GDP growth just below 5 per cent
Saturday, December 21st, 2019A pro-government journalist praises government policy, but admits that Hungary’s high growth rate is also due to external factors. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Figyelő’ Category
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
Weeklies on EP elections
Monday, May 13th, 2019Two weeks before the elections for the European Parliament, weeklies assess the possible outcomes and ponder whether Fidesz will remain a member of the European People’s Party or choose a more radical right-wing group after the election. READ MORE
Opposition parties run separately for the EP elections
Monday, April 1st, 2019A pro-government analyst describes the chances of all opposition forces in the EU elections as poor. A liberal weekly hopes they will run united in the mayoral elections this autumn and in the parliamentary elections in three years’ time. READ MORE
Weeklies on March 15 and Fidesz’s place in Europe
Monday, March 18th, 2019The nationwide weeklies were on the stands well before the Prime Ministers of Poland and Hungary addressed a crowd in Budapest on the anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian revolution, but they analysed the importance of the event beforehand and also dwelled on its international implications. READ MORE
Left-Jobbik alliance under fire
Monday, February 18th, 2019As PM Orbán and the President of the World Jewish Congress express mutual dismay over the prospect of an electoral alliance between the left-liberal side and Jobbik, commentators reassess the chances of that co-operation. READ MORE
Record GDP growth in 2018
Saturday, February 16th, 2019Commenting on the official announcement which puts the growth of Hungary’s Gross Domestic Product at 4.8 per cent last year, commentators predict a moderate slowdown, while recognising that the growth figures eventually surpassed even the optimistic forecasts. READ MORE
Will Jobbik declare bankruptcy?
Monday, February 4th, 2019As Jobbik is brought to the brink of insolvency by fines meted out for illegal campaign financing, two pro-government outlets accuse Jobbik’s leadership of selling out it principles – and incompetence, to boot. READ MORE
Hungarian growth model praised
Monday, January 28th, 2019A pro-government analyst points out that tax revenues are increasing fast, which he attributes to the government’s economic policy, and most importantly, to tax cuts. READ MORE
Weeklies on the anti-government demonstrations
Monday, December 24th, 2018While the two bills that sparked passionate anti-government demonstrations were signed into law by President Áder who then became the target of this year’s last protest rally, nationwide weeklies try to put the December protest into perspective. READ MORE