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Juncker criticised for praising Marx


Pro- and anti-government conservatives fulminate against European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wo delivered a speech in Trier, Karl Marx’s birthplace when a gigantic statue of the founder of Communism was unveiled. The monument is a gift rom China. A left-wing historian praises Marx’s scientific and moral achievement.

US Ambassador to the UN criticizes Hungarian government


A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.

Lauder’s anti-Semitism charge rebuked


Budapest’s Jewish journal described as disquieting that the number one representative of world Jewry should be 'unaware of the real nature of contemporary anti-Semitism'. The paper rejects Lauder’s description of Hungary as the most anti-Semitic country in Europe.

Statue strife Nr 2: György Donáth


Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance ...