Press Roundup on Hungary’s Success at Football EUROs Most of the Hungarian press spoke in superlatives about the Hungarian team's performance, highlighting positive outlooks for the future after... 2021.06.25.
Press Roundup: Row Over Rainbow Symbolism at EURO 2020 A pro-government columnist thinks that all politics, including the rainbow flag, should be kept out of stadiums. A left-wing philosopher,... 2021.06.23.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Calls Hungary Europe’s ‘Last Freedom Fighter’ A pro-government commentator welcomes PM Orbán’s criticism of the ‘Sovietization’ of Europe. A liberal pundit likens the Prime Minister to... 2021.06.22.
Press Roundup: Weeklies Divided on Taking the Knee at Euro 2020 None of the print weeklies support the practice of kneeling down on the pitch in sign of protest against racism... 2021.06.21.
Press Roundup: Debate Continues on the Ban on ’Gay Promotion’ Among Minors The two sides trade sharp accusations about the bill enacted by Parliament on Tuesday, which bans the ‘promotion or wanton... 2021.06.18.
Press Roundup: Debate on the Ban on the ‘Promotion of Homosexuality’ Ahead of the vote in Parliament on Tuesday, left-wing critics condemned a bill banning the promotion of homosexuality among children... 2021.06.16.
Forget the Paper, Celebrate the People A little more than a week has passed since National Cohesion Day on June 4th. Speeches have been spoken, commemorations... 2021.06.15.
Press Roundup: Democratic Coalition and Jobbik Conclude Primary Pact Jobbik’s former leader explains the reasons behind such a surprising alliance, while a conservative pundit accuses Jobbik of betraying its... 2021.06.15.
Press Roundup: To Kneel or Not to Kneel, That Is the Question Pro-government pundits welcome the Hungarian national team’s decision not to ‘take the knee’ before their matches at the European Championship.... 2021.06.14.
British Firefighter and Family Moves to Hungary, Dedicate Free Time to Clean River Tisza How does a British firefighter start a successful garbage collection project on the banks of the river Tisza in Hungary?... 2021.06.13.
Press Roundup: Pope’s Visit to Budapest A pro-government columnist thinks that Pope Francis plans to avoid meeting Hungarian government politicians in order to punish them for... 2021.06.10.
Press Roundup: Opposition Protests against Fudan University Commentators express strongly opposing views about the planned Chinese university campus in Budapest, and its implications. Hungarian press roundup by budapost.eu... 2021.06.08.
Press Roundup: Trianon 101 On the 101st anniversary of the peace treaty imposed on Hungary in the wake of the First World War, conservative... 2021.06.07.
Searching for Beauty in Polar Science – Interview with Esther Horvath – with PHOTOS! Under the aegis of our foundation’s podcast series, we sat down to talk to World Press Photo Awards winner Esther... 2021.06.06.
Using Language Laws to Create Second-Class Citizens Today, June 4th, 2021, is the 101st anniversary of the Treat of Trianon. The consequence of the “Dictated Peace” was... 2021.06.04.
Press Roundup: Opposition Debate Continues on How to Revoke the Constitution On consecutive days, the left-wing national daily carries two diverging opinions about whether the Left should swiftly abolish the Fundamental... 2021.06.03.
Coronavirus in May: Hungary From Europe’s Worst to Less Affected Epidemiological figures have continued to improve in May. Hungary has gone from being one of the most severely infected countries... 2021.06.03.
Press Roundup: Gov’t Side Campaign Puts Gyurcsány in Its Centre Pro-government commentators claim in unison that the opposition is the ideological heir of the 2006 ‘Őszöd speech’ and ensuing police... 2021.05.31.
Herd Immunity Doubtful – Hungary’s Vaccinations Freeze Up Hungary’s vaccination rate is one of the best in the world, half of the Hungarian population has been vaccinated at... 2021.05.27.
Press Roundup: Government Tables Anti-Pedophile Bill Commentators disagree on amendments to the penal code proposing stricter punishments for pedophiles. Child abusers will be registered in a... 2021.05.27.
Press Roundup: Opposition Discusses Chances of Electoral Victory The editor-in-chief of a left-wing weekly promises impartial coverage of the upcoming opposition primaries, while a close associate of Budapest... 2021.05.25.
