As the government prepares to announce a limited reopening of businesses and schools, a conservative columnist contends that European countries will follow Sweden’s model to keep their economies running, even if this implies more deaths. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, Sweden
A pro-government commentator accuses the left-liberal opposition of using the pandemic emergency to sow chaos and destruction. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, questions the government’s claim that it needs no external funding to tackle the economic consequences of the virus pandemic. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, debt, Soros
A left-wing news site enumerates women leaders as particularly efficient in combatting the virus epidemic. A conservative opponent dismisses that ‘sexism’ as unfounded. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, women
A left-wing author describes Lenin as a political innovator and the creator of a new form of government, which degenerated under his successor. A right-wing critic finds this view abhorrent. READ MORE
The left-wing nationwide daily fears for the underprivileged children who have remained without any form of public education since mid-March. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, education
A public opinion poll conducted by the German Social Democratic Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Policy Solutions, a Hungarian think tank, shows that a slight majority of Hungarians believe the country is worse off than ten years ago. A pro-government analyst suspects that the pollsters put the wrong questions.
Alongside another 18 left-wing and liberal newspapers throughout Europe, the nationwide left-wing daily publishes an appeal calling on European institutions to take measures against the Hungarian government. A pro-government sit rejects the accusations made in the appeal as unfounded. READ MORE
Tags: EU, rule of law
The number one liberal weekly website quotes figures suggesting that the Hungarian economy only began to grapple with the virus emergency in March. READ MORE
Tags: coronavirus, economy
Left-liberal outlets describe Mr Tusk’s statement as a mild gesture, while pro-government sites hit back with the alleged collaborator past of the People’s Party President’s grandfather. READ MORE
A pro-government and an independent economist find the government’s economic incentives to kick-start the economy reasonable and well-balanced. A former liberal minister and a left-wing commentator, on the other hand, accuse the government of mismanaging the economic crisis. A centrist analyst predicts that after the health emergency, the government will face tremendous difficulties in managing the economy. READ MORE