Debate on ‘Taygetos Act’
Friday, June 9th, 2017As the left-wing opposition accuses the government of educational eugenics, commentators sharply disagree on the meaning of a recent amendment to the Public Education Act. READ MORE
Author Archive
Activists demand electoral reform
Thursday, June 8th, 2017A liberal author compares the new movement demanding electoral reform to the Momentum movement supporting Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Great Britain. READ MORE
Europe’s leaders seen as helpless after the London Bridge attack
Wednesday, June 7th, 2017After the terrorist attack on Saturday night in London, commentators suspect that European leaders, the British government among them, have no idea how to protect their citizens against random terror attacks. READ MORE
Momentum leader’s walk-in to Origo still on the agenda
Monday, May 29th, 2017A left-wing commentator believes that the unusual ‘visit’ by the leader of Momentum to Origo’s editorial offices expressed the fresh style his movement represents, while a conservative analyst sees it as proof that the press is taking over the role of the opposition parties. READ MORE
Weeklies on EU Article 7 procedure
Monday, May 29th, 2017Two critics of the government agree that the resolution adopted by the European Parliament to launch a procedure to investigate whether basic European values are systematically transgressed in Hungary is unlikely to cause serious problems to the government. READ MORE
The PM’s baby boom plan
Saturday, May 27th, 2017Commentators disagree on PM Orbán’s planned measures aimed at reversing Hungary’s demographic decline within the next decade. READ MORE
Manchester seen as proving Hungary right
Friday, May 26th, 2017A pro-government analyst blames irresponsible western leaders for the spread of the terror threat in Europe and mentions Hungary’s strict immigration rules as an example of responsible policy. READ MORE
Reactions to the Manchester terror attack
Thursday, May 25th, 2017In their first comments on the lethal bombing attack in the Manchester Arena, analysts disagree on whether mass immigration from Muslim countries is a significant element in the rise of Islamist terror. READ MORE
Local council election won by Fidesz
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017A conservative analyst suggests that the current opposition doesn’t offer a political home to the new generation which has expressed its discontent in a series of recent mass demonstrations. Thus he believes that a Fidesz victory in next year’s elections is not in jeopardy. READ MORE
EP resolution dismissed by PM Orbán
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017An independent conservative commentator detects a series of inconsistencies in the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on Hungary last week, and believes that it only further fuels domestic government propaganda. READ MORE