, has private ties to Antal Rog\u00e1n.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/cegek-villak-es-vizumugyletek-igy-epul-a-dubaji-matolcsy-birodalom\/\" aria-label=\"This is how the Matolcsy empire is built in Dubai\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ma-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width:1140px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ma-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ma-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ma-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ma-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ma-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/cegek-villak-es-vizumugyletek-igy-epul-a-dubaji-matolcsy-birodalom\/\">This is how the Matolcsy empire is built in Dubai<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by D\u00e1niel Sz\u0151ke<\/div><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Direkt36 has uncovered new details about two companies with close links to \u00c1d\u00e1m Matolcsy, the son of former MNB Governor Gy\u00f6rgy Matolcsy. The companies deal in high-end luxury real estate and other local businesses.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_archive.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10324"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10325,"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10324\/revisions\/10325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}