Fitch upgrades Hungary

As Hungary regains its investment grade status from Fitch Ratings after four years in the junk category, commentators are divided over what comes next. READ MORE

Jobbik sheds its radicalism

The co-founder of Jobbik, now a Fidesz supporter, is sceptical about party leader Gábor Vona’s attempt to rebrand his party as a moderate political force. READ MORE

Government campaign against compulsory quotas

As the first posters appear in a government campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the referendum on EU plans to relocate migrants among member states, commentators disagree on the possible impact of the campaign and the referendum itself. READ MORE

Austrian Chancellor Faymann resigns

As Chancellor Faymann steps down, pundits across the Hungarian political spectrum ponder the implications of the first round of the Austrian Presidential Election. All agree that the main reason for Faymann’s failure is the migration crisis. READ MORE

Economic recovery praised

Papers close to the government say the reforms are working in Hungary, and they chastise those who refuse to acknowledge this. READ MORE

National Bank President still under fire

As the debate over the management of the funds of the National Bank (MNB) rolls on, passionate articles abound both in condemnation and in defence of its President.

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PM Orbán meets Helmut Kohl

Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
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Panama papers stir political debate

Magyar Nemzet hails David Cameron as an example and calls on Fidesz to come clean on offshore companies, while the pro government media suspect shady intentions behind the Panama Papers. READ MORE

Swimming coach resigns as his gang rape conviction emerges – 55 years on

Following the resignation of László Kiss, the coach of Hungary’s national swimming team, pundits disagree on whether his youthful conviction weighs more than the 16 Olympic gold medals he helped to win over the past decades.

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Pundits strike back after Schulz attacks Hungarian referendum

Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised. READ MORE