Global Corporate Tax Proposal Unfair to Eastern Europe The Biden administration recently made an announcement that they wish to implement a global 21% corporate tax. The reasoning behind... 2021.05.24.
Lots of Children Suffer from Long COVID – Interview with Chief Physician Péter Krivácsy Semmelweis University's First Department of Paediatrics opened a new outpatient clinic for treating children suffering from long COVID at the... 2021.05.23.
Press Roundup: Karácsony Launches His Movement A left-wing columnist welcomes 99, the new movement launched by the Mayor of Budapest, who officially announced his candidacy for... 2021.05.19.
Press Roundup: Dispute Over Gender and Women’s Rights A left-liberal weekly accuses Prime Minister Orbán of waging a war against gender equality. A conservative commentator, on the other... 2021.05.18.
Press Roundup: High Stakes in Next Year’s Election A liberal columnist suggests that if they win in 2022, the opposition parties should not bother too much about rule... 2021.05.17.
EU Minimum Wage Policy – Would Hungary Benefit or Lose if Implemented? The debate concerning the EU minimum wage level has been going on for more than a decade, and its progress... 2021.05.16.
‘In Hungary, Even Vaccine Choice is a Political Question’ -Interview with Political Analyst Gábor Török Hungary is so divided when it comes to politics that even the attitude toward vaccines is determined by party affiliation... 2021.05.16.
Press Roundup: Mayor Karácsony Criticized for His Poor English In a series of reactions to Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony’s admission that he often uses an interpreter as his English... 2021.05.15.
Press Roundup: Opposition Announces Schedule for Primaries The main 6 opposition parties have announced the schedule for their autumn primaries. The two-round election will be held in... 2021.05.14.
Press Roundup: Feud Between ATV and Klubrádió Since Spirit FM, the online radio station twinned with ATV, has been provisionally authorised to broadcast on Klubrádió’s orphaned frequency,... 2021.05.10.
Press Roundup: The Pandemic as a Campaign Theme for 2022 A liberal commentator holds the government responsible for the deaths of thousands of Covid victims, while a pro-government columnist accuses... 2021.05.08.
Press Roundup: DK Nominates Klára Dobrev for PM A liberal weekly suggests that Klára Dobrev’s nomination for the opposition primary was a necessity for the Democratic Coalition, while... 2021.05.05.
Coronavirus in April: From the Darkest Days of the Pandemic to Reopening Step-by-step Hungary had seen the blackest days of the pandemic in the first half of April. After the country unfortunately became... 2021.05.03.
‘Hungary is the center of my life’ – György Habsburg, Hungary’s New Ambassador to France Hungary Today had the opportunity to interview György Habsburg (Georg von Habsburg), the newly appointed Hungarian Ambassador to France -... 2021.05.02.
Press Roundup: Government Announces Pension Rise In order to compensate pensioners for higher-than-expected inflation, the government has announced pension hikes retroactive from January. Hungarian press roundup... 2021.05.01.
Press Roundup: Weighing the Chances of the Opposition Alliance in 2022 Commentators from across the political spectrum consider that while Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony could be the strongest candidate for the... 2021.04.30.
Press Roundup: Competing Visions of Colonisation A left-wing columnist fears that Chinese and Russian investment will weaken Hungary’s economic and cultural sovereignty. A pro-government commentator, on... 2021.04.29.
Professor E. Sylvester Vizi: “Every vaccine in Hungary is effective and saves lives, everyone should get vaccinated with what is offered” Hungary is at the forefront of Europe with regard to its vaccination rate. According to Professor E. Sylvester Vizi, this... 2021.04.28.
Press Roundup: Hungary Starts to Reopen As the number of individuals who have received at least the first dose of the vaccine passed 3.5 million, the... 2021.04.28.
How a California Tech Company Might Influence Hungary’s Elections On April 8th, many Hungarian politicians noticed that their reach on Facebook had drastically dropped. As Facebook communicated later, this... 2021.04.27.
Gov’t and Opposition Accuse Each Other of being ‘Anti-Vaxxers’ and Undermining Trust In Vaccines One of the most prominent political issues of 2021 is undoubtedly the subject of coronavirus vaccines in Hungary. The opposition... 2021.04.27.
