Hungarian GDP grows by 0.5 per cent in Q1
Tuesday, May 17th, 2016A left-wing analyst commenting on the GDP data for the first quarter suspects that Hungarian economic output is not likely to grow as fast as PM Orbán would like to believe. READ MORE
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Ruminations on the EU-Turkey migrant deal
Saturday, May 14th, 2016Two conservative commentators criticize the EU for abandoning its core principles and trusting its security to Turkey. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, hopes that the lifting of the Turkish visa requirement will strengthen democrats in Turkey without compromising the EU’s security. READ MORE
Parliament approves referendum on EU migrant quotas
Friday, May 13th, 2016The leading pro-government daily welcomes the referendum against mandatory EU migrant redistribution quotas, a conservative columnist likens the EU to dictatorships while a liberal columnist accuses the government of fomenting hatred. READ MORE
LMP proposes restricting rights of sex offenders
Thursday, May 12th, 2016Magyar Nemzet supports the LMP’s proposal to ban sex offenders from education and sports. READ MORE
Austrian Chancellor Faymann resigns
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016As Chancellor Faymann steps down, pundits across the Hungarian political spectrum ponder the implications of the first round of the Austrian Presidential Election. All agree that the main reason for Faymann’s failure is the migration crisis. READ MORE
Left-wing commentator praises Polish anti-government demonstrators
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016A veteran Népszabadság
LMP leader Schiffer withdraws from party politics
Sunday, May 1st, 2016A conservative columnist suspects that the LMP has little chance of reaching the 5 per cent threshold at the 2018 Parliamentary election without its iconic leader. READ MORE
Vona to purge the Jobbik leadership of radicals
Monday, April 25th, 2016As Jobbik leader Gábor Vona
Survey on anti-Semitism in Hungary
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016Commenting on a recent study on anti-Semitism and xenophobia, a centrist columnist thinks that many Hungarians have misgivings against minority groups in general, rather than Jews in particular. READ MORE
A new round of teachers’ protests
Friday, April 22nd, 2016As teachers organize a full day strike demanding education reforms and higher salaries, a pro-government and a left-wing commentator agree that it is unlikely that teachers will achieve their aims. READ MORE