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 had access to the data, but since the beginning of Ap...
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 to 24,8 million euros, and the curr...
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 Hungarian prime minister's family also owns lands....
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...
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 now became one of the first benefic...
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 the wrongdoing is prov...
Police investigate the inexplicably high prices of Elios, former company of PM’s son-in-law
Dialogue for Hungary, an opposition party, filed the criminal complaint based on a recent article of Direkt36....
Hungary PM’s son-in-law left behind inexplicably overpriced lamps
A company until recently co-owned by Viktor Orbán's son-in-law has been awarded public contracts to improve street lighting in several cities. A Direkt36 inves...
This would have been a dream project for Orbán’s son-in-law, but the government stepped in
The company of Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law won public procurements worth hundreds of millions of forints with similarly written announcements. Until now, these...
Company of Hungarian PM’s Son-in-law Keeps Winning Public Projects Without Competition. Here Is What Made That Possible
Direkt36's investigation shows that the majority of public procurements won by Elios Innovatív included specific requirements that could have been met only by ...