Weeklies on Hungary’s EU funding prospects
Monday, November 28th, 2022Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies ponder if and when Hungary will get access to suspended EU funding. READ MORE
Football as a political battlefield
Saturday, November 26th, 2022A pro-government columnist accuses the Left of promoting a progressive LGBTQ agenda at the Qatar World Cup, while his left-wing counterpart suspects that by lambasting the German national team, the Right wants to divert attention from Hungary’s pressing economic problems. READ MORE
Supreme Court narrows down government’s ‘child protection’ referendum
Monday, November 1st, 2021A left-wing liberal commentator welcomes the Curia’s decision to dismiss one of the government’s referendum questions on the controversial child protection law. Magyar Narancs concedes that as the ruling shows, courts still are ‘to a certain extent’ still independent. READ MORE
EP calls for the recognition of same sex marriage
Friday, September 17th, 2021A conservative commentator accuses the European Parliament of becoming the ‘puppet’ of George Soros, after the assembly called for the recognition of same sex marriage throughout the Union. READ MORE
Dispute over child pornography law rolls on
Tuesday, August 17th, 2021A pro-government commentator agrees with the government that LGBT organizations should not be involved in the sexual education of minors. Left-wing and liberal pundits wonder if the Bible and Plato’s works should also be considered as ‘homosexual propaganda’. READ MORE
Liberal authors call opposition leaders to account on morality
Monday, August 16th, 2021Four fiercely government-critical weeklies slam opposition leaders who have used what they see as morally questionable means in their political campaigns. All nonetheless readily assure their leaders that they find the government side even more guilty of such behaviour. READ MORE
Diverging views on Hungary’s place in Europe
Monday, August 9th, 2021Pro-government commentators portray Hungary as a defender of traditional European values. Their liberal counterpart, on the other hand, accuses the Hungarian governing party of building disturbing strategic partnerships within and beyond the EU. READ MORE
Weeklies on the government’s referendum
Monday, August 2nd, 2021Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless act of propaganda. A right-wing commentator only agrees with them on one point – namely that the plan should be read in the context of mutual efforts to mobilise supporters ahead of next year’s parliamentary election. READ MORE
Lewis Hamilton slams Hungary’s ’child protection law’
Saturday, July 31st, 2021A pro-government author sarcastically thanks the British Formula 1 driver for what he sees as an involuntary contribution to the government’s victory in next year’s election. READ MORE
Government’s referendum initiative to support its ’child protection law’
Friday, July 30th, 2021A pro-government commentator argues that the referendum and the law it serves to support are intended to defend children from aggressive LGBTQ propaganda. An opposition-leaning author dismisses the initiative as a ploy to mobilise Fidesz supporters. READ MORE