Archive for the ‘Mandiner’ Category
Monday, February 5th, 2024
Weekly newspapers went to print before Prime Minister Orbán agreed with the rest of the member countries on Thursday on the contentious issue of financial assistance to Ukraine. Several commentaries are devoted to the tension developing between Hungary and its western allies, nevertheless. READ MORE
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Commentators agree that hindering first Finland’s then Sweden’s accession to NATO, as well as being sanctioned by the European Union and openly criticised by the US administration, have put Hungary in a unique position within the Western alliance, although they offer conflicting explanations. READ MORE
Saturday, January 27th, 2024
A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz. READ MORE
Monday, January 22nd, 2024
Two radical and two moderate analyses from both sides of the political spectrum offer diametrically opposed evaluations of the first controversial steps by the new Polish government to consolidate its political positions. READ MORE
Thursday, January 18th, 2024
Growing foreign direct investment and domestic full employment make it necessary for Hungary to receive an increasing number of guest workers from Asia. READ MORE
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024
A pro-government columnist interprets former Polish Premier Morawiecki’s words on Russia as PM corresponding to what his Hungarian counterpart has been saying since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine READ MORE
Monday, January 15th, 2024
Liberal commentators think the economy is in a trap as it must choose between high inflation or stagnation. Pro-government economists predict moderate but steady growth. READ MORE
Monday, January 8th, 2024
Opposition-leaning commentators depict a pessimistic image of Hungary’s political future, while their pro-government counterparts hope that the country has left the difficulties of the past two years behind. READ MORE
Sunday, December 24th, 2023
As they all went to print before the start of the EU summit the previous week, weekly newspapers try to make sense of the Prime Minister’s surprise move, one week on. READ MORE
Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
After the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump is ineligible to run for president in that state because he was guilty of insurrection, a pro-government pundit expresses ’deep concern’ over the state of democracy in America. READ MORE