EP debate on Hungary
A pro-government commentator describes the debate within the European Parliament on Hungary as a pathetic farce attended only by a handful of MEPs. READ MORE
Tags: European Parliament, Sargentini, Timmermans
A pro-government commentator describes the debate within the European Parliament on Hungary as a pathetic farce attended only by a handful of MEPs. READ MORE
Tags: European Parliament, Sargentini, Timmermans
Left-wing outlets celebrate the victory of the Audi workers whose demands have been heeded by the management after a 6 day long strike which brought assembly lines in Hungary and even at the Audio mother factory in Germany to a standstill. READ MORE
Tags: strike, Trade Unions
A left-wing analyst finds it absurd to imagine that Hungary is considering leaving NATO, but accuses the government of intending to ‘ally itself ‘with Russia and China. READ MORE
On the fifth day of the wage strike of the workers at the Audi motor works in Győr, a business website remarks that Audi workers are among the best paid in Hungary, while a pro-government columnist praises the Audi Trade Union for its resolute stance in defence of workers’ interests. READ MORE
Tags: Audi, multinationals, strikes
On the 100th anniversary of the death of one of Hungary’s greatest poets, a left-liberal columnist and a pro-government commentator trade accusations that the opposite side is fraudulently recruiting Endre Ady to their own camp. READ MORE
Tags: Ady, culture wars
A left-wing analyst and a liberal weekly comment on the the anti-Soros campaign and accuse the government of cynical fear-mongering and using anti-Semitic tropes. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, Soros
A left-wing columnist suggests that the demonstrations against the government’s so-called ‘slave law’ are losing momentum. READ MORE
Tags: demonstrations, opposition
A pro-government economist welcomes the government’s efforts to raise wages. A left-wing analyst, on the other hand, thinks that low wages entrench inequality in Hungary. READ MORE
Tags: employment, jobs, wages
A liberal commentator thinks that the Hungarian government is accusing the Left of anti-Semitism for purely strategic purposes. He also claims that, in the meantime, the government side relies on anti-Semitic tropes. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, Israel, Left