CDU elects new leader
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021Neither a pro-government nor a left-wing commentator deem it likely that the CDU or German politics will make a U-turn after the election of Armin Laschet. READ MORE
PM Orbán meets Chancellor Merkel
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020Commenting on the meeting between Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán which lasted several hours on Monday, a pro-government columnist suggests that the Hungarian PM was received in Berlin as a European leader worthy of respect and attention. READ MORE
German TV station criticised for film on Hungary
Wednesday, September 11th, 2019A left-wing commentator sides with a German TV docu-drama on the 2015 migrant crisis in Hungary against fierce criticism from a pro-government columnist. READ MORE
Weeklies reflect on Angela Merkel’s visit
Monday, September 2nd, 2019More than a week after Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany praised Hungary’s performance in applying European structural and cohesion funds, a pro-government columnist still rejoices while left-wing and liberal authors still feel deceived. READ MORE
Strategic advice from a Socialist veteran
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019A left-wing author who served for 12 years as a Socialist MP and then as a member of the European Parliament warns the Hungarian opposition against expecting ‘salvation from foreign powers’. READ MORE
Chancellor Merkel meets PM Orbán
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019A pro-government commentator takes Chancellor Merkel’s ‘placatory tone’ as an indication of Hungary’s increasing political weight and economic success. A left-wing pundit accuses Chancellor Merkel of compromising on core values in order to preserve economic ties between Hungary and Germany. READ MORE
Political doldrums in Germany
Saturday, June 15th, 2019A left-wing and a pro-government pundit agree that the German governing coalition is running out of steam. READ MORE
Russian collusion charges rejected as selective
Saturday, April 13th, 2019A pro-government columnist finds the charges of collusion with Russia, which have been levelled against critics of the liberal mainstream, as both ungrounded and selective. READ MORE
Angela Merkel meets V4 leaders
Saturday, February 9th, 2019Pro-government columnists commenting on the Bratislava summit disagree on whether German Chancellor Merkel has joined the Visegrád leaders in their stance against mass migration to Europe. READ MORE
Annagret Kramp elected as CDU leader
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018A pro-government and a left-wing pundit speculate whether and how Annagret Kramp-Karrenbauer might restore the unity and popularity of the CDU. READ MORE