Deadly boat accident in Budapest
Saturday, June 1st, 2019A pro-government and a left-wing commentator blame Wednesday’s lethal boat accident on the Danube on the absence of proper legislation and increasing traffic on the river. READ MORE
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The prospects of Fidesz in EU politics
Friday, May 31st, 2019A left-wing and a pro-government columnist wonder how much influence the 13-strong Fidesz group will have in the European Parliament, whether it remains in the EPP or joins another political family. READ MORE
Chances of left-wing cooperation
Thursday, May 30th, 2019According to a left-wing and a liberal pundit, left-wing opposition parties can defeat Fidesz in the autumn Budapest municipal elections. A pro-government commentator suspects that even existing cooperation agreements will have to be renegotiated by the two strongest opposition parties. READ MORE
European political landscape after the EP election
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019A pro-government analyst predicts that new rifts will emerge in the EU after centrist mainstream parties lost ground at the European Parliamentary elections. A left-wing commentator hopes that centrist conservatives, socialists and liberals will create a strong core that keeps nationalists parties at bay. READ MORE
First reactions to EP election results
Monday, May 27th, 2019Columnists all across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the European Parliamentary election on Hungarian and European Union politics. READ MORE
Police bans extreme rightwing paramilitary demonstration
Monday, May 20th, 2019A liberal human rights activist welcomes the police’s decision not to allow a march by two extreme-right paramilitary groups in protest against what they call ‘Gypsy terror’. READ MORE
EP election campaign enters home stretch
Monday, May 20th, 2019A liberal weekly and the weekend edition of the main dailies assess what is at stake at next week’s European Parliamentary election. READ MORE
Repercussions of the Trump-Orbán summit
Monday, May 20th, 2019Two conservative pundits, one critical of the government, the other a firm supporter, debate whether Hungary’s improved diplomatic relations with the US serve the interests of Hungary. READ MORE
Facebook blocks pro-government media sites
Saturday, May 18th, 2019An alt-left commentator condemns the decision of Facebook to suspend the sites of the Mediaworks media group. READ MORE
Hungarian growth rate first in Europe
Friday, May 17th, 2019A left-wing commentator thinks that Hungary’s fast growth rate cannot be sustained. Pro-government columnists find such pessimism ungrounded and politically motivated. READ MORE