Opposition parties join forces
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020As the main opposition parties announce their agreement to run jointly in the 2022 Parliamentary election, a pro-government and a left-wing pundit assess their chances. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Népszava’ Category
PM Orbán announces new economic action plan
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020Echoing the opposition parties, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of ‘bleeding dry’ local councils by reducing local business taxes. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, accuses the opposition of the ‘absurd tendency’ to increase taxes in times of economic hardship. READ MORE
Ukraine accused of intimidating Hungarian minority
Tuesday, December 15th, 2020A left-wing commentator condemns the Ukrainian authorities for persecuting local ethnic Hungarians who sang the Hungarian Anthem. She believes, nonetheless, that the Hungarian government should be less tough on Ukraine. READ MORE
Row over law of conditionality EU deal rumbles on
Monday, December 14th, 2020Commentators on Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the EU’s rule of law conditionality. Most importantly, they try to gauge how and when it could be used against Hungary. READ MORE
EU reaches budget and stimulus deal
Saturday, December 12th, 2020Commenting on the EU rule of law conditionality deal agreed on Thusday, a pro-government columnist thinks that the EU misjudged the Hungarian and Polish determination to withstand efforts to curb their national sovereignty. A left-wing pundit likens the dispute to the Battle of Borodino. READ MORE
Coronavirus restrictions prolonged
Wednesday, December 9th, 2020Commentators on Left and Right interpret the government’s decision to extend the coronavirus restrictions according to their political leanings.
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Rule of law controversy drags on
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020As Prime Minister Orbán and his Polish counterpart say they are waiting for a compromise on the debate over the rule of law conditionality of EU payments, commentators on both sides of the political divide ponder the implications. READ MORE
EU measures seen as reminiscent of the Soviet Union
Tuesday, November 24th, 2020Pro-government columnists agree with Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch, that the EU’s attempts to make financial disbursements conditional on resect for the ‘rule of law’ resemble Soviet attitudes. A left-wing commentator predicts that PM Orbán will have to retreat in order to get access to vital EU funding. READ MORE
Conflicting takes on Hungary’s coronavirus balance sheet
Monday, November 16th, 2020Left-wing and liberal commentators accuse the government of risking the lives of Hungarians by mishandling the coronavirus epidemic. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, dismiss such criticism as fear-mongering demagoguery. READ MORE
Poland and Hungary might veto the EU budget
Tuesday, November 10th, 2020A left-wing pundit hopes that, although Hungary and Poland may block it, the EU will pass the strict law conditionality agreement tabled last week. A pro-government commentator suggests that the proposal mirrors George Soros’s ideas and is intended to punish Hungary for not letting in illegal migrants. READ MORE