PM Orbán challenged by Vona
September 28th, 2016
A left-wing analyst believes Jobbik leader Gábor V
Tags: Jobbik, referendum
Police officers hit by IED in Budapest
September 27th, 2016
Commentators reject widespread and mutually contradictory conspiracy theories about Saturday’s blast in downtown Budapest in which two police officers on foot patrol were seriously wounded. READ MORE
Tags: terror
Quota referendum countdown
September 26th, 2016
A week ahead of the October 2 referendum on the EU migrant distribution quota, weeklies and weekend editions of the leading dailies wonder how the migration crisis should be handled, and ponder the broader implications of the referendum. READ MORE
Tags: migration
Foreign Minister Szijjártó on European “no-go zones”
September 24th, 2016
Pro-government columnists side with Foreign Minister Szijjártó, who in successive interviews with
Tags: foreign affairs, migration, Szijjártó, UK
Ruminations on Hungary’s economic challenges
September 23rd, 2016
A left-wing sociologist thinks that the government has failed to improve welfare in Hungary. A pro-government economist contends that the Orbán government has been successful in boosting the economy and faces only ‘minor challenges’. READ MORE
Tags: economy, employment, jobs, welfare
The Roma and the quota referendum
September 22nd, 2016
A Roma rights activist accuses the government of trying to blackmail Roma to vote at the quota referendum, whilst using anti-Romani stereotypes to mobilize non-Roma. A regional Gypsy leader, on the other hand argues that the arrival of masses of migrants would represent a threat to Roma communities. READ MORE
Tags: migration, racism, referendum, Roma
Angela Merkel’s self-critical comments on migration
September 21st, 2016
A pro-government columnist thinks that despite her self-critical comments, Chancellor Merkel is unlikely to make a U-turn on migration policy. The leading left-wing daily praises Angela Merkel’s efforts and contrasts her inclusive politics with the Hungarian government’s migration rhetoric. READ MORE
Standard & Poor’s upgrades Hungary
September 20th, 2016
A conservative analyst interprets the second major rating company’s decision to upgrade Hungary to investment category as an acknowledgement of the success of the oft criticized economic policies pursued by the government and the National Bank. READ MORE
Tags: credit-rating, deficit, economy, GDP
The MSZP accused of ‘playing the regime game’
September 19th, 2016
A liberal conservative political scientist provoked an uproar by describing the Socialist Party as an integral part of PM Orbán’s régime. But another analyst soon followed in his footsteps. READ MORE
The EU Summit in Bratislava
September 19th, 2016
Commentators disagree on Prime Minister Orbán’s diagnosis that after last Friday’s meeting in the Slovak capital, the EU’s position on illegal immigration remained basically unaltered, as leaders spoke much more about migrant resettlement than about the protection of Europe’s borders. READ MORE
Tags: EU, Orbán, referendum