PM Orbán’s state of the nation address
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016Commenting on PM Orbán’s
Archive for the ‘Magyar Idők’ Category
MSZP says ‘burly men’ prevented referendum initiative
Thursday, February 25th, 2016Commentators critical of the government round on Fidesz to accuse the governing party of sending men ‘who looked like bouncers’ to prevent a Socialist politician from depositing his bid for a referendum against the Sunday shopping ban. The two pro-government dailies also condemn the incident, but deny that Fidesz was behind it. READ MORE
Discord on migration at the EU summit
Monday, February 22nd, 2016Analysts on Right and Left think that the crisis of the EU may deepen further still if member states insist on their own national interests. They do not agree, however, on whether the crisis should be overcome by strengthening national sovereignty or by further centralization. READ MORE
Government plans zero budget deficit
Saturday, February 20th, 2016Centrist, conservative and pro-government columnists welcome the government’s plans to cut the deficit to zero by 2017 and thus reduce public debt. READ MORE
Viktor Orbán’s visit to Moscow
Friday, February 19th, 2016Commenting on PM Orbán’s meeting with Russian President Putin, left-wing analysts suspect that Putin wants to use Hungarian support to lift EU sanctions. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, think that PM Orbán pursued pragmatic Hungarian interests in Moscow. READ MORE
Visegrád summit calls for a fence on the Macedonian border
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016A pro-government commentator accuses German Chancellor Merkel of “moral imperialism” for opposing the ‘sealing off’ of the Schengen zone to migrants. The leading left-wing daily suggests that leaders of The Visegrád countries are unlikely to support the German Chancellor’s proposals at the EU summit on migration on Thursday. READ MORE
Teachers Organizations Split on Roundtable Talks
Friday, February 12th, 2016Where Népszabadság identifies a government attempt to divide and conquer teachers’ organizations, Magyar Idők discovers a measuring stick which shows who is working for a solution and those who want only short-term political gain from the upheaval. READ MORE
Russians ‘offer to revive’ Hungary’s flag carrier
Thursday, February 11th, 2016The foundation of a new Hungarian national air carrier, rumoured to be the subject of talks between a Russian company and the Hungarian state, would not take the place of Malév, Magyar Idők suggests. Vs.hu
Szydlo’s talks in Budapest
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016A new kind of partnership has emerged in which the countries of the Visegrád Four (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) have a chance to bolster their voice in a divided Europe, proclaims Magyar Idők, while Népszabadság suspects Po
Pro-government experts urge higher health expenditures
Friday, February 5th, 2016Two conservative economists urge measures to stop the exodus of doctors and nurses, and suggest tax increases in order to make substantial wage hikes possible. READ MORE