Why Does the Exchange Rate of Hungarian Forint Keep Slipping? In recent days, the forint has repeatedly set negative records against the euro, inching further and further towards the long-feared... 2021.11.25.
Press Roundup: V4 Summit in Budapest Prime Minister Orbán calls on the European Union to drop infringement procedures against Hungary and Poland, and help them protect... 2021.11.25.
Press Roundup: Calls for Vaccine Mandate A left-wing and a moderate commentator call on the government to introduce mandatory vaccination. Without explicitly endorsing vaccine mandates, a... 2021.11.24.
Press Roundup: Registration Rules Revised for Permanent Residence As Parliament approves the new permanent residence rules, a left-wing commentator accuses the government of trying to increase its base... 2021.11.23.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on Fidesz Congress A conservative commentator defends the governing party’s Christian character against left-wing critics, while another appreciates the personal qualities of Viktor... 2021.11.22.
Press Roundup: Orbán Re-Elected Chairman of Fidesz A left-wing pundit compares the weekend congress of the ruling party to Communist-era party congresses, while a pro-government columnist describes... 2021.11.16.
Press Roundup: Poland-Belarus Migration Crisis Escalates A pro-government commentator accuses Angela Merkel of complacency towards illegal migration. A liberal MEP lambasts the Polish authorities for not... 2021.11.15.
Press Roundup: Inflation Soars, Government Caps Fuel Prices A left-wing commentator accuses the government of trying to mitigate inflation caused, in part, by its own policies. His right-wing... 2021.11.13.
Press Roundup: Belarus/Polish Migrant Crisis A liberal and a conservative commentator accuse Belarus and Russia of using migration as a weapon to blackmail the European... 2021.11.12.
Press Roundup: Budapest Mayor Accused of Planning to Sell City Hall Pro-government media accuse the Budapest Mayor of intending to sell the City Hall building. A left-wing commentator describes the allegation... 2021.11.12.
Press Roundup: Ruminations on Márki-Zay’s Political Vision An alt-left commentator sees Péter Márki-Zay as a pro-market neo-liberal politician. A pro-government commentator thinks that the opposition frontrunner wants... 2021.11.09.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Possible Outcome of Next Year’s Parliamentary Elections Weekly newspapers and magazines study the prospects of opposition parties in the Hungarian parliamentary elections due in just under six... 2021.11.08.
“It Has Become Fashionable to Criticize Hungary” – E. Sylvester Vizi to Mandiner "I would expect more respect for the Hungarian people from the political elite that is attacking us," the former president... 2021.11.05.
Press Roundup: Poland and EU on a Crash Course Left-wing and liberal commentators interpret the latest ruling of the Polish Constitutional Court on a verdict by the European Court... 2021.11.05.
Coronavirus in October: Virus Strikes Again in Hungary The fourth wave of the coronavirus epidemic in Hungary intensified in the second half of October when daily figures began... 2021.11.02.
Press Roundup: Government Announces New Covid Restrictions A left-wing commentator criticizes the government for not making vaccination mandatory. Union leaders, on the other hand, fear for workers’... 2021.11.02.
A Very Eastern European Horror Movie – Post Mortem The horror movie Post Mortem, directed by Péter Bergendy, has been selected to represent Hungary in the international feature film... 2021.10.28.
Press Roundup: Prime Minister Orbán Meets Marine Le Pen A left-wing commentator remarks that Marine Le Pen has tried to repair her party’s hitherto poor image as an antidemocratic... 2021.10.28.
Press Roundup: 1956 in 2021 In their speeches on October 23, both Prime Minister Orbán and the leaders of the opposition claimed that they are... 2021.10.26.
October 23 Press Roundup: 65 After 56 On the 65th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, a left-wing commentator and his right-wing counterpart draw diametrically opposing lessons for... 2021.10.23.
Professor E. Sylvester Vizi: “The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was the most European moment in recent history” "All historical deeds motivated by the pursuit of freedom and justice become universal after a while, just like scientific efforts... 2021.10.23.
