PM Orbán’s interview with Tucker Carlson draws huge audience
Friday, September 1st, 2023According to one commentator the Prime Minister contradicted himself in the interview, while news outlets mostly point out the reactions to his words. READ MORE
Meloni seen as moving towards the centre
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023Observers on both sides of the political divide revise their assessment of the right-wing Italian Prime Minister, although what is views as a negative phenomenon for one is seen as a positive sign for the other. READ MORE
Hungary and Poland oppose EU migration pact
Tuesday, July 4th, 2023Pro-government commentators reject the planned relocation mechanism for asylum seekers from frontline states to other EU member countries, while a left-wing columnist believes that the idea will be pushed through, despite Hungarian and Polish resistance. READ MORE
PM working on a new conservative alliance
Saturday, November 6th, 2021A left-wing commentator describes the Prime Minister’s efforts to set up a new united radical conservative group within the European Parliament as an attempt to avoid international isolation. READ MORE
Prime Minister Orbán meets Marine Le Pen
Thursday, October 28th, 2021A left-wing commentator remarks that Marine Le Pen has tried to repair her party’s hitherto poor image as an antidemocratic force, while on the other hand Prime Minister Orbán is doing the opposite – seeking new allies on the far right, after leaving the more centrist European People’s Party. A pro-government columnist rejects the view of a Socialist MEP that Mr Orbán is teaming up with an unpalatable politician. READ MORE
Weeklies on Fidesz’s future outside the People’s Party
Monday, March 15th, 2021Although Fidesz has only left the People’s Party group within the European Parliament, weeklies take it for granted that it will also leave the European Christian democratic alliance itself. They wonder what comes next. READ MORE