European Parliament threatens to sue Commission
Thursday, April 1st, 2021Last week, the European Parliament voted to sue the European Commission if it fails to apply the rule of law conditionality against Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
Further ruminations on Fidesz outside the EPP
Thursday, March 18th, 2021A conservative commentator says Fidesz left the EPP because it abandoned Christian values. The leading left-wing weekly contends that Fidesz MEPs will lose their influence in the European Parliament. READ MORE
Fidesz quits EPP group
Friday, March 5th, 2021Pro-government columnists in unison welcome the Fidesz decision to quit the EPP Parliamentary group. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, predict that Fidesz will lose much of its influence in the EU. READ MORE
Fidesz MEP József Szájer caught at all-male sex party in Brussels
Thursday, December 3rd, 2020As the story has immediately aroused great interest not just on Hungarian web and social sites but in the international press as well, commentators ponder the consequences on the government’s feud with Brussels on the rule of law conditionality of EU funds. READ MORE
European Parliament to reconvene
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020As the European Parliament opens its plenary session, a pro-government pundit claims that left-liberal MEPs serving the interests of George Soros will launch another attack on Hungary. Her left-wing counterpart hopes that the EU will get rid of Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
European Parliament debates Hungarian emergency measures
Saturday, May 16th, 2020In the wake of a debate in the European Parliament on the rule of law in Hungary, a pro-government and a left-wing commentator both find the EP powerless to have a real impact on Hungary’s governance. READ MORE
Ethnic minority petition backed by over a million
Saturday, May 9th, 2020A pro-government commentator condemns the Democratic Coalition as the only party in Parliament not supporting a petition demanding direct European cohesion funds for ethnic minority regions. READ MORE
European Parliament to debate on Hungary again
Friday, May 8th, 2020Opinions diverge on the decision by the European Parliament to discuss Hungary’s ‘coronavirus legislation’. READ MORE
Calls for another EU infringement procedure against Hungary
Saturday, April 4th, 2020A pro-government commentator scorns Hungary’s critics in the European Parliament, who are proposing yet another EU infringement procedure in response to Hungary’s coronavirus emergency act. Two liberal columnists suspect meanwhile that the government risks political and economic ostracization. READ MORE
EP Committee to send fact-finding delegates to Hungary
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020A left-liberal author lambasts the European Union for its impotence in confronting what he sees as serial rule of law infringements by the Hungarian government. READ MORE