As the first posters appear in a government campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the referendum on EU plans to relocate migrants among member states, commentators disagree on the possible impact of the campaign and the referendum itself. READ MORE
Tags: migration, quotas, referendum
Two columnists point out that Hungary may have to pay stellar penalties for rejecting compulsory migrant relocation quotas, if the European Commission gets its way in the European Parliament and the European Council. READ MORE
A left-wing analyst commenting on the GDP data for the first quarter suspects that Hungarian economic output is not likely to grow as fast as PM Orbán would like to believe. READ MORE
Two conservative commentators criticize the EU for abandoning its core principles and trusting its security to Turkey. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, hopes that the lifting of the Turkish visa requirement will strengthen democrats in Turkey without compromising the EU’s security. READ MORE
Tags: EU, free speech, human rights, migration, Turkey
The leading pro-government daily welcomes the referendum against mandatory EU migrant redistribution quotas, a conservative columnist likens the EU to dictatorships while a liberal columnist accuses the government of fomenting hatred. READ MORE
Tags: EU, migration, referendum
Magyar Nemzet supports the LMP’s proposal to ban sex offenders from education and sports. READ MORE
Tags: child abuse, crime, education
As Chancellor Faymann steps down, pundits across the Hungarian political spectrum ponder the implications of the first round of the Austrian Presidential Election. All agree that the main reason for Faymann’s failure is the migration crisis. READ MORE
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Tags: European Union, migration, Poland
The poor performance this season of Puskás Akadémia FC is burdened with heavy political undertones. This prompts several Hungarian weeklies to add their pennyworth to the debate. READ MORE
Hungarian tax payers have walked away with huge gains thanks to National Bank President György Matolcsy’s