„By now, no one can give even a piece of bread”
For Hungarians living in deep poverty, the world has turned upside down since the coronavirus lockdown. Although poor rural communities have not yet seen a brea...
God sent this investment. Or the Devil
Tricksters from a Kyiv-based call center have defrauded vulnerable people from all around the world, luring them with empty promises of profitable investments. ...
„Sold her home to pay, no money, crying”
More than a thousand victims from over 50 countries of the world, among them dozens of Hungarians, were ripped off by sales managers of a company in Ukraine whe...
Hungarians could live 5 months longer, but government halts program tackling air pollution
Pollution from fine particulate matter is very high in Hungary, among the worst in the EU and the OECD. The government is aware, a solution has been prepared, b...
He was an interpreter for the Hungarian Prime Minister’s friend. Now he is a major player in state-funded railway projects
Ferenc Sakalj helped the billionaire Lőrinc Mészáros to buy a house on a Croatian island. He soon became a powerful sports manager and a railway company owne...
The minister had done official business with them, now his wife rents an office from their partner
Cecília Rogán chose to rent an office for her company from a businessman close to two hotel investors. Her husband, the minister used to have good official co...
The state minister issued denials and made threats. Then quietly corrected his wealth declarations
Nine more politicians declared previously hidden assets or state subsidies, after Direkt36 exposed mistakes in their wealth declarations. 27 million missing for...
We looked into politicians’ assets. Police started a harassment investigation
A Direkt36 has revealed how several politicians filed incorrect or incomplete wealth declarations. Minister of state László Tasó was among them. He turned to...
Opposition politician appears to be almost penniless. But his companies are quite well off
There are serious problems with the current Hungarian wealth declarations system. László Varju's declarations show almost nothing of his real wealth....
Here’s how the relatives of a state minister benefited from EU projects
In recent years, people close to State Minister, László Tasó have found themselves in an advantageous position during major EU-funded renovations in Nyírado...