PM Orbán’s CPAC address
Saturday, August 6th, 2022In their first snap analyses, a conservative lawyer and a liberal pundit agree that PM Orbán’s keynote address went down well with the Dallas CPAC audience. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Hírlap’ Category
US Embassy sends barely veiled message
Friday, July 29th, 2022As the US Embassy in Budapest has issued a statement in defence of diversity, following the Prime Minister’s controversial remarks last Saturday, some analysts have come to the defence of Mr Orbán. READ MORE
Dissecting Hungary’s approach to the war in Ukraine
Monday, July 25th, 2022The Hungarian weeklies, and the weekend editions of the daily papers ponder Hungary’s relationship to the Russian-Ukrainian war, and where EU sanctions on Russia might lead. READ MORE
Migrant shootout just over the border
Tuesday, July 5th, 2022As armed Pakistani and Afghan migrants clashed in the woods within a mile of the Hungary-Serbia border, both nationwide pro-government dailies deplore the lack of international attention to what they call the problem of clandestine mass migration. READ MORE
EU to discuss new membership applications
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022A conservative analyst echoes Prime Minister Orbán’s view that the EU should offer candidate status not only to Ukraine, at its summit on 23-24 June, but to countries in the West Balkans as well. READ MORE
Sanctions on Russia and Europe’s future
Monday, June 13th, 2022Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the broader implications of EU sanctions on the future of Europe. READ MORE
Phasing out Russian oil still dominates news
Monday, May 16th, 2022Pro-government commentators find the EU proposal to eliminate Russian oil unrealistic and even counterproductive. Left-wing and liberal pundits also acknowledge the economic cost of an oil embargo, but fear that abandoning or diluting the plan would weaken the EU and benefit Russia. READ MORE
Birth rate in trouble again
Saturday, May 14th, 2022A pro-government commentator calls on the government to come up with yet more incentives to boost the birth rate, as it has sunk to a new low in the wake of the COVID pandemic. An alt-left blogger thinks that only a complete overhaul of the current economic system and endorsement of gender equality would increase women’s willingness to have more children. READ MORE
Foreign Minister reaffirms objections to EU sanctions on Russian oil
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022A pro-government pundit, as well as his alt-left counterpart, agree that the EU’s proposed embargo on Russian oil would harm the EU more than Russia, and is unlikely to stop the war. READ MORE
Inflation higher, growth rate lower than expected
Monday, May 2nd, 2022Economists across the political spectrum investigate the causes and possible remedies of soaring inflation. READ MORE