Hungarian parties lose ground in Slovakia
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries. READ MORE
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Parliament amends National Bank Act
Friday, March 4th, 2016A left-wing and a centrist columnist criticize an amendment to the National Bank Act which removes from the realm of public funds the money offered by the National Bank to its own foundations – thereby allowing the Bank to treat that information as private. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s state of the nation address
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016Commenting on PM Orbán’s
Statue strife Nr 2: György Donáth
Monday, February 29th, 2016Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s referendum on migrant quotas
Friday, February 26th, 2016Commentators wonder whether a referendum on European compulsory rules can actually be held under the Hungarian constitution. A pro-government analyst calls the migration issue a substantial matter that is worth submitting to a referendum. READ MORE
Cameron’s deal with the EU
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016Two leading commentators agree that the deal struck by Great Britain at the EU summit last Saturday will probably be sufficient for British voters to opt for staying within the European Union in June, but Europe will never be the same again as a result. 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
Visegrád countries on collision course with Chancellor Merkel?
Thursday, February 18th, 2016As Chancellor Merkel and the V4 states propose divergent plans to stop the flow of migrants, commentators both on Left and Right believe that the rift between the core EU states and Central and Eastern Europe is becoming ever deeper. READ MORE
Further repercussions of the teachers’ demonstration
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016Commentators on both Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the teachers’ rally against the centralized education administration on Saturday. READ MORE
Teachers’ rally in Budapest
Monday, February 15th, 2016Following Saturday’s mass demonstration, Népszabadság declares what it calls ‘Orbán’s educational counter-revolution’ a failure, while Magyar Nemzet likens the unshaven protestors to the student movement which gave birth to Fidesz 28 years ago. READ MORE