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🇭🇺 EXCLUSIVE: An in-depth look at how Viktor Orbán and Fidesz underestimated Péter Magyar until it was too late. @Direkt36 reveals how Orbán’s spring offensive against him backfired—fueling internal tensions and exposing cracks inside the government. direkt36.hu/en/kielezett-a-h…
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💰One of Viktor Orbán’s MPs once called himself “Lord Voldemort.” His case became a textbook EU fraud scheme: for a bribe, he offered businessmen help in securing €150K in EU subsidies. 🎬 Scene from @direkt36's new movie "The Trap - The Wasted Opportunities of the Orbán Era."
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💥🇭🇺 Viktor Orbán wasted a once-in-a-century opportunity, misspending and siphoning off billions in EU funds to cement his power instead of developing Hungary. 🎬 “The Trap – The Wasted Opportunities of the Orbán Era,” a 96-min movie by @direkt36, is finally out. Link in thread.
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🎬 THE TRAP - The Wasted Opportunities of the Orbán Era (with English subtitles) @direkt36 @andraspe @MartonKami @galaaa23 youtube.com/watch?v=9NQEcLIi…
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PAST: Velimi čerstvá filmová zpráva @direkt36 o stavu Maďarska po 16 letech Orbánovy vlády. Anglické titulky dostupné. Film navazuje na předchozí Dynastii o impériu rodiny Orbánových. youtu.be/9NQEcLIiOpM?si=cu7a…
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Après le très gros carton de "La Dynastie", l'excellent média d'investigation magyar @direkt36 sort "Le Piège", une nouvelle autopsie de l'orbánisme à deux mois d'élections cruciales en #Hongrie. Avec sous-titres en anglais... 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=9NQEcLIi…
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💥Orbán had what no one else: a lasting supermajority in parliament and—thanks to EU funds—more money to develop Hungary than at any time in a century. The result after 16 years: a failing economy and disastrous public services. 🎬@direkt36's documentary, The Trap, is out soon!
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Saturday read ☕ Some stories simply work better on screen. How @Direkt36 turned an investigative documentary into millions of views and real audience growth. An interview with András Pethő on strategy, risk, and cinematic storytelling in investigations. gijn.org/stories/strategy-be…
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🔎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... direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ugy-vo…
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💥Hungary's EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi claims he knew nothing about Hungarian diplomats under his watch spying on EU institutions. “Have I been approached by Hungarian or other services? No, I have not.” Read our investigation into one of the EU's biggest spy scandals.👇🧵
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🇭🇺 EXCLUSIVE: An in-depth look at how Viktor Orbán and Fidesz underestimated Péter Magyar until it was too late. @Direkt36 reveals how Orbán’s spring offensive against him backfired—fueling internal tensions and exposing cracks inside the government. direkt36.hu/en/kielezett-a-h…
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🇭🇺 EXCLUSIVE: An in-depth look at how Viktor Orbán and Fidesz underestimated Péter Magyar until it was too late. @Direkt36 reveals how Orbán’s spring offensive against him backfired—fueling internal tensions and exposing cracks inside the government. direkt36.hu/en/kielezett-a-h…
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🇭🇺 EXCLUSIVE: An in-depth look at how Viktor Orbán and Fidesz underestimated Péter Magyar until it was too late. @Direkt36 reveals how Orbán’s spring offensive against him backfired—fueling internal tensions and exposing cracks inside the government. direkt36.hu/en/kielezett-a-h…
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Don't miss @direkt36’s recent piece on #Hungary's #Fidesz party's internal crisis, triggered by opposition leader Péter Magyar. Direkt36's government-close sources confirmed the findings of our earlier analyses.
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⚡️🔎 INVESTIGATION: In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed. @VSquare_Project @direkt36 vsquare.org/inside-the-fall-…
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💥🔎In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Viktor Orbán's spies did it so blatantly and clumsily that they were exposed. @VSquare_Project @direkt36 vsquare.org/inside-the-fall-…
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💥Orbán-ally EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi told Ursula von der Leyen he was “not aware” of spying operations against EU institutions at Hungary’s Brussels EU mission, which he led for 4 years, @POLITICOEurope reports. 🧵Full investigation into Hungarian espionage in thread.👇
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