Energy crisis is not over
Saturday, January 7th, 2023A conservative and a liberal columnist fear that Europe and Hungary will face an even bigger energy crisis this year than last. READ MORE
Archive for the ‘Telex’ Category
Christmas as a battlefield in the culture war
Monday, December 26th, 2022Political commentators on Right and Left ponder the political and social implications of Christmas. READ MORE
Government scraps fuel price cap
Thursday, December 8th, 2022Pundits from across the political spectrum find the government’s decision to lift the fuel price cap with immediate effect reasonable but draw conflicting conclusions from the matter. READ MORE
DK launches online TV channel
Tuesday, December 6th, 2022A liberal commentator accuses the Democratic Coalition of trying to emulate government propaganda by launching its own – equally biased – YouTube television channel. READ MORE
Left-wing mayor ignores pro-government journalist
Thursday, November 10th, 2022A liberal and a right-wing journalist offer diametrically opposed takes on the decision of Budapest 9th district Mayor to ignore questions by a pro-government interviewee on ATV. READ MORE
Gyurcsány calls PM Orbán a dwarf
Thursday, October 6th, 2022A liberal critic excoriates the former Prime Minister and DK Chairman for using Mr Orbán’s physical stature to attack him politically. READ MORE
Party preferences and restrictions
Tuesday, July 19th, 2022A left-wing, a conservative and a liberal analyst wonder whether discontent with the government’s recent tax and energy subsidy adjustments could give a chance to the opposition to broaden their base. READ MORE
Protests against self-employed tax reform
Thursday, July 14th, 2022On Tuesday, several hundred demonstrators blocked traffic in Budapest in protest against the government’s amendments to the popular simplified tax scheme (KATA), designed for self-employed entrepreneurs. READ MORE
Phasing out Russian oil still dominates news
Monday, May 16th, 2022Pro-government commentators find the EU proposal to eliminate Russian oil unrealistic and even counterproductive. Left-wing and liberal pundits also acknowledge the economic cost of an oil embargo, but fear that abandoning or diluting the plan would weaken the EU and benefit Russia. READ MORE
Inflation higher, growth rate lower than expected
Monday, May 2nd, 2022Economists across the political spectrum investigate the causes and possible remedies of soaring inflation. READ MORE