Brussels to trigger rule of law conditionality mechanism
Saturday, April 9th, 2022A pro-government columnist suggests that the European Commission intends to punish Hungary for returning Fidesz to power last Sunday. READ MORE
EU court rules payments can be frozen to Poland and Hungary
Friday, February 18th, 2022A left-wing and a pro-government columnist ponder the implications of Wednesday’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. READ MORE
Evaluation of Macron’s visit to Hungary
Wednesday, December 15th, 2021Commentators on both sides of the political divide see both room for cooperation and opposition between the President of France and the Hungarian Prime Minister. READ MORE
EU Court poised to dismiss Hungary’s lawsuit on rule of law conditionality
Saturday, December 4th, 2021As it seems almost certain that the European Court of Justice will enable the European Union to make payments to member countries conditional on rule of law compliance, a pro-government commentator suspects a political design behind that scheme. READ MORE
Government side campaign puts Gyurcsány in its centre
Monday, May 31st, 2021Pro-government commentators claim in unison that the opposition is the ideological heir of the 2006 ‘Őszöd speech’ and ensuing police violence. They also insist that the opposition is still led by former PM Gyucsány from behind the scenes. A left-wing author dismisses that as pure propaganda. READ MORE
US report compares Hungary and Poland to Turkey
Saturday, April 24th, 2021A pro-government analyst rejects a report by three US organisations as a call for NATO to interfere in Hungarian internal affairs. READ MORE
European Parliament threatens to sue Commission
Thursday, April 1st, 2021Last week, the European Parliament voted to sue the European Commission if it fails to apply the rule of law conditionality against Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
Hungary and Poland challenge EU rule of law conditionality
Friday, March 19th, 2021A left-wing columnist finds Hungary’s legal challenge to EU rule of law conditionality rules controversial. A pro-government pundit thinks that the EU should focus on vaccine distribution rather than trying to punish Hungary and Poland. READ MORE
PM predicts conflicts in the EU
Thursday, January 14th, 2021A liberal foreign policy expert agrees with the Prime Minister in expecting the government to come under intense international pressure this year. READ MORE
Obama compares Hungary to the Philippines
Wednesday, January 13th, 2021A pro-government commentator and a centrist observer both reject former US President Barack Obama’s view that Hungary is on the wrong side of a contest between good and bad leadership. READ MORE