Press Roundup: Opposition Primary Suspended after IT Crash Opposition-leaning authors suspect the government side behind the crash of the vote counting server on Saturday, the first day of... 2021.09.21.
“The Extended Family, the Nation, Must Be Served” – Interview with Europa-Club President András Smuk 1956. The father of a family unexpectedly returns to his children and wife after 4 years, having fled from Hungary... 2021.09.20.
Press Roundup: Voting in Opposition Primaries Underway As voting begins in the opposition primaries to choose PM Orbán’s challenger, weeklies and the weekend editions of dailies wonder... 2021.09.20.
Press Roundup: Opposition Holds First Primary Debate Commentators right across the political spectrum agree that the opposition prime ministerial candidates avoided fierce disputes and divisive topics in... 2021.09.15.
Press Roundup: Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Budapest A conservative commentator believes that Rome and Budapest are ideological allies in the ‘battle against consumerism’. A liberal pundit, on... 2021.09.14.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Eucharistic Congress The weeklies went to print well before the end of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, which wounded up in Budapest... 2021.09.13.
Press Roundup: Inflation Approaches 5% A left-wing commentator accuses the government of incompetence in both forecasting and managing inflation. A government-friendly analyst, on the other... 2021.09.10.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Vows to ‘Keep the EU Alive’ Opinions diverge over what motivated the Prime Minister to say that he will be a staunch supporter of the European... 2021.09.08.
Press Roundup: Eucharistic Congress Opens in Budapest Both a pro-government and an opposition-leaning commentator recognize the importance of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress underway in Budapest, and... 2021.09.07.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Homosexuality Rolls on A liberal pundit lambasts Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry President for a homophobic statement. A pro-government columnist thinks that... 2021.09.07.
Press Roundup: Outrage Over Racist Abuse at the Hungary-England Match A conservative columnist thinks that English commentators accusing Hungarian fans of widespread racism use double standards. A moderate columnist finds... 2021.09.06.
Press Roundup: Budapest at Loggerheads with the Govt Over the Athletics World Championship and the Fudan Campus A pro-government commentator accuses the opposition of using both the planned athletics event and the Fudan campus as political tools.... 2021.09.04.
Coronavirus in August: Hungary Hits Vaccination Ceiling Amid Accelerating Spread of Delta Variant Although the epidemiological data was favorable during most of the summer months, by the end of August the spread of... 2021.09.02.
Press Roundup: School Year Kicks Off with Partisan Debates A left-wing commentator accuses the government of ignoring the threat of coronavirus by not introducing any restrictions in classrooms. A... 2021.09.02.
Press Roundup: Repercussions of Afghanistan Left-wing and liberal commentators believe that the Afghanistan crisis is the collective responsibility of the West. A conservative columnist think... 2021.08.30.
Press Roundup: Crossfire of Accusations of Demagoguery A pro-government commentator interprets Budapest Mayor Karácsony’s threat to veto the Budapest Athletics Championship as a demagogic stunt. A liberal... 2021.08.30.
Press Roundup: Athletics World Championship Hangs in the (Political) Balance A right-wing pundit accuses the Mayor of Budapest of high treason for his suggestion to withdraw Budapest’s offer to host... 2021.08.28.
Returning Vision to The Fully Blind – Interview with Dr. Botond Roska We sat down for an interview with Professor Botond Roska, MD PhD, one of the world’s leading experts in the... 2021.08.28.
Press Roundup: Conflicting Takes on the St Stephen’s Day Celebrations Opposition-leaning commentators believe the parade held on the national holiday was tasteless, while a pro-government analyst thinks that August 20... 2021.08.24.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Afghanistan Debacle Commentators try to make sense of the collapse of the Afghan government and the victory of the Taliban, as US... 2021.08.24.
Press Roundup: Hungary’s Future (or Not) in the EU A pro-government analyst thinks that it would be timely to assess the potential benefits of ‘Huxit’. Conservative and liberal commentators... 2021.08.23.