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09/09/2025

VSquare reported on our investigations of Viktor Orbán and his associeates Croatia vacation.

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The Hungarian ruling elite’s luxury yachts keep appearing in the Adriatic — just as Viktor Orbán vacations there. Even a Hungarian government plane was spotted in Croatia. Átlátszó photographed, tracked and investigated how Orbán and his inner circle spent their summer.

05/09/2025

Viewing Viktor Orbán's anti-Ukrainian policy as a threat to security, the new German government could push for the removal of Hungary's voting right and EU funds.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/09/01/germany-now-considers-hungary-a-security-threat-and-is-preparing-to-take-tough-action/

28/08/2025

Due to downsizing and "permanent suspensions," there is a shortage of 7,181 hospital beds in Hungarian hospitals, including 3,437 beds for active treatment.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/08/27/the-number-of-hospital-beds-has-decreased-by-nearly-10000-in-the-past-15-years/

08/08/2025

7.2 million people have to drive more than 15 minutes to receive basic hospital care. This could mean the difference between life and death in the event of a heart attack, for example.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/08/07/three-quarters-of-the-hungarian-population-have-no-access-to-immediate-hospital-care/

07/08/2025

For four years, the company of Viktor Orbán's friend Lőrinc Mészáros may provide fleet services to the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences for EUR 214,644.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/08/07/oligarchs-car-dealership-continues-to-perform-exceptionally-well-in-public-procurement/

30/07/2025

"Blocking Russian disinformation channels alone will not significantly shape public opinion, but that is not how we think. Since we are at war with Russia, we are targeting the operations that Russia is spending resources on," the manager of the Ukrainian project Break the Fake told Átlátszó.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/30/for-putin-influencing-western-public-opinion-is-more-important-than-convincing-ukrainians/

25/07/2025

The Békéscsaba-Lőkösháza railway line in Hungary has become significantly more expensive than originally planned. Officials found a new way to justify cost overruns.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/25/railway-project-price-hike-benefits-lorinc-meszaros-officials-blame-it-on-the-war/

24/07/2025

✈️ In the last 10 years Péter Szijjártó never flew on commercial flights to official visits. In July 15, a direct Budapest to Brussels flight was available, but the Minister opted to requisition an identical military-owned plane.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/24/foreign-minister-once-again-chose-military-aircraft-instead-of-commercial-flight/

18/07/2025

📢 In an ongoing paid ad campaign, shown to millions of Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube users, an animated ad depicts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar as trash to be dumped out.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/18/meta-google-take-dark-money-for-campaign-targeting-ukraine-and-hungarian-opposition/

18/07/2025

☀️ Despite the fact that 2024 was an extremely dry year, farmers in the Eastern Hungary Water Management Directorate requested less irrigation water than in the previous year.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/18/the-government-offers-free-irrigation-water-for-farmers-but-few-can-actually-use-it/

11/07/2025

🔋💧In a video report, we took a look at how water projects carried out by Mészáros and Mészáros Zrt. are progressing in Göd, Iváncsa and Debrecen, the sites of the largest Hungarian battery factories.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/11/while-the-public-water-network-is-falling-apart-government-spends-billions-to-supply-water-to-battery-factories/

10/07/2025

Roland Ceber, who was subjected to a travel ban and has been accused by the Orbán government of spying for Ukrainian intelligence, gave an interview to Átlátszó. Ceber denies the accusations and prepares for a lawsuit to overturn the ban.

👉 https://english.atlatszo.hu/2025/07/09/hungarian-ukrainian-politician-accused-of-spying-by-hungary-denies-wrongdoing/