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Opposing views on the rival March 15 celebrations

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

Left-wing commentators are appalled by PM Orbán’s new slogan: “We will not be a colony.”  Their right-wing counterparts welcome the presence of the Prime Minister’s Polish supporters at the celebrations on the anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian revolution. READ MORE

Hungary punished by the EU Finance Ministers

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Analysts were in no doubt that European finance ministers would approve the partial suspension of next year’s cohesion funds for Hungary. What they do not agree upon is who is at fault. READ MORE

Spring demonstration kick-off

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Turnout was low at the first anti-government demonstration of the spring season. Népszabadság regrets the absence of young participants; Magyar Hírlap believes the left wing opposition finds it easier to gather support abroad than at home. READ MORE

Infringement procedures against Hungary: a collision of principles?

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Commenting on the European Commission’s decision to launch infringement procedures against Hungary, left-wing columnists believe that Brussels took a moral stand, while their conservative counterparts interpret the Commission’s decision as an example of the EU’s double standards. READ MORE

Shaking hands with Jobbik

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Liberal commentators are divided over the meaning of a handshake with the leader of  Jobbik, and the place of the far right party in the Hungarian political landscape. Most left-leaning intellectuals consider any gesture towards Jobbik unacceptable, while others invoke the fact that Jobbik won a place in Parliament democratically. READ MORE

EU sanctions can only help keep Orbán in power

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

A Marxist philosopher believes that the European Commission’s proposal to suspend 495 million Euros in development support simply reinforces PM Viktor Orbán’s power, and will only serve to help Fidesz win the next general elections. READ MORE

Is Klubrádió winning?

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

A left wing commentator welcomes a court decision which upholds the validity of a broadcasting license won by the left-wing talk radio, and cautions the Media Authority against filing an appeal. READ MORE

The Governor of the Central Bank has offered to give up his salary

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Both left and right wing commentators accuse the Governor of Hungary’s Central Bank of waiting too long before making a conciliatory gesture, in a fierce debate with the government over his income. READ MORE

A leftist take on the looming EU sanctions

Monday, February 27th, 2012

Left-wing and liberal analysts blame the government for the European Commission’s threat to withhold hundreds of millions of Euros in subsidies. They suggest that both the government and the public will have to acknowledge the necessity of pro-market reforms. READ MORE

EU sanctions hanging over Hungary

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

A left wing commentator believes the European Union is disproportionately severe in its threats to Hungary, but likens the behaviour of the Hungarian government to that of a naughty schoolboy.

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