The ’Stop Soros’ project
Saturday, January 20th, 2018Commentators are sharply divided on the package of bills to be introduced against organisations found guilty of ‘helping illegal immigration.’ READ MORE
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Diplomatic row with Romania over the Szekler flag
Friday, January 19th, 2018A left-wing commentator explains that the Prime Minister of Romania resigned for reasons unconnected to the Hungarian protest against his statement on the Szekler flag. READ MORE
New OLAF complaint against Hungary
Thursday, January 18th, 2018A pro-government columnist accuses the opposition of using corruption allegations to veil their own misdeeds, after they urged the publication of a report by the anti-fraud office of the European Union which found irregularities in a project worth 40 million Euros. READ MORE
Népszava-debate on election boycott proposals
Wednesday, January 17th, 2018OpEd contributors in the left-wing national daily disagree about whether or not the opposition should boycott the parliamentary election in April. One author argues that a boycott would force the outside world to act, while another retorts that ‘the game must be won on the pitch’. READ MORE
Homebirth champion Ágnes Geréb’s sentence confirmed
Tuesday, January 16th, 2018Opinions diverge bitterly on the verdict handed down last week to Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife who was first sentenced to two years in jail six years ago. That sentence has now been definitively confirmed by the Budapest Court. READ MORE
Right-wing interpretations of the divisions within the EU
Monday, January 8th, 2018One pro-government analyst criticises the European Commission and leading European officials for trying to impose majority opinions on Hungary and its partners, while another believes a war is underway between the supporters of multiculturalism and those of the nation state. READ MORE
A left-wing take on the Hungarian-Polish summit
Saturday, January 6th, 2018Commenting on Wednesday’s visit by Poland’s PM to Hungary, the left-wing newspaper sides with the European Commission in its controversy with the governments of Poland and Hungary. READ MORE
Poland’s new PM in Budapest
Friday, January 5th, 2018A pro-government commentator sees Mr Morawiecki’s choice of Budapest for his first bilateral visit abroad as a sign of the strong alliance between the two governments in facing infringement procedures launched by Brussels. READ MORE
Government-critical intellectuals side with opposition
Thursday, January 4th, 2018As a group of left-wing and conservative personalities have set out to promote a high turnout at the next election this spring, an independent analyst thinks although Fidesz’s victory seems assured, the stakes of the election are high. READ MORE
President Áder’s wish: ‘Let us respect each other’
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018Critics of the government agree that the President’s New Year speech was a collection of neutral good wishes, but offer diverging explanations. READ MORE