Hungary ‘unlikely’ to drift away from the EU
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017A left-liberal political analyst disagrees with opposition politicians who see Hungary as slowly but surely drifting away from the European Union. READ MORE
Attitudes to migration as a test for East and West within the EU
Monday, September 18th, 2017In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come. READ MORE
Slovakia – V4 outsider/EU insider?
Saturday, August 5th, 2017A left-wing columnist predicts that Slovakia will ultimately join the mainstream EU countries rather than remaining loyal to the Visegrád 4 group, of which it is a member. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s annual speech at Băile Tușnad
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017Commentators sharply disagree on Viktor Orbán’s thesi
V-4 unity seen as ephemeral
Saturday, July 22nd, 2017A left-wing analyst thinks that although the Visegrád countries unanimously oppose the idea of a multi-speed Europe, in the end Hungary will be left on her own in her relentless opposition to Brussels. READ MORE
PM Orbán defies Brussels on migration quotas
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017A pro-government commentator predicts a long drawn-out confrontation between Brussels and the V4 alliance around the ‘flow’ of migrants into Europe. READ MORE
PM Orbán named man of the year at Krynica Economic Forum
Friday, September 9th, 2016A conservative columnist interprets PM Orbán’s honor as proof of his successful politics. His left-wing counterpart accuses the Orbán government of using claims of national sovereignty to entrench corruption. READ MORE
The prospects of V4 cooperation
Monday, August 15th, 2016A regional foreign policy expert wonders whether the Visegrád alliance can be expanded and developed into an even more important platform. READ MORE
Brexit’s fallout on Hungary and the V4
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016A left-wing commentator believes the Hungarian government is ’the spokesman’ of the Visegrád 4 in their confrontation with the EU, while a conservative analyst suggests that Angela Merkel is changing her policies and is steering nearer to the V4. READ MORE
Visegrád countries on collision course with Chancellor Merkel?
Thursday, February 18th, 2016As Chancellor Merkel and the V4 states propose divergent plans to stop the flow of migrants, commentators both on Left and Right believe that the rift between the core EU states and Central and Eastern Europe is becoming ever deeper. READ MORE