Opposing takes on US foreign policy
Saturday, December 29th, 2018Pro-government commentators welcome President Trump’s isolationist foreign policy. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, calls it bad news for Europe and the world. READ MORE
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Speculations about a potential ‘Huxlit’ dismissed
Friday, December 28th, 2018A liberal commentator dismisses what he calls ‘left-wing fake news’ that the government has begun Hungary’s exit from the EU by repealing several bilateral trade treaties. READ MORE
Overtime Bill protests: turning point for the Left, or pointless hysteria?
Monday, December 17th, 2018Pro-government commentators suggest that the anti-government protesters have no meaningful political objectives. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, hope that the demonstrations can help create a broad anti-government coalition. READ MORE
Overtime Bill protest still in the news
Saturday, December 15th, 2018The second day of occasionally violent street protests in Budapest have prompted extremely harsh comments to politically committed columnists. A pro-government commentator likens anti-government protesters to pests. A left-wing columnist speculates whether the government will introduce dictatorial rule to stop demonstrators. READ MORE
Parliament approves Overtime Bill
Friday, December 14th, 2018Interpreting Wednesday’s street disturbances after the vote on the Overtime Bill, pro-government commentators accuse the opposition of violating democratic norms, while a left-wing and a liberal columnist think that extra-Parliamentary action is necessary for the opposition to challenge the government. READ MORE
UN approves migrant pact
Thursday, December 13th, 2018A pro-government commentator accuses the UN of conflating economic migrants and asylum seekers running for their lives. READ MORE
Independent conservative weekly relaunched
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018Editors of the former Heti Válasz weekly which was shut down last summer launched Válasz Online on Monday. Former Hungarian President László Sólyom welcomes the relaunching of the moderate conservative online news outlet. READ MORE
Annagret Kramp elected as CDU leader
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018A pro-government and a left-wing pundit speculate whether and how Annagret Kramp-Karrenbauer might restore the unity and popularity of the CDU. READ MORE
Migration depicted as a threat to the West
Monday, December 3rd, 2018Two right-wing columnists see Marxists behind much of the illegal migration to Europe. They suggest the Marxist Left uses global warming to promote mass population movements. READ MORE
Dispute over overtime
Monday, December 3rd, 2018Commenting on a bill to extend overtime limits, a left-wing columnist accuses the government of selling Hungarian workers out to multinational business interests. READ MORE