Last week, the European Parliament voted to sue the European Commission if it fails to apply the rule of law conditionality against Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
Tags: EU, European Commission, European Parliament, Poland, rule of law
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s vaccination strategy. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, lambasts the opposition for weakening trust in Eastern jabs. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, Democratic Coalition, Orbán, vaccination
According to a recent poll by the Nézőpont Institute, even voters of the opposition parties are not convinced that the opposition could govern the country as efficiently as Fidesz does. READ MORE
Tags: Fidesz, opposition, vaccination
A renowned liberal economist believes Hungary is neither a democracy nor a dictatorship, while a conservative philosopher thinks that Prime Minister Orbán is bringing the regime change to completion. READ MORE
Tags: corruption, democracy, dictatorship, Orbán, régime change
Commenting on the verdict of the Kúria (the supreme court), liberal lawyers express outrage, while a representative of the plaintiffs believes it was high time to punish a journalist whom he accuses of ‘regularly offending the dignity of Hungarians’. READ MORE
Tags: hate speech, media, press freedom
An analyst believes that the card issued to citizens who have been vaccinated is not sufficiently professional either in protecting personal data or in providing information on the carrier’s immunity to Covid-19. READ MORE
A left-liberal columnist accuses the government of subservience to China, while a pro-government columnist finds a liberal MEP more sensitive towards the rights of Uighurs than those of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine. READ MORE
A conservative commentator believes Brexit makes sense, but Hungary cannot afford to follow suite. READ MORE
A left-wing commentator supports the idea of a government bond that would stimulate savings to complement future old-age pensions. READ MORE