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Once founded as the new front for Hungarian innovation, HUN-REN Center became yet another organ to funnel funds to Viktor Orbán's top oligarch.

The prime minister's new press chief is a co-owner of a construction company, which won hundreds of millions of HUF in public funds through a few invitation-only public procurement tenders.

Some of the crew of 1242: Gateway to the West has not been paid for two years and hope that a new producer who previously made films promoting the Orbán's government's messages will secure extra funding.

While the Hungarian prime minister threatens civil society over foreign founding, he has no hangsup about his party’s organizations taking money from abroad.

For years, Átlátszó reported on the extravagant spending of the Hungarian National Bank - now, after the bank's former president has fallen out with Orbán, a state audit is confirming all our suspicions.

Spain, Greece and Germany faced the most devastating floods of 2023 and 2024.

Consistent with the Orbán government's tactics a disinformation campaign is impersonating opposition MEPs, using the LGBTQ Pride controvery to smear them.

The sale of lab-grown meat is not allowed in the EU, yet the Hungarian government proposed a bill to ban it in Hungary.

Responding to a parliamentary inquiry about the buyout of Nemzeti Sport, the State Secretary for Defence said that the paper “represents a national cultural value, and its continued existence in print is in our interest”.

Péter Szijjártó decided to use an ultra long-range jet for a trip to Slovakia, saving himself 1.5 hours at the cost of millions in taxpayers' forints.

András László, who was involved in an NGO funded by The Federalist Society is to look at USAID funding of Hungarian NGOs, a likely prelude to a government crackdown against civil society.

The semi-official government paper Magyar Nemzet lost 24 lawsuits, while Átlátszó, Magyar Hang and RTL won all of their cases.

Despite mounting deficits in Hungary’s yearly state budget, no expenses are spared when it comes to developing Kisvárda, hometown of Fidesz MP Miklós Seszták.

The enviromental permit for the BYD factory in Szeged shows staggering numbers of water and energy needs and leaves question about waste disposal.

Hungarian foreign affairs minister posted on social media about riding a humble train on his US visit, forgetting to mention the private luxury jet following him close behind.

Russian supermarket chain Mere is set to debut in Hungary, with help from a businessman with convenient connections inside the government.

While Hungarian perpetrators are facing long prison sentences for people smuggling, their foreign sponsors walked free thanks to a goverment decree. We interview two former members of an Iraqi-led trafficking gang.

After joining an opposition party, former army chief-of-staff Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi was slammed by pro-government media for an expensive mansion. We looked into how the construction of the residence got approved.

The court ruled that the public firm, which cited GDPR to prevent disclosure, is managing public property and was therefore obliged to hand over the document to Átlátszó.

We have been reporting the growth of the Orbán family's wealth for years. Here is a list of stories that comfirm the claims found in the the popular documentary "The Dynasty".