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Pro-government journalist denied US diplomatic entry visa

Friday, September 15th, 2023

Government-friendly outlets vituperate against the US Embassy for denying a diplomatic entry visa to György Szöllősi, editor-in-chief of Nemzeti Sport, the only nationwide print sports daily in Hungary. READ MORE

US Ambassador criticises ’attempts to rehabilitate Horthy’

Thursday, September 7th, 2023

The main pro-government daily criticises the ambassador for ‘chipping in’ while a left-wing website expresses concerns similar to those of the US ambassador. READ MORE

Tucker Carlson criticises US ambassador

Thursday, August 24th, 2023

News outlets carry extensive reports on Tucker Carlson’s address in front of a thousand-strong audience in Budapest. An opposition-leaning website describes the US conservative political commentator as a journalist who has lost all credibility. READ MORE

28th Budapest Pride event ends

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

The annual Pride March is followed by controversy over the ’Child Protection Law’. READ MORE

Further comments on US ambassador’s Pride address

Wednesday, June 21st, 2023

A pro-government commentator dismisses the ambassador’s comments as baseless, while a left-wing columnist believes that the government is senselessly confrontational in its foreign relations. READ MORE

US Ambassador slams government at Pride Festival

Tuesday, June 20th, 2023

Pro-government authors believe that Ambassador Pressman is biased against Hungary. READ MORE

US Ambassador criticises Hungary’s attitude on Ukraine

Saturday, June 10th, 2023

A pro-government pundit rejects the complaints of the US ambassador about Hungary’s continued co-operation with Russia in energy projects. READ MORE

US Ambassador criticises Hungary’s position on Ukraine

Friday, April 28th, 2023

A pro-government columnist sharply rejects the Ambassador’s remarks on the plight of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine. READ MORE

Weeklies on US – Hungary relations

Monday, April 24th, 2023

Opposition-leaning authors vituperate against the government, which they see as an outlier in both NATO and the European Union. Pro-government commentators praise Hungary’s leaders for defending the country’s sovereignty. READ MORE

Further comments on the US-sponsored billboard campaign

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023

The pro-government nationwide daily devotes two columns in as many issues to the billboard campaign financed by the US Embassy, which indirectly criticises the position of the Hungarian government on the war in Ukraine. READ MORE