Monday, January 22nd, 2024
Two radical and two moderate analyses from both sides of the political spectrum offer diametrically opposed evaluations of the first controversial steps by the new Polish government to consolidate its political positions. READ MORE
Friday, December 29th, 2023
Opinions in Hungary regarding efforts by the new Polish government to remove the management of the public media company are sharply divided. READ MORE
Monday, October 30th, 2023
Opinions sharply diverge on the issue as well was on the chances of the opposition to win an election in the foreseeable future. READ MORE
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
The Hungarian revolution on 23 October 1956, started with demonstrations of solidarity with the Polish revolt against communism in Poznan. For a short time, the two peoples were on the same wavelength. Today that is not the case, since PM Orbán’s Polish allies were voted out of office in last Sunday’s elections. READ MORE
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
A former liberal diplomat welcomes the victory of the opposition in Poland, while a pro-government commentator warns the Hungarian Left that it was not PM Orbán who lost his seat in Poland. READ MORE
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023
Commentators see the result as a big loss for Hungary’s right-wing government. READ MORE
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
A well-known jurist doesn’t think that Ukraine’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation will be successful. READ MORE
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
A pro-government author laments the deterioration of the traditionally warm relations between the two countries – but hopes that they will find a way to restore their old friendship once the war is over. READ MORE
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
In a long article, Viktor Orbán’s erstwhile friend, co-founder of Fidesz and then opponent as a liberal leader calls on the Prime Minister to sit down for talks with President Zelensky of Ukraine and negotiate with EC President Ursula von der Leyen. READ MORE
Saturday, May 13th, 2023
A critic of the government concedes that the new Chief of Staff of the armed forces is a competent soldier but finds his recent remark on how the Second World War began unacceptable. READ MORE