PM Orbán forecasts a strong Central Europe
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019Commentators draw opposing conclusions from the Prime Minister’s speech on the 30th anniversary of the Romanian anti-communist revolution. READ MORE
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Pensions will be raised by 2.8 per cent in January
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019A left-liberal columnist thinks old age pensions should be raised by at least 3.5 per cent in 2020. READ MORE
Hungary plans to send an astronaut into space
Monday, December 9th, 2019A liberal commentator believes Hungary can be much more productive in space research on Earth than in space. READ MORE
Momentum polls number one within the opposition
Monday, December 9th, 2019A veteran right-wing pundit lambasts the young liberal party for allying itself with ‘globalist forces’ and describes as menacing its position as apparently the most popular opposition party in Hungary. READ MORE
Additional investment in health care deemed indispensable
Monday, December 9th, 2019A business analyst believes that despite strong attacks on the government for the sad state of the public health service, all political sides actually agree on the necessity to spend more on health care. READ MORE
22-year-old appointed Assistant State Secretary
Saturday, December 7th, 2019Opposition outlets find it abnormal to name a very young woman Assistant State Secretary for Youth, while a pro-government commentator accuses them of duplicity in condemning the nomination. READ MORE
Labour shortage replaces unemployment
Friday, December 6th, 2019Analyst welcomes the fall in the jobless rate and are confident that Hungary’s mounting labour shortage can be resolved. READ MORE
Medical chamber elects opposition-leaning leadership
Thursday, December 5th, 2019A pro-government site writes about a left-liberal takeover of the Chamber of Doctors, while a left-wing columnist welcomes the result of the election as a victory for the promoters of renewal in the national health service. READ MORE
’Friendly fire’ on new left-wing city councils
Wednesday, December 4th, 2019A left-wing columnist warns newly elected city officials to abstain from selfish financial decisions that inevitably play into the hands of the government side. READ MORE
Budapest conditionally agrees to athletics world championship
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019A left-wing commentator thinks that the deal reached to build a world class athletics stadium in the capital will be a test of how “dual power” will work. READ MORE