EPP prolongs the suspension of Fidesz
Wednesday, February 5th, 2020A pro-government columnist interprets the EPP decision to continue the suspension of Fidesz as a sign of its ideological uncertainty and weakness. READ MORE
EPP to prolong Fidesz’s limbo status
Thursday, January 30th, 2020A right-wing analyst thinks that unless the European People’s Party ‘finds its way back to its conservative Christian roots’, Fidesz will have to quit. READ MORE
Fidesz urged to quit EPP
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020A conservative pundit believes that the European People’s Party has turned to the left, and calls on the governing party to quit the EPP and found a new political group in the European Parliament. READ MORE
Government suspends administrative court reform
Monday, June 3rd, 2019Commenting on the government’s announcement that it is cancelling the introduction of a new level of administrative courts, two liberal pundits speculate that after the European Parliamentary Election, Fidesz is trying to strike a conciliatory note with the European People’s Party. READ MORE
The prospects of Fidesz in EU politics
Friday, May 31st, 2019A left-wing and a pro-government columnist wonder how much influence the 13-strong Fidesz group will have in the European Parliament, whether it remains in the EPP or joins another political family. READ MORE
European political landscape after the EP election
Wednesday, May 29th, 2019A pro-government analyst predicts that new rifts will emerge in the EU after centrist mainstream parties lost ground at the European Parliamentary elections. A left-wing commentator hopes that centrist conservatives, socialists and liberals will create a strong core that keeps nationalists parties at bay. READ MORE
First reactions to EP election results
Monday, May 27th, 2019Columnists all across the political spectrum ponder the implications of the European Parliamentary election on Hungarian and European Union politics. READ MORE
Weeklies on EP elections
Monday, May 13th, 2019Two weeks before the elections for the European Parliament, weeklies assess the possible outcomes and ponder whether Fidesz will remain a member of the European People’s Party or choose a more radical right-wing group after the election. READ MORE
Fidesz luminaries allegedly concerned over rift with the EPP
Saturday, May 11th, 2019A liberal news reporter quotes unnamed sources as saying that several leading Fidesz politicians are alarmed by the sight of their party drifting away from the European People’s Party. READ MORE
EPP leaders expect Fidesz to quit
Friday, May 10th, 2019As leading Christian Democrats all but take Fidesz’s departure from the European People’s Party for granted, a left-wing analyst wonders if distancing himself from his old allies will prove profitable for PM Orbán. READ MORE