Macron courts Hungary and Poland
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020A pro-government pundit cautions against what he sees as an insincere attempt by President Macron of France to befriend the leaders of Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
Conservative lawyer lambasts the Curia
Monday, December 16th, 2019A conservative legal expert accuses the high court of violating Constitutional principles by acquitting demonstrators who mocked the Catholic liturgy in a pro-choice performance. READ MORE
Weeklies on March 15 and Fidesz’s place in Europe
Monday, March 18th, 2019The nationwide weeklies were on the stands well before the Prime Ministers of Poland and Hungary addressed a crowd in Budapest on the anniversary of the 1848 Hungarian revolution, but they analysed the importance of the event beforehand and also dwelled on its international implications. READ MORE
GDP growth has peaked
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018A left-wing analyst thinks that the Hungarian economy will underperform official expectations. A pro-government economist finds it unfair for the EU to criticize Hungary despite fast its economic growth. READ MORE
Poland’s new PM in Budapest
Friday, January 5th, 2018A pro-government commentator sees Mr Morawiecki’s choice of Budapest for his first bilateral visit abroad as a sign of the strong alliance between the two governments in facing infringement procedures launched by Brussels. READ MORE
British Ambassador’s praise of V4
Monday, December 4th, 2017A liberal columnist accuses the British ambassador to Budapest of ‘flattering’ PM Orbán and ‘echoing his populist slogans’. She suggests that Britain needs the V-4 countries in its standoff with Brussels over Brexit, but would not protect Hungary and Poland if EU leaders wanted to strip them of their voting rights. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s assessment of the EU summit
Monday, March 13th, 2017Commentators across the political spectrum speculate on the future of the European Union, the Visegrád cooperation process, and other consequences of the Friday EU summit. They all agree that Hungary will have to make a tough choice if the EU is transformed into a two-speed union. READ MORE
Left-wing commentator praises Polish anti-government demonstrators
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016A veteran Népszabadság
Szydlo’s talks in Budapest
Wednesday, February 10th, 2016A new kind of partnership has emerged in which the countries of the Visegrád Four (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) have a chance to bolster their voice in a divided Europe, proclaims Magyar Idők, while Népszabadság suspects Po
Germany ‘trying to impose its policies’ on East-Central Europe
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016Those who are terrified of the prospect of a United States of Europe should realise that this entity has already come to life: it is governed from Berlin and its leader is called Angela Merkel, a pro-government analyst warns. READ MORE