Christmas as a battlefield in the culture war
Monday, December 26th, 2022Political commentators on Right and Left ponder the political and social implications of Christmas. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Heti Világgazdaság’ Category
Weeklies on the EU payments deal
Monday, December 19th, 2022A pro-government commentator hopes that by next spring EU decision-makers will convince themselves that Hungary has fulfilled the rule of law conditions set by the European Commission. Opposition-leaning columnists, on the other hand, welcome the decision to keep Hungary under close watch. READ MORE
Teachers’ strikes continue
Monday, December 12th, 2022As another group of teachers are fired for participating in wildcat strikes, pundits from across the political spectrum ponder the possible outcomes of the teacher’s revolt. READ MORE
Weeklies on withheld EU funds
Monday, December 5th, 2022Four opposition weeklies find the government guilty of running the risk that at least some of the EU transfers destined for Hungary will be lost. A pro-government pundit attributes the suspension of payments by the European Union to the political arrogance of its leaders. READ MORE
President Novák’s visit to Ukraine
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022Left-wing and liberal sites believe that government supporters oppose the President’s friendly gesture to Ukraine, while a pro-government analyst writes that Ms Novák’s visit to Kyiv was consistent with the government’s stance in favour of a just peace for Hungary’s war-torn eastern neighbour. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s EU funding prospects
Monday, November 28th, 2022Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies ponder if and when Hungary will get access to suspended EU funding. READ MORE
Weeklies on the US mid-term elections
Monday, November 21st, 2022Commentators don’t expect major changes after Republicans won a majority in the House of Representatives, while Democrats kept the Senate under their control. Most, though not all, tip Ron DeSantis as a potential presidential election winner in two years’ time. READ MORE
Far right party leader fantasizes about annexing Sub-Carpathia
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022A liberal analyst believes that rumours about Ukraine’s neighbours intending to chop off Ukrainian territories originate from Moscow. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s looming crisis
Monday, November 7th, 2022Five opposition-leaning weeklies ponder the possible political consequences of soaring inflation and the government’s conflicts with the western mainstream. But they doubt whether the opposition parties will be able to take advantage of the crisis. The two pro-government weeklies believe that the government is ‘on the right side of history’ in its international conflicts. READ MORE
Weeklies on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution
Monday, October 24th, 2022Opposition-leaning weeklies excoriate the Prime Minister’s latest remarks comparing the war in Ukraine to the Russian invasion of Hungary in 1956. A pro-government commentator advises Hungarians to draw strength from the example of the revolution in facing today’s hardships. READ MORE