Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Ukrainian War, Sanctions, and the EU Commentators disagree sharply on what should be done to bring about peace in Ukraine, as well as over the rights... 2022.07.12.
Press Roundup: Hungarians Willing to Defend Their Country – Poll According to a recent survey, half the Hungarian adult population would take up arms to defend their country in case... 2022.06.03.
Press Roundup: EU Oil Embargo Compromise Seen as a Success for PM Orbán Pro-government as well as left-wing and liberal commentators agree that the 6th round of EU sanctions against Russia represents a... 2022.06.02.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on The New Government After the swearing-in of the new Cabinet ministers last week, the weeklies try to make sense of the new composition... 2022.05.30.
Press Roundup: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’ A left-wing columnist believes the new exceptional powers under which the new taxes will be levied are motivated by an... 2022.05.27.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Offers a ‘Recipe’ to American Conservatives A liberal commentator notes that the American Conservative Conference in Budapest has been ‘snubbed’ by high profile American personalities, while... 2022.05.21.
Press Roundup: PM Orbán Sworn in for the Fifth Time A left-wing pundit sees the Prime Minister’s inaugural speech as a harbinger of lasting confrontation with the rest of Europe,... 2022.05.18.
Press Roundup: Katalin Novák Inaugurated as Hungary’s First Female President A pro-government commentator and his left-wing counterpart both note the new president’s fierce condemnation of ‘Putin’s aggression’ against Ukraine in... 2022.05.17.
Press Roundup: Phasing Out Russian Oil Still Dominates News Pro-government commentators find the EU proposal to eliminate Russian oil unrealistic and even counterproductive. Left-wing and liberal pundits also acknowledge... 2022.05.16.
Press Roundup: Birth Rate in Trouble Again A pro-government commentator calls on the government to come up with yet more incentives to boost the birth rate, as... 2022.05.14.
Press Roundup: Diplomatic Skirmish with Croatia Over PM Orbán’s Statement A pro-government and a left-wing commentator both dismiss as exaggerated the Croatian Foreign Ministry’s reaction to Prime Minister Orbán’s remark... 2022.05.13.
Press Roundup: Could Hungary Get Financial Compensation for Phasing Out Russian Oil? Before leaks or rumours spread about substantial compensation to be paid to Hungary for its vote on the ban of... 2022.05.12.
Press Roundup: Foreign Minister Reaffirms Objections to EU Sanctions on Russian Oil A pro-government pundit, as well as his alt-left counterpart, agree that the EU’s proposed embargo on Russian oil would harm... 2022.05.10.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on The Opposition a Full Month After its Electoral Defeat Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections... 2022.05.09.
Press Roundup: Parliament Begins 4-Year Term As the newly elected national assembly meets for the first time, commentators ponder what role remains for an opposition which... 2022.05.03.
Press Roundup: Russia Cuts Gas Supply to Poland and Bulgaria A pro-government analyst hopes that the war will soon end and EU-Russian relations will normalize, as Hungary is dependent on... 2022.04.29.
Press Roundup: Opposing Takes on French and Slovene Elections A left-wing commentator believes that the Hungarian government will become even more isolated on the European stage after the defeat... 2022.04.27.
Press Roundup: Weeklies on the Elections – with Two Weeks’ Hindsight Commentators still struggle to find consistent explanations for the fourth consecutive electoral victory of Fidesz on 3 April. There is... 2022.04.25.
Press Roundup: Opposition Landscape after Defeat Neither a pro-government nor a centrist pundit believe the opposition is likely to honestly investigate the causes of their electoral... 2022.04.12.
Press Roundup: Analysts on Why the Opposition Lost the Election Columnists identify two reasons behind the failure of the opposition to unseat PM Orbán’s government: the lack of unity within... 2022.04.06.
Press Roundup: Two-thirds Majority for Fidesz Confirmed As PM Viktor Orbán secures a record fourth consecutive term in office with a crushing parliamentary majority, partisan commentators offer... 2022.04.05.
