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.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Calls Referendum A pro-government commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to call a referendum on the controversial child abuse legislation. A liberal... 2021.07.23.
Press Roundup: Storm of Accusations Over Spyware Allegations A prominent left-wing columnist and the leading pro-government daily give diametrically opposing interpretations of the Pegasus spyware scandal. Hungarian press... 2021.07.21.
Press Roundup: Government Accused of Using Spyware As the government stands accused of using spyware to monitor critical journalists and other individuals, a left-wing pundit likens PM... 2021.07.20.
