Independent English-Language News Site Budapest Beacon Ceases Publication Just Days After Magyar Nemzet’s Closure Four and a half years after its launch, English language news portal The Budapest Beacon, a site “committed to fact-based... 2018.04.13.
Major Opposition Newspaper Magyar Nemzet to Close Due to Financial Problems Today, Magyar Nemzet, one of Hungary’s largest opposition newspapers, announced that it would shut down tomorrow due to financial problems.... 2018.04.10.
Hungary’s Economic Prospects Look Good But Could Be Way Better Two conservative economists look back on the a record of the Hungarian economy in 2017, and speculate about its prospects... 2017.12.29.
Here’s Why Hungary’s Biggest Opposition Party Got Into Deep Trouble Liberal and conservative pundits accuse the State Audit Office of Hungary of using double standards after it fined Jobbik for illicit campaign financing.... 2017.12.13.
From “Mafia State” To “Mafioso” – Hungarian Press Reactions To The Orbán-Soros Clash A left-wing columnist accepts George Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success... 2017.11.22.
Here’s What’s Behind The Political Impotence Of The Hungarian Opposition Parties As Hungarian left-wing parties continue to argue over whether to run jointly or separately in next Spring’s general election, commentators across... 2017.11.06.
Will Hungary Be “Left Out In The Cold”? – Hungarian Weeklies On The Future Of The EU In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of... 2017.09.18.
Here’s What Might Be Going On Behind-The-Scenes In Hungarian Party Politics A fact-finding journalist has discovered examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the conservative government side to the Socialist... 2017.06.26.
Here’s Why Hungary’s “Anti-CEU” Bill Has Triggered Harsh Reactions – PART II As a new wave of actors both abroad and in Hungary have joined the dispute over the controversial "Lex CEU",... 2017.04.10.
Here’s Why The Hungarian Government’s “Anti-CEU” Bill Proposal Has Triggered Harsh Reactions As the Government claims its Education Agency has detected irregularities in the functioning of 28 foreign owned universities in Hungary... 2017.04.03.
Here’s Why The Referendum Initiative Deals a Huge Blow To Budapest’s 2024 Olympic Bid Most Hungarian political commentators believe that the governing forces will withdraw Budapest’s Olympic bid, after a new political movement collected... 2017.02.20.
Here’s How Hungarian Newspapers Perceive The Romanian Protests A left-wing and a conservative commentator find it sad that Hungarians do not seem to be bothered by corruption as... 2017.02.08.
Here’s Why The Hungarian Government May Want To Eliminate CEU From Budapest As we reported last Thursday, Hungarian weekly Figyelő had suggested that earlier agreements to keep the liberal Central European University... 2017.02.06.
Here’s Why Hungarian Leftists Want To Thwart Budapest’s Bid To Host Olympic Games In 2024 Left-liberal commentators resolutely oppose the Hungarian government’s plans to host the 2024 Olympic Games, but are undecided about Momentum, the... 2017.02.01.
Here’s What The Trump Era May Bring For Hungary Hungarian political commentators across the political spectrum speculate about Hungary’s role and opportunities in the new international order that is emerging... 2017.01.30.
