Autumn legislative session opens
Wednesday, September 20th, 2017At the opening session of the autumn parliamentary season, the governing party and the opposition exchanged blows over immigration and corruption – and so have the dailies. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Idők’ Category
Juncker’s reforms rejected out of hand
Friday, September 15th, 2017A conservative commentator con
Fears of a hot autumn
Tuesday, September 12th, 2017A pro-government columnist interprets the presence of a Serbian civic mass movement organiser as a sign that foreign liberal sources intend to export a kind of revolution to Hungary. READ MORE
Migrant quotas: EU Court rejects Hungary’s and Slovakia’s claim
Friday, September 8th, 2017Two pro-government commentators don’t hide their bitterness in condemning Wednesday’s verdict of the European Court of Justice. Europe’s top court ruled that the decree issued by a majority of EU interior ministers two years ago on migrant relocation quotas was legal. READ MORE
Kötcse 2017
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017As Prime Minister Orbán outlines his strategy for next year’s parliamentary elections, commentators are divided on the gist of his annual address to pro-Fidesz intellectuals along political lines. READ MORE
S&P upgrades Hungarian outlook rating to positive
Thursday, August 31st, 2017A pro-government commentator thinks that S&P’s decision to raise Hungarian credit outlook to positive indicates that the Hungarian economy is on a steady growth path. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, thinks the upgrade is due to the private sector’s performance. READ MORE
President Putin in Budapest
Wednesday, August 30th, 2017Commenting on the Russian President’s short visit to Hungary, a left-wing columnist fears that the government wants to make Hungary part of the illiberal East. A conservative and a centrist pundit dismiss such fears, but also caution against too strong ties with Russia. READ MORE
MSZP leader announces election programme
Tuesday, August 29th, 2017Commenting on László Botka’s program and strategy, a left-wing pundit fears that the current political system and parties may go down the drain after 2018. A pro-government columnist thinks that Mr Botka is not taken seriously even by left-wing intellectuals. READ MORE
Dutch-Hungarian diplomatic dispute
Monday, August 28th, 2017Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction. READ MORE
Momentum launches action group
Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017A left-wing analyst suggests that the Momentum party’s grassroots action plan emulates the Fidesz civic circles of the early 2000s and will prove counterproductive. The leading pro-government daily suspects that Momentum’s scheme is financed by George Soros. READ MORE