Hungary in Europe 2016
Monday, June 13th, 2016Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Category
Bank mogul falls out of favour with government
Friday, June 10th, 2016News analysts come forward with elaborate theories to explain what appears to be the sudden downfall of Hungarian bank mogul Zoltán Spéder from the echelons of power, but they admit that they lack facts to corroborate their explanations. READ MORE
Austria elects leftist green President
Wednesday, May 25th, 2016As environmentalist Alexander van der Bellen snatches a narrow victory in neighbouring Austria from anti-immigrant Norbert Hofer, commentators point out that ‘peaceful, happy and dull’ Austria is now no less divided than Hungary – or much of the world. READ MORE
Ruminations on the EU-Turkey migrant deal
Saturday, May 14th, 2016Two conservative commentators criticize the EU for abandoning its core principles and trusting its security to Turkey. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, hopes that the lifting of the Turkish visa requirement will strengthen democrats in Turkey without compromising the EU’s security. READ MORE
LMP proposes restricting rights of sex offenders
Thursday, May 12th, 2016Magyar Nemzet supports the LMP’s proposal to ban sex offenders from education and sports. READ MORE
Austrian Chancellor Faymann resigns
Wednesday, May 11th, 2016As 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
Survey on anti-Semitism in Hungary
Saturday, April 23rd, 2016Commenting on a recent study on anti-Semitism and xenophobia, a centrist columnist thinks that many Hungarians have misgivings against minority groups in general, rather than Jews in particular. READ MORE
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
Anti-terror legislation can pass after talks with Opposition
Saturday, April 16th, 2016Magyar Nemzet is happy to see a rare case of consensus forming on the floor of Parliament on an important issue. READ MORE
Sunday closing decision exposes inner tensions in government
Friday, April 15th, 2016After several high-profile ministers and government MPs abstained from Tuesday’s vote on the bill to abolish Sunday shop closures, Index and Magyar Nemzet delve in intricate Kremlinology. READ MORE