Prime Minister Orbán calls on the European Union to drop infringement procedures against Hungary and Poland, and help them protect Europe from illegal immigration. READ MORE
Tags: border fence, EU, European Commission, infringement procedure, migration, Orbán, Visegrád 4, von der Leyen
A left-wing and a moderate commentator call on the government to introduce mandatory vaccination. Without explicitly endorsing vaccine mandates, a pro-government columnist lambasts Western European anti-vaxxer protesters. READ MORE
Tags: Covid, freedom, vaccination
As Parliament approves the new permanent residence rules, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of trying to increase its base by offering even more voting rights to trans-border Hungarians. The leading pro-government daily accuses the opposition of using trans-border Hungarians as bogeymen again. READ MORE
Tags: 2022, Electoral Law, transborder
Two left-wing weeklies condemn the government in unison for freezing the prices of petrol and diesel. READ MORE
A conservative commentator defends the governing party’s Christian character against left-wing critics, while another appreciates the personal qualities of Viktor Orbán, the re-elected party leader. A liberal pundit, on the other hand, calls Fidesz a party of thieves and dunces. READ MORE
Tags: Christian Democracy, Fidesz, Orbán
A pro-government pundit bitterly attacks the opposition front-runner and frames him as a straw man socialised in American big business and run by rich Hungarians. READ MORE
Tags: Márki-Zay
A financial analyst admits that the issuing bank is taking inflation more seriously than so far but is only cautiously optimistic about the success of the moderate shift in the National Bank’s monetary policy. READ MORE
Tags: inflation, National Bank
In an opinion piece in the main pro-government daily, National Bank president György Matolcsy warns that a high public deficit and the worsening trade balance make Hungary vulnerable to international financial shocks and demands swift action. READ MORE
A left-wing pundit compares the weekend congress of the ruling party to Communist-era party congresses, while a pro-government columnist describes it as a key event in the run-up to a crucial parliamentary election. READ MORE