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Despite generating enormous profits, the crown jewel of István Tiborcz’s empire has not paid a single forint in taxes on its earnings
A legislative amendment created a tax haven-like situation for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law, allowing the BDPST-empire to avoid taxation on its profits.
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“Someone not wanting to be a soldier doesn’t mean they can’t be one” – for the past four and a half years, it has been almost impossible leave the Hungarian military
What would happen if the General Staff found out you gave an interview? I hope I get fired. And if they don’t go that far? It’s hard to say. It
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Can Slovakia’s language law amendment disrupt the alliance of Orbán and Fico?
According to the editor-in-chief of Slovakia's largest newspaper, the key question now is whether the Hungarian prime minister will prioritise the issue of Slovakia’s Hungarian minority or his alliance with the Slovak prime minister.
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“I don’t want my children to grow up in Putin’s country. And I don’t want to have to carry them to bunkers.”
A child forced to watch his father’s execution before being shot in the head, thousands of drivers missing from public transport, an insane technological arms race on the front, integration difficulties for returning veterans, nerve-wracking night-time bombings – these are all stories from Ukraine, where I had the chance to meet with government officials, civil leaders, and journalists.
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Is there still something bonding Hungarians together?
21 Research Centre’s research on the divisions and shared values in Hungarian society.
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The reasons behind the mass disappearance of traditional Hungarian pubs: not just a severe crisis, but a systemic transformation
In fifteen years, the number of traditional Hungarian pubs (“kocsma”) has halved. This is much more than a sectorial decline: this is devastation.
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The great system change of 24: here’s the Extra we’ve been waiting for
Premium articles, newsletters from Sándor Jászberényi, János Kele and Péter Pető, exclusive monthly video discussion with Gábor Török, special offers and a whole lot more.
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Is there a future for ethnic politics in Slovakia after the historical failure?
The Hungarian minority in Slovakia remains unrepresented in the Slovak legislature. While Szövetség („Alliance”) achieved better results than expected, it still couldn't reach the necessary five per cent threshold for entering parliament, while the other two Hungarian parties were essentially annihilated. We have evaluated the reasons for the electoral failure and the future of ethnic politics.
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Traces of another state subsidy over a hundred million HUF lead to the largest ‘invoice factory’ of recent years
Majority state-owned Garantiqua Credit Guarantee Plc. had agreed on providing a 135 million forint on-demand guarantee on a loan for the company, now under liquidation due to 90 million HUF in overdue tax arrears. Garantiqua refuses to share whether taxpayers will have to cover Top Hygiene’s insolvency, citing banking secrecy.
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Heavy artillery of NER’s propaganda machine fuelled by mysterious billions
At least eight billion forints with unidentifiable sources have flowed to organizations employing government-aligned influencers and running campaigns in the interest of Fidesz in recent years. While its origins remain a mystery, this money allows for the exertion of a public influence capable of even impacting election outcomes.
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“Being unprepared for droughts could prove fatal: we simply won’t have any food.”
“Ploughing should be banned immediately in Hungary,” says the rector of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Agriculture doesn’t seem to be in a rush when it comes to climate change adaptation, but immediate and complete structural changes are needed.
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Szijjártó’s team running after 288 million forints of taxpayer money, transferred to fraudulent ‘invoice factory’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' non-refundable support exceeding a quarter of a billion forints ended up with one of the largest ‘invoice factories’ – companies guilty of corporate fraud through issuing false invoices – of recent years.
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889 millions in public funds spent on 40,000 board games – where they are is a mystery
The foundation led by the former president of the National Office of Education and former deputy CEO of the Hungarian Tourism Agency seems unwilling to uncover any details.
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Million-rorint honorarium for Bishop Kiss-Rigó, billions in state support: how the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation operates
Since its establishment, the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation (MKA) has received more than one billion HUF in state support.
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An unexpected withdrawal precedes the Rogán-circle’s Rózsadomb property acquisition
In 2021, the District II municipality put up a unique property on Józsefhegyi Street for auction at a starting price of 718.5 million HUF. In the first round of bidding, a company won with an offer of 1.5 billion HUF but eventually withdrew its intention to sign the contract, thereby forfeiting the already paid 71.85 million Forints in earnest money. In the second round, Antal Rogán's circle entered the picture and acquired the property with an offer 600 million HUF lower than that of the...
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Uncovering the activity of Moscow’s Professor Ageev and the newly established Hungarian branch of a Russian “scientific research institute“ that resembles the “spy bank” IIB
A Moscow-based research organisation, possessing privileges and a history somewhat resembling those of the so-called “spy bank”, seems to have restarted its activities and opened a trade representation in the Hungarian capital in 2022. The true motives behind the decision remain a mystery as the organisation’s partners either remain silent or deny involvement.
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Court executives’ president’s attempt to save luxury items from seizure incriminates family members, as one of his confidants enters into a plea deal
Information has come to light that a confidant of the former president of the Hungarian Courts’ Executive Faculty, György Schadl, documented all money transactions in Excel spreadsheets named “household fund” and “Monika’s balance,” including the payment of bribes to former State Secretary Pál Völner. Based on an indictment obtained by 24.hu, the Prosecutor's Office has reached an agreement with Schadl’s associate, whose 90-page witness testimony gives the accused plenty to worry about.
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An inventory of forint billionaire Philip Rákay’s real estate assets
24.hu has mapped out the visible assets of Philip Rákay's real estate empire: an industrial area half the size of Margaret Island in Rácalmás, a restaurant for sale for more than HUF 1.5 bn in the Káli basin, an iconic villa in the Balaton Highlands, and a killer deal on Széchenyi Hill.
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American money and the opposition: a campaign of covering one’s tracks never before seen in Hungary
Péter Márki-Zay's movement received close to two billion forints during recent months, but it's unclear who the donors exactly are. And that's not the only element that's unknown in the opposition's recent election campaign.
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Wizz Air president: Our goal is not to leave customers stranded without information sitting in an airport
After some lessons of disrupted flights and thousands of stranded passengers, Wizz Air cancelled every 20th flight from their summer schedule so they can surely operate the rest, says Robert Carey, President of Wizz Air in his interview with 24.hu. Mr. Carey claims they were the most prepared for the massive waves of Europeans wanting to travel again, calls the “extra profit tax” on flights departing from Budapest “disappointing” but is otherwise optimistic. The president argues low-cost...
