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.
Saint Stephen and the West This Saint Stephen’s Day, August 20th, let’s take a moment to remember a very important decision that St. Stephen made... 2021.08.20.
Press Roundup: GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations A pro-government commentator believes that Hungary’s 17.9 per cent growth rate vindicates the government’s economic policy. The leading online business... 2021.08.19.
Covid-19 And The Importance of Free Movement Within Europe Covid-19 has affected different people in many different ways. It has also affected different “peoples” in different ways, through mask... 2021.08.18.
Press Roundup: Conflicting Views on Afghan Refugees A left-wing columnist believes that it would be the moral duty of Europe to offer shelter for Afghan refugees fleeing... 2021.08.18.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Child Protection Law Rolls on A pro-government commentator agrees with the government that LGBT organizations should not be involved in the sexual education of minors.... 2021.08.17.
Press Roundup: Tucker Carlson’s Visit to Hungary and His Interview with PM Orbán Analysing the interview the Prime Minister gave US Fox News host Tucker Carlson in Budapest last week, opposition-leaning authors discover... 2021.08.11.
Press Roundup: The Lost Budapest Olympics of 2024 The end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the oncoming preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics have prompted some Hungarian... 2021.08.10.
Olympic Gold: The Cost of Competing It is the day after the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the last of the Hungarian Olympic athletes... 2021.08.09.
Press Roundup: Diverging Views on Hungary’s Place in Europe Pro-government commentators portray Hungary as a defender of traditional European values. Their liberal counterpart, on the other hand, accuses the... 2021.08.09.
Press Roundup: Matolcsy Cautions Against Rushed Introduction of Euro A left-wing commentator disagrees with the National Bank governor, who does not consider as timely the adoption of the common... 2021.08.06.
Coronavirus in July: Reassuring Figures in Shadow of Rising Number of New Cases While the overall epidemiological figures in Hungary remain favorable (similar to the previous month), there has however, been a slight... 2021.08.04.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Government Record A pro-government commentator praises the government’s vaccination performance and post-Covid recovery policies. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, fear serious... 2021.08.03.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Government’s ‘Child Protection’ Referendum Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless... 2021.08.02.
As The Globe Heats Up, Is Hungarian Wine in Danger? Climate change is real, and we are feeling it this summer. Not that long ago, climate change was a topic... 2021.08.01.
Press Roundup: Govt’s Referendum Initiative to Support Its ’Child Protection Law’ A pro-government commentator argues that the referendum and the law it serves to support are intended to defend children from... 2021.07.30.
Press Roundup: Opposition Protests the Spyware Scandal Opposition news sites complain about the small number of demonstrators who joined the opposition march in Budapest on Monday. A... 2021.07.28.
Press Roundup: Budapest Pride as an Opposition March As for the first time in its history, the LGBTQ march through Budapest was also an anti-government demonstration, opinions sharply... 2021.07.27.
Press Roundup: Third Dose of Coronavirus Vaccine Offered from August As the government makes a third dose of Covid vaccine available for citizens, a left-wing columnist accuses it of ignoring... 2021.07.24.
