Budapest Mayor holds online ’residents’ assembly’
June 9th, 2023
A pro-government commentator dismisses the online opinion poll launched by the Mayor as a scam. READ MORE
Government sees EU funds as important but not vital
June 8th, 2023
While the competent cabinet minister says Hungary must learn to live without EU transfers in the long run anyway, a left-wing commentator believes that those funds could solve the country’s most burning financial problems. READ MORE
Conservative figure warns against confrontation
June 7th, 2023
A former diplomat suggests that Hungary should play a more positive role in international relations. READ MORE
Momentum takes student demonstrators to Brussels
June 5th, 2023
A pro-government columnist lambasts Momentum MEP Anna Donáth for asking European Commission Vice President Vera Jourová to keep financial transfers to Hungary frozen until the government reforms the system of public education. READ MORE
Tags: demonstrations, Donáth, EU funds, Jourová, Momentum
Weeklies on conflicts with the EU
June 5th, 2023
The weeklies went to print before the European Parliament adopted its resolution on Thursday, questioning Hungary’s ability to take over the rotating presidency of the European Council a year from now. All took the outcome of the vote for granted, however, and pondered its implications. READ MORE
Tags: EU funds, European Parliament
MEPs pass resolution condemning Hungary
June 3rd, 2023
Commentators sharply disagree on the resolution passed by the European Parliament, questioning the suitability of Hungary to take over the rotating presidency of the European Council one year from now. READ MORE
Tags: European Union, rule of law
Romania’s Foreign Ministry criticises President Novák
June 2nd, 2023
A left-wing commentator believes Hungarian leaders often behave tactlessly when visiting neighbouring countries. READ MORE
Tags: diplomacy, Novák, Transylvania
Hungarian peacekeepers wounded in Kosovo
June 1st, 2023
Hungarian experts expect further disturbances between the Serb minority and the Albanian-speaking majority in Kosovo. READ MORE
Tags: Kosovo, peacekeepers
Pro-government takes on Erdoğan’s victory
May 31st, 2023
The first pro-government reactions to the election results in Turkey welcome the victory of incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as an element of stability in the region and beyond. READ MORE
Weeklies on student demonstrators
May 29th, 2023
Opposition-leaning columnists vituperate against the government, whom they accuse of ruining the system of public education while lavishing praise on the few hundred students who have staged demonstrations to express their dissatisfaction. A pro-government analyst finds it shameful for the opposition ‘to send students to the frontline’ to provoke the police. READ MORE
Tags: demonstration, education, police