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Five arrests over migrant truck deaths

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

A conservative commentator ascribes the flourishing human trafficking business and thus the tragedy of the 71 migrants found dead in a truck on the roadside in Eastern Austria to the impotence of the European Union to face the mounting wave of immigration from the Third World. READ MORE

Hungary’s immigration infrastructure strained

Monday, August 31st, 2015

Analysts ponder the implications of the latest surge in migrants: on some recent days the Hungarian authorities have had to take care of over three thousand migrants, well beyond what even expanded reception centres and registration offices can cope with. How will the current flow of migrants affect the future of Hungary and of Europe? READ MORE

Migrants found dead in a lorry

Saturday, August 29th, 2015

Népszabadság urges more inclusive attitudes towards migration in order to avoid tragedies caused by ruthless human traffickers. READ MORE

Socialists at a loss about migration

Friday, August 28th, 2015

A left-wing journalist suggests that the left wing opposition was late in recognising the significance of the current migration wave and finds it difficult to react because its own constituency is divided. READ MORE

Hungary cannot resist the migrant wave

Thursday, August 27th, 2015

As more and more migrants are swirling though Hungary’s increasingly fortified border with Serbia, a prestigious analyst asks whether Hungary is still a state, if it is unable to control its own borders. READ MORE

Juncker’s openness to migrants criticised

Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

A conservative columnist asks whether Mr Juncker’s position as President of the European Commission is not bigger a problem than migration itself. READ MORE

Rogán’s appointment opposed by Lázár

Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

A left-wing commentator thinks internal feuds within the ruling party have no practical importance, as long as PM Orbán is in office. READ MORE

First border fence stretch in place

Monday, August 17th, 2015

As the government tries to divert the current massive migration wave from Hungary, commentators tend to agree that Europe cannot take more migrants without seriously jeopardising its way of life. Opinions differ solely on whether that is inevitable or not. READ MORE

Referendum on old age pension after 40 years in employment

Saturday, August 15th, 2015

A left-wing commentator disagrees with the idea that men, like women, should be allowed to retire after 40 years of fixed employment and contributions.

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Diplomatic scuffles with Romania

Friday, August 14th, 2015

A left-wing commentator criticises Hungary’s ambassador to Bucharest, who expressed dissatisfaction with the policies of the Romanian government towards ethnic Hungarians in Romania. READ MORE