Press Roundup: Athletics World Championship Hangs in the (Political) Balance A right-wing pundit accuses the Mayor of Budapest of high treason for his suggestion to withdraw Budapest’s offer to host... 2021.08.28.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
Press Roundup: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary (and Poland) Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles... 2021.07.17.
Press Roundup: EC Accused of Misstating Facts over LGBT Education As the European Commission launches an infringement procedure against Hungary in the latest development in the controversy over Hungary’s ‘pedophile... 2021.07.16.
Press Roundup: Hungary Punished by UEFA The nationwide sports daily lambasts the European Football Union (UEFA) for inflicting hard punishment on the Hungarian Football League after... 2021.07.13.
Press Roundup: EP Condemns Hungary’s Anti-LGBT Law Pro-government commentators accuse the EU of endorsing gender and LGBT ideologies which are alien to everyday Europeans. A liberal media... 2021.07.12.
