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Did the EU botch vaccine contracts?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

A conservative analyst thinks that rather than lecturing EU member countries based on political preferences, the European Commission should have concluded meaningful contracts with big pharma companies on supplying Covid-19 vaccines. READ MORE

Weeklies on the PM’s summer address

Monday, August 5th, 2019

In their first issues after Prime Minister Orbán delivered his annual policy speech at the Summer Fidesz event in Transylvania on 27 July, weekly newspapers try to make sense of his new notion of ‘Christian liberty’. READ MORE

’Christian liberty’ seen as a beacon for sovereignist forces

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

A pro-government columnist describes PM Viktor Orbán’s anti-liberal stance as one which is slowly becoming part of the mainstream in Europe, after years of being considered as a fringe phenomenon. READ MORE

More reactions to the PM’s address

Tuesday, July 30th, 2019

A liberal commentator compares the Prime Minister’s speech to late communist party chief János Kádár’s last address. A pro-government analyst explains what ‘Christian liberty’ means while a left-wing commentator lambasts opposition leaders whom he suggests have no message at all. READ MORE

PM Orbán’s annual Tusnádfürdő speech

Monday, July 29th, 2019

In his annual address at Tusnádfürdő, PM Orbán defended the idea of ‘illiberal democracy’ and offered a new definition of what he means by it, namely ‘Christian liberty’. READ MORE

Wake up call to Europe

Friday, October 12th, 2018

A pro-government historian believes that leading West European politicians would like to go back to the times when Eastern Europe was a second-rate region. She invites them instead to meet the new challenges of the modern era. READ MORE