Viktor Orbán hopes Fidesz will remain in government until 2060
Thursday, November 23rd, 2023An independent political analyst describes the Prime Minister’s acceptance speech as re-elected chairman as an exercise in self-confidence. READ MORE
Weeklies on the planned ‘Sovereignty Protection Bill’
Monday, November 20th, 2023Although the exact content of the bill is unclear for the moment, commentators try to place it in the context of Hungary’s divergences with her Western allies. READ MORE
Hungary votes against the UN resolution on Gaza
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023Commentators highlight the sharp divisions within the European Union on the Middle East conflict. READ MORE
Weeklies on Poland and 1956
Monday, October 23rd, 2023The Hungarian revolution on 23 October 1956, started with demonstrations of solidarity with the Polish revolt against communism in Poznan. For a short time, the two peoples were on the same wavelength. Today that is not the case, since PM Orbán’s Polish allies were voted out of office in last Sunday’s elections. READ MORE
Weeklies on the government’s concerns over sovereignty
Monday, October 2nd, 2023Opposition-leaning commentators strongly condemn the government’s plans to sanction outlets and NGOs who accept financing from abroad, in what Fidesz leaders have called a move to protect Hungary’s sovereignty. Pro-government authors voice criticism of the attitude of the European Union towards Hungary. READ MORE
PM Orbán on adversaries who ’want to force us to our knees’
Friday, September 22nd, 2023The only nationwide pro-government print daily publishes excerpts from the Prime Minister’s address to the season-opening assembly of Fidesz MPs in Esztergom on Wednesday. ‘Our opponents want to force us to our knees during the forthcoming year’, Mr Orbán claimed. READ MORE
Ukraine files WTO lawsuit against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023A well-known jurist doesn’t think that Ukraine’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation will be successful. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s links with East and West
Monday, September 11th, 2023Critics accuse the government of leaning towards Russia and leading the country out of the Western alliance, while a pro-government commentator dismisses that view. READ MORE
Left-wing author dismisses plans to catch up with the EU average as unrealistic
Friday, September 8th, 2023A left-wing historian who lives in California suggests that the Hungarian government is chasing a mirage with its economic policies. READ MORE
FM demands the restoration of the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023Despite their ideological differences, left and right-wing columnists agree with the Foreign Minister’s protestations against measures in Ukraine curbing the rights of Hungarians. READ MORE