Conservative pundits against Brexit
June 22nd, 2016
The leading pro-government daily and a conservative philosopher
PM Orbán to British voters: do not leave
June 21st, 2016
As PM Orbán publishes an ad in the Daily Mail arguing against the Brexit option, the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of cynicism. A government politician, on the other hand, believes that despite the disputes with Brussels, the Hungarian government never became anti-EU. READ MORE
Rogán accused by Portik
June 20th, 2016
Claims by Tamás Portik, a prominent figure from the Hungarian underworld, that he gave a leading Fidesz politician the equivalent of 10 million forints in Euros receive a different reception in left and right wing media. Pro-government news outlets find contradictions in his testimony, while the leading left-wing daily is undecided. READ MORE
Tags: corruption, Portik, Rogán
The Imre Nagy anniversary
June 18th, 2016
A pro-government correspondent hopes that the Prime Minister will always keep in mind the importance of the moral principles that guided him 27 years ago when he made his historic speech on the day of the reburial of the martyred Prime Minister of the 1956 revolution. READ MORE
Index and Népszabadság for sale?
June 17th, 2016
Widespread rumours that Lajos Simicska will buy Index and that a pro-government consortium plans to take over the main left-wing daily prompt a right-wing analyst to suggest that Index will be put at the service of Jobbik. READ MORE
Hungary beats Austria
June 16th, 2016
Hungary’s victory against the favourite in the first match the Hungarian side has played in an important international football championship for 44 years fills the cover pages of Wednesday’s dailies. Commentators ponder the political implications. READ MORE
Next year’s budget passed
June 15th, 2016
A conservative commentator draws a positive balance of the economic policies pursued by the government over the past six years. READ MORE
Tags: budget
EURO 16 battlefield
June 14th, 2016
Commentators are baffled by the spectacle of violence surrounding the first days of the European Football Championship.
Hungary in Europe 2016
June 13th, 2016
Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years. READ MORE
Tags: football
Wage rise for health care workers
June 11th, 2016
Papers on both the left and the right welcome a pay rise deal struck by the government, health care trade unions and professional chambers. READ MORE
Tags: health care, pay hikes