Bank chief slams government economic policy
Friday, March 10th, 2023Is this a war? The number one tabloid asks, referring to a statement by the President of the National Bank in Parliament on Wednesday. READ MORE
Romanian protest over the Szekler flag
Friday, February 10th, 2023A left-wing columnist describes the exchange of irritated messages between Bucharest and Budapest as a senseless exercise in posturing. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s football scarf sparks controversy
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2022A pro-government pundit and a left-wing columnist reflect on a photo of the Prime Minister showing him after the latest match of the Hungarian football team, wearing a scarf with the map of Greater Hungary. READ MORE
Far right party leader fantasizes about annexing Sub-Carpathia
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022A liberal analyst believes that rumours about Ukraine’s neighbours intending to chop off Ukrainian territories originate from Moscow. READ MORE
Trianon 101
Monday, June 7th, 2021On the 101st anniversary of the peace treaty imposed on Hungary in the wake of the First World War, conservative analysts suggest that Hungarians should be realistic as they digest the legacy of Trianon. READ MORE
Hungarian paper defends Romanian referee in racism row
Wednesday, December 16th, 2020As the Romanian press praises Magyar Nemzet for taking up the defence of a Romanian referee shamed even by his own government, a conservative analyst is outraged by what he sees as attempts by international bodies at policing national languages. READ MORE
Trianon centenary week
Monday, June 8th, 2020As commemorations of the post-World War One peace treaty were held throughout the country, commentators pondered the legacy and the implications for the future. READ MORE
Romania declares Trianon day a national holiday
Thursday, May 21st, 2020Commentators deplore the decision by the Romanian parliament as insensitive to the feelings of ethnic Hungarians, and ascribe it to irrational fears which survive despite sweeping changes in the past century. READ MORE
Romanian President’s remarks deemed anti-Hungarian
Monday, May 4th, 2020Commentators on Right and Left alike criticize Romanian President Iohannis for accusing the Romanian opposition of selling out Transylvania to Hungarians and Hungary. READ MORE
PM Orbán forecasts a strong Central Europe
Wednesday, December 18th, 2019Commentators draw opposing conclusions from the Prime Minister’s speech on the 30th anniversary of the Romanian anti-communist revolution. READ MORE