Entries RSS Feed Share Send to Facebook Tweet This Accessible version

Archive for the ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Category

Immigration emergency to be extended

Friday, September 6th, 2019

A left-wing columnist finds it unnecessary to prolong the state of emergency introduced during the 2015 migration crisis. Commenting on the indictment of a suspected ISIS terrorist arrested in Hungary, a pro-government pundit thinks that Europe is still threatened by terrorists who came in 2015 with the big migrant wave. READ MORE

Attempt at an impartial portrait of Putin

Thursday, August 29th, 2019

An author in the main pro-government daily suggests that President Putin’s record is as positive in Russia as it is negative abroad. READ MORE

Public debt ratio lowest since 2008

Friday, August 23rd, 2019

A pro-government commentator welcomes the sinking debt ratio as strengthening Hungary’s position in international relations. READ MORE

Chancellor Merkel meets PM Orbán

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

A pro-government commentator takes Chancellor Merkel’s ‘placatory tone’ as an indication of Hungary’s increasing political weight and economic success. A left-wing pundit accuses Chancellor Merkel of compromising on core values in order to preserve economic ties between Hungary and Germany. READ MORE

St. Stephen’s heritage

Tuesday, August 20th, 2019
The leading pro-government daily attribute’s Hungary’s survival to Christianity, and calls on the country to maintain its heritage as Western Europe becomes less and less religious.

READ MORE

The Microsoft corruption scandal

Monday, August 19th, 2019

A left-liberal weekly believes the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Bill submitted to the US House of Representatives early this month is related to the corruption case of Microsoft Hungary. A pro-government daily writes that the government plans new measures to prevent corruption in public procurement. READ MORE

Rev. Donáth and daughter accused of sexual harassment

Monday, August 19th, 2019

Pro-government outlets accuse Lutheran pastor László Donáth, a former MSZP MP and father of Momentum MEP Anna Donáth of sexually harassing employees at his Church’s nursing home, while a liberal weekly accuses the government-run media of launching a smear campaign to harm its opponents. READ MORE

Climate change ‘dogma’ challenged

Thursday, August 15th, 2019

A pro-government scientist defies the ruling international carbon-emission consensus and agrees with President Trump’s scepticism on the issue. READ MORE

PM Orbán likened to Donald Trump and Matteo Salvini

Tuesday, August 13th, 2019

A pro-government pundit ascribes the success of the three leaders to their courage in challenging the elite and their talents as communicators. READ MORE

Brain drain and emigration within Europe continues

Monday, August 12th, 2019

Two independent economic analysts commenting on an EU report on the brain drain recommend that the Hungarian government consider targeted tax cuts for young Hungarians to slow down emigration. A pro-government columnist likens pro-migration EU politicians to colonizers. READ MORE