Brexit: what comes next?

Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary. READ MORE

What comes after the UK EU-referendum?

A left-wing economist expects total uncertainty in the event that UK voters decide to leave the EU. Another left-wing analyst thinks that the victory of ‘remain’ would be not prove any less challenging for the unity of the EU. READ MORE

PM Orbán to British voters: do not leave

As PM Orbán publishes an ad in the Daily Mail arguing against the Brexit option, the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of cynicism. A government politician, on the other hand, believes that despite the disputes with Brussels, the Hungarian government never became anti-EU. READ MORE

Rogán accused by Portik

Claims by Tamás Portik, a prominent figure from the Hungarian underworld, that he gave a leading Fidesz politician the equivalent of 10 million forints in Euros receive a different reception in left and right wing media. Pro-government news outlets find contradictions in his testimony, while the leading left-wing daily is undecided. READ MORE

Hungary beats Austria

Hungary’s victory against the favourite in the first match the Hungarian side has played in an important international football championship for 44 years fills the cover pages of Wednesday’s dailies. Commentators ponder the political implications. READ MORE

EURO 16 battlefield

Commentators  are baffled by the spectacle of violence surrounding the first days of the European Football Championship.

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Hungary in Europe 2016

Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years. READ MORE

Wage rise for health care workers

Papers on both the left and the right welcome a pay rise deal struck by the government, health care trade unions and professional chambers. READ MORE

Parliament passes anti-terror legislation

While left-liberal Népszabadság no longer regards the constitutional amendments as a threat, Népszava thinks they are the beginning of the end of the republic. READ MORE

Dunaújváros election makes waves in national politics

The national media continue to analyse how a minor local election that served as a testing ground for parties could be a game changer for the whole left in Hungary. READ MORE