Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without... 2022.05.23.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Offers a ‘Recipe’ to American Conservatives A liberal commentator notes that the American Conservative Conference in Budapest has been ‘snubbed’ by high profile American personalities, while... 2022.05.21.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Sworn in for the Fifth Time A left-wing pundit sees the Prime Minister’s inaugural speech as a harbinger of lasting confrontation with the rest of Europe,... 2022.05.18.
Press Roundup: Katalin Novák Inaugurated as Hungary’s First Female President A pro-government commentator and his left-wing counterpart both note the new president’s fierce condemnation of ‘Putin’s aggression’ against Ukraine in... 2022.05.17.
Press Roundup: Phasing Out Russian Oil Still Dominates News Pro-government commentators find the EU proposal to eliminate Russian oil unrealistic and even counterproductive. Left-wing and liberal pundits also acknowledge... 2022.05.16.
Press Roundup: Birth Rate in Trouble Again A pro-government commentator calls on the government to come up with yet more incentives to boost the birth rate, as... 2022.05.14.
Press Roundup: Diplomatic Skirmish with Croatia Over PM Orbán’s Statement A pro-government and a left-wing commentator both dismiss as exaggerated the Croatian Foreign Ministry’s reaction to Prime Minister Orbán’s remark... 2022.05.13.
Press Roundup: Could Hungary Get Financial Compensation for Phasing Out Russian Oil? Before leaks or rumours spread about substantial compensation to be paid to Hungary for its vote on the ban of... 2022.05.12.
Press Roundup: Foreign Minister Reaffirms Objections to EU Sanctions on Russian Oil A pro-government pundit, as well as his alt-left counterpart, agree that the EU’s proposed embargo on Russian oil would harm... 2022.05.10.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on The Opposition a Full Month After its Electoral Defeat Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections... 2022.05.09.
“Travel is the Best School”- Interview with Adorján Illés, Who Cycled around the World 39 countries, 45,500 kilometers in 1,473 days, spending an average of 1,500 forints (EUR 4) a day. These are the... 2022.05.07.
Press Roundup: Parliament Begins 4-Year Term As the newly elected national assembly meets for the first time, commentators ponder what role remains for an opposition which... 2022.05.03.
Press Roundup: Inflation Higher, Growth Rate Lower than Expected Economists across the political spectrum investigate the causes and possible remedies of soaring inflation. Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu Background information:... 2022.05.02.
Press Roundup: Government Extends Price Caps Pro-government analysts welcome the government’s decision to keep prices down as a pragmatic social policy at a time of rapid... 2022.04.30.
Chancellor Scholz ‘cherish the idea that Orbán is transforming his country into an autocratic state’ – Political Scientist Patzelt on Germany’s Perception of Hungary "Von der Leyen and her circle, as well as the SPD and its chancellor, cherish the idea that Viktor Orbán... 2022.04.29.
Press Roundup: Russia Cuts Gas Supply to Poland and Bulgaria A pro-government analyst hopes that the war will soon end and EU-Russian relations will normalize, as Hungary is dependent on... 2022.04.29.
What is Behind Hungary’s Record Spike in Salaries? Hungarian monthly salaries increased by nearly a third in February compared to the same month of the previous year, according... 2022.04.27.
Press Roundup: Opposing Takes on French and Slovene Elections A left-wing commentator believes that the Hungarian government will become even more isolated on the European stage after the defeat... 2022.04.27.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Elections – with Two Weeks’ Hindsight Commentators still struggle to find consistent explanations for the fourth consecutive electoral victory of Fidesz on 3 April. There is... 2022.04.25.
Press Roundup: Prospects of Visegrád Cooperation Left-wing and liberal pundits contend that the Ukraine war has divided the Visegrád Group and frozen Hungarian-Polish diplomatic relations. Conservative... 2022.04.19.
Education The Only Significant Factor in Municipalities’ Support for Fidesz Level of education was the only factor which had a significant correlation with the success of Fidesz in municipalities around... 2022.04.19.
