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Pro-government takes on Erdoğan’s victory

Wednesday, May 31st, 2023

The first pro-government reactions to the election results in Turkey welcome the victory of incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as an element of stability in the region and beyond. READ MORE

Hungary and Austria spar over the release of human traffickers

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

As Hungary releases hundreds of foreigners convicted for human trafficking, a liberal and a conservative observer ponder whether the government’s decision was the right one – politically and juridically. READ MORE

Former liberal leader fears Hungary’s isolation

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023

In a long article, Viktor Orbán’s erstwhile friend, co-founder of Fidesz and then opponent as a liberal leader calls on the Prime Minister to sit down for talks with President Zelensky of Ukraine and negotiate with EC President Ursula von der Leyen. READ MORE

Left-wing MEP claims EU funds are being misused

Friday, May 12th, 2023

A pro-government columnist accuses a DK luminary of high treason for supporting the suspension of EU payments to Hungary. READ MORE

Opposing takes on Pope Francis’s visit to Hungary

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023

In their first issues after the Mayday holiday, commentators offer diverging evaluations of the message of the three-day visit by the head of the Catholic Church to Budapest. READ MORE

Pope Francis visiting Hungary

Saturday, April 29th, 2023

Commentators across the political spectrum equally welcome the Pope’s visit to Budapest, although with different emphasis. READ MORE

Commentators approve the ban on Ukrainian grain imports

Friday, April 21st, 2023

Pro-government columnists lambast the European Union for failing to direct Ukrainian grain shipments to third countries in need, while a left-wing commentator thinks the import ban has come too late. (For the temporary ban announced by the Hungarian government, see BudaPost, April 20.) READ MORE

Ban on Ukrainian grain imports brings Hungary and Poland closer

Thursday, April 20th, 2023

A pro-government columnist rejoices at the sight of Poland and Hungary agreeing on one key issue after the de facto breakup of their traditional friendship because of their diverging attitudes over the war in Ukraine. READ MORE

PM Orbán says US-Hungarian friendship must withstand divergence over the war in Ukraine

Monday, April 17th, 2023

An opposition-leaning columnist finds the deterioration in US-Hungarian relations worrisome but believes neither of the two parties want to deepen the enmity any further. A pro-government commentator sees the discord as a conflict between the US Left and Right rather than one between two countries. READ MORE

Hungary missing from Biden’s ’Summit for Democracy’

Saturday, April 1st, 2023

A liberal analyst sees Hungary’s frequent digressions from joint western geopolitical initiatives as the main reason why it was not invited (for the second time, after 2021) to the virtual ‘Summit for Democracy’ chaired by US President Joe Biden. READ MORE