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.
“I do not hold hatred toward anyone over the fact that I was wrongfully imprisoned in 1956” Aerospace engineer, military officer. The Deputy Head of Service for the Rákoscsaba National Guard. Sentenced to life in prison over... 2021.10.23.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay Gathers Support Among Intellectuals Critics of both the government and of the opposition parties welcome the result of the opposition primary but wonder what... 2021.10.22.
Press Roundup: Márki-Zay Wants a Base in Future Parliament A conservative columnist believes new fault-lines may appear within the opposition as their newly elected candidate for Prime Minister asks... 2021.10.21.
Press Roundup: Outsider Márki-Zay Wins Opposition Primary In their first comments after Péter Márki-Zay’s victory was announced late on Sunday night, left-liberal commentators think his unexpected success... 2021.10.20.
Dangers and Possibilities- Political Analysts’ Take on Péter Márki-Zay’s Chances What are the chances and what is the potential Achilles heel of the joint opposition's freshly-elected prime ministerial candidate and... 2021.10.19.
“I view German reports on Hungary extremely critically, with certain dismay” – Interview with Former FAZ Journalist 27 years at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and also political reporting on Hungary- this is how Reinhard Olt's personal history... 2021.10.17.
Press Roundup: Soaring Energy Prices As energy prices skyrocket, a left-wing commentator calls on the government to lower taxes on gasoline. A conservative economist thinks... 2021.10.16.
