Hungary ranks low in the international innovation index
November 18th, 2023
An expert urges new measures to promote the spirit of innovation. READ MORE
Tags: competitiveness, education, innovation
US Ambassador receives judges again
November 17th, 2023
The main pro-government daily carries two columns lambasting the US Ambassador after he received leading figures of the National Juridical Council. They condemn Ambassador Pressman even more sharply than after the first such meeting a year ago (see BudaPost, November 3, 2022). READ MORE
Opposition-leaning website accused of serving foreign interests
November 16th, 2023
A pro-government columnist disputes Telex’s image as an independent news outlet. READ MORE
Tags: press, sovereignty
Rivalry trumps cooperation among opposition parties
November 15th, 2023
An independent analyst forecasts an unprecedented defeat for the opposition in next year’s local and European elections. READ MORE
Tags: DK, Donáth, Gyurcsány, Momentum, opposition
Weeklies on the firing of the director of the National Museum
November 13th, 2023
Opposition-leaning commentators believe that the decision to sack the director was a typical example of how things work under the incumbent government, while their pro-government counterpart expresses his appreciation of the dismissed director, without taking sides over the cause of his dismissal. READ MORE
Chinese electric cars to be built in Hungary
November 11th, 2023
A pro-government author welcomes the giant Chinese investment project Hungary has almost certainly snitched from Germany. READ MORE
Tags: automotive industry, China, Orbán
Right-wing breakthrough predicted in Europe
November 10th, 2023
A left-wing columnist predicts that right-wing forces will win the elections for the European Parliament next year. READ MORE
Tags: democracy, European elections
The sacking of the director of the National Museum draws opposing comments
November 9th, 2023
A leftist columnist accuses the government of surrendering to the extreme right by dismissing the director. His pro-government counterpart welcomes the decision as an act in defence of Hungary’s children against harmful LGBT influence. READ MORE
Edith Bruck lambasts her fellow anti-Israeli left-wingers
November 8th, 2023
A pro-government commentator sees Hungary’s oft-criticised stance against unlawful mass immigration as vindicated by Bruck’s criticism of left-wingers siding with the Palestinians against Israel. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, immigration