A call to counter the Jihadist threat
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016A migration expert, writing in the leading pro-government daily, claims that the attempt of Europe’s liberal elite to use only “politically correct” language
Archive for the ‘Magyar Idők’ Category
Teachers’ protest movement may run out of steam
Monday, April 18th, 2016Ahead of next Wednesday’s (20 April) national teacher’s strike, Népszabadság worries that ordinary people are increasingly baffled by the protests which follow one another in rapid succession. Magyar Nemzet agrees, while Magyar Idők claims people are fed up with the movement. READ MORE
MSZP follows through with the referendum initiative
Thursday, April 14th, 2016Considering the kind of flexibility Fidesz displayed with regard to Sunday shop closures, the opposition parties’ only effective weapon against the government remains the theme of corruption, Magyar Nemzet believes. Fidesz, however, is much better at waging jungle war, Magyar Idők warns. READ MORE
Government’s U-turn on Sunday shop closures
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016Magyar Idők suggests Fidesz’s
The balance of two years in government
Monday, April 11th, 2016A liberal analyst thinks Hungary has deviated from its strategic goal of catching up with the most advanced countries, while a pro-government pundit sees the past two years as a succession of positive developments in the economy. READ MORE
Former chief spy blames allies for Brussels terror
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016A onetime leading intelligence service official condemns western allies who have ridiculed the Belgian secret services after the two terror bombing attacks in Brussels. He claims that Belgian counter-espionage operations have been deliberately weakened at the request of partner services, which are omnipresent in Brussels. READ MORE
Constitutional Court strikes down National Bank Act amendments
Monday, April 4th, 2016As the Constitutional Court blocks the amended National Bank Act, a left-wing and a conservative analyst accuse the government of large scale corruption. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, claims that the verdict shows that the rule of law is alive and well in Hungary. READ MORE
Nobel laureate Imre Kertész dies at 86
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016Commentators across the Hungarian media remember Nobel Prize winner author Imre Kertész. READ MORE
ISIS mentions Hungary in new threat message
Friday, April 1st, 2016Commenting on a recent jihadist video naming Hungary among potential terror targets, a left-wing columnist accuses the government of using the threat to push its own political agenda. A pro-government columnist calls on the opposition to support the government’s efforts to reduce the threat. READ MORE
Imre Pozsgay remembered
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016Obituaries in the Hungarian press depict a man who played a crucial role in promoting change in the late 1980s in Hungary, but who was sidelined after the first democratic election took place in 1990. READ MORE