Bank chief slams government economic policy
Friday, March 10th, 2023Is this a war? The number one tabloid asks, referring to a statement by the President of the National Bank in Parliament on Wednesday. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Blikk’ Category
Left-wing Budapest city leaders oppose Chinese University
Friday, June 4th, 2021A left-wing commentator describes the plan to set up a Chinese university in Budapest as an expression of Chinese expansionist policies, while a China expert warns against offending China. READ MORE
Forint hits all time low against the Euro
Saturday, August 31st, 2019A left-wing commentator excoriates the National Bank for not intervening in defence of the national currency as its exchange rate scrapes just short of 332 to the Euro. READ MORE
CEU moves 4 courses out of 5 to Vienna
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018After the President of the Central European University announced that 49 of the CEU’s 59 courses will be transferred to Vienna, the debate continues in the press on whether the government’s refusal to let them stay serves or harms Hungary’s interests. READ MORE
US State Department disagrees with CEU bill
Monday, April 3rd, 2017A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria. READ MORE
Reactions to the failed coup in Turkey
Monday, July 18th, 2016Commentators are convinced that after foiling the coup, President Erdogan will consolidate his rule still further. At the same time they dismiss conspiracy theories about him being the real mastermind behind the attempted takeover. READ MORE
Counter-terrorism unit criticized
Saturday, November 28th, 2015Left-wing and liberal columnists ridicule TEK, Hungary’s top counter-terrorism unit for swooping on ‘memorabilia enthusiasts’ with their horde of weapons and explosives. A pro-government commentator defends TEK’s action, although he finds its communication strategy misleading. READ MORE
Ex PM under investigation
Sunday, May 1st, 2011“Viktor Orbán has lost his marbles”, according to Zsolt Gréczy, an aid to former Socialist Premier Ferenc Gyurcsány. In his blog on Stop.hu he accuses the Prime Minister of having instructed the Chief Prosecutor to ask Parliament to suspend Mr Gyurcsány’s immunity. READ MORE