Joint legal initiatives by the Left and Jobbik
July 18th, 2017
A pro-government commentator accuses left-wing opposition parties of hypocrisy after a series of joint moves with Jobbik. READ MORE
Tags: Áder, anti-Semitism, Jobbik
FINA World Aquatics Championship in Budapest
July 17th, 2017
A left-wing weekly and a centrist commentator accuse the government of using the water sports championship for propaganda purposes and corruption. A pro-government pundit finds such accusations pathetic and politically motivated. READ MORE
Tags: corruption, culture wars, Fidesz, sports
Population would fall without immigration – Eurostat finds
July 17th, 2017
Conservative commentators fear that mass migration to Europe is unlikely to stop in light of the divergent demographic trends in Europe and the developing world. READ MORE
Tags: demography, migration
Liberal writer lambasts moderate analysts
July 17th, 2017
A liberal writer labels as cowards those political commentators who try to maintain a balanced view. They should show a little more civil courage and name the Orbán government as an outright tyranny. READ MORE
EU launches infringement procedure over NGO law
July 15th, 2017
As the European Commission starts a new infringement procedure against Hungary over the law on foreign-funded NGOS, a right-wing columnist accuses NGOs of having ‘anarchist leanings’. A liberal blogger thinks that the procedure jeopardizes the membership of Fidesz in the European People’s Party. READ MORE
Tags: CEU, EU, European Commission, NGOs
Government ends anti-Soros billboard campaign
July 14th, 2017
As the government announces the end of its ad campaign on migration featuring George Soros, debates about Mr Soros’s role roll on. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, migration, Soros
New far-right groups registered
July 13th, 2017
A conservative and a pro-government commentator agree that the birth of two racist far-right groups is a consequence of Jobbik’s shift towards the centre. READ MORE
Netanyahu withdraws protest against anti-Soros poster campaign
July 12th, 2017
Commentators sharply disagree about whether the government’s anti-immigration ad and billboard campaign depicting George Soros is anti-Semitic or not. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, Fidesz, Israel, MAZSIHISZ, migration, Soros
Another Budapest Pride march without atrocities
July 11th, 2017
A left-wing blogger thanks the police for securing the annual Budapest Pride walk. A pro-government columnist accuses left-wing NGOs of organizing the demonstration as an act of politically motivated fear-mongering. READ MORE
Tags: LGBTQ
US President Trump’s Warsaw message
July 10th, 2017
A left-wing commentator interprets President Trump’s Warsaw speech as a harbinger of a more isolationist US. A conservative columnist agrees with President Trump that Europe needs to seal its borders in order to defend its core values. READ MORE