Archive for the ‘Heti Világgazdaság’ Category
Monday, February 12th, 2024
Weeklies went to print before Prime Minister Orbán pledged to amend the constitution, to make it impossible for the President to pardon crimes related to paedophilia. The issue is only analysed by opposition-leaning commentators, some of whom predicted President Novák’s and even former Justice Minister Judit Nagy’s resignation. The main topic covered by pro-government weeklies is what they perceive to be the wrong direction in which the European Union is moving. READ MORE
Monday, February 5th, 2024
Weekly newspapers went to print before Prime Minister Orbán agreed with the rest of the member countries on Thursday on the contentious issue of financial assistance to Ukraine. Several commentaries are devoted to the tension developing between Hungary and its western allies, nevertheless. READ MORE
Monday, January 22nd, 2024
Two radical and two moderate analyses from both sides of the political spectrum offer diametrically opposed evaluations of the first controversial steps by the new Polish government to consolidate its political positions. READ MORE
Monday, January 15th, 2024
Liberal commentators think the economy is in a trap as it must choose between high inflation or stagnation. Pro-government economists predict moderate but steady growth. READ MORE
Saturday, January 13th, 2024
A leading sociologist believes that the incumbent government will be re-elected again and again at least for the foreseeable future. READ MORE
Monday, January 8th, 2024
Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind. READ MORE
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024
A liberal commentator chastises the population for withdrawing into their private lives instead of changing the course of events in Hungary. READ MORE
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023
Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory. READ MORE
Monday, December 18th, 2023
Weekly newspapers went to print before the EU summit at which the Hungarian government didn’t oppose the decision to start EU accession talks with Ukraine, while vetoing €50 billion in aid to Ukraine over the next four years. But there is much comment in general terms on Hungary’s attitude towards EU enlargement and Ukraine. READ MORE
Monday, December 11th, 2023
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful. READ MORE
