Prospects of economic recovery
Monday, August 10th, 2020Economists across the political spectrum ponder the chances of a rapid economic recovery after the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Népszava’ Category
Ruminations on the US riots
Saturday, August 8th, 2020A pro-government analyst fears that the weakening of the US will harm European interests. A left-wing columnist dismisses the argument that the riots in the US are the result of systemic racism. READ MORE
Accusations fly over Chain Bridge reconstruction
Friday, August 7th, 2020A left-wing commentator accuses the government of trying to disqualify companies which are not close to Fidesz from the tender for the reconstruction of the Chain Bridge. Her pro-government counterpart, on the other hand, contends that the opposition-run Budapest City Council wants to secure a lucrative deal for the Austrian firm, Strabag. READ MORE
Dispute over University of Theatre and Film
Wednesday, August 5th, 2020A left-wing pundit accuses the government of trying to restructure the leading University of Theatre and Film university along ideological lines. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, accuse the Left of using the university for propaganda purposes. READ MORE
Tributes to Magda Kósa Kovács
Wednesday, July 29th, 2020Commentators praise the defunct Socialist politician for her honesty. READ MORE
EU recovery fund deal seen as a success for both Hungary and PM Orbán
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020Some left-wing commentators interpret the EU recovery fund agreement as a victory for Prime Minister Orbán, and a defeat for a unified Europe. Others disagree. Pro-government columnists welcome the deal as a pragmatic compromise, and see it as a huge defeat for liberals who accused the Hungarian government of violating democratic norms. READ MORE
EU summit prolonged into Monday
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020A pro-government columnist agrees with Prime Minister Orbán that Hungary stands falsely accused of violating EU norms. His left-wing counterpart likens the EU summit on recovery funds to a pathetic exercise in horse-trading. READ MORE
Doubts about the EU rescue package
Friday, July 17th, 2020A liberal commentator believes PM Orbán will be able to sell the outcome of the EU Summit as a victory. A pro-government columnist finds the plans to spend the EU coronavirus rescue package unfair. READ MORE
Left urges Hungary to join the Eurozone
Thursday, July 16th, 2020Endorsing the position of the main opposition parties, a left-wing commentator believes the government is harming the national interest by not joining the Eurozone. READ MORE
Debate on World War One Freemasonry
Monday, July 13th, 2020In the new Hungarian Historikerstreit, right-wing commentators condemn mainstream left-liberal historians for denying what they consider to be the influence of freemasonry in producing the Trianon Peace Treaty. They maintain that the real controversy should be about the supposedly secret operations of internationalist liberal networks in our age. READ MORE