Government opposes EU migration pact
Friday, April 12th, 2024The pro-government nationwide daily claims that illegal immigration should be stopped instead of being regulated and, thus, ‘normalised.’ READ MORE
EU Summit on help to Ukraine
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024As the leaders of EU member countries struggled in Brussels to agree on the kind of help to offer Ukraine, the pro-government print daily dismisses all mainstream approaches to the problem as mistaken. READ MORE
First reactions to the EU deal over aid to Ukraine
Saturday, February 3rd, 2024A left-wing commentator writes that PM Orbán gave in to pressure by agreeing to the Ukrainian aid package, while a pro-government observer calls the result a sensible compromise. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s feud with the EU seen as successful
Friday, February 2nd, 2024A liberal radio commentator thinks that dangerous as clashing with the European mainstream might seem, it may be politically profitable for Mr Orbán. READ MORE
EU pressure mounting on Hungary
Thursday, February 1st, 2024A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years. READ MORE
EU bureaucrats accused of blackmail
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024Although the existence of a purported plan to ruin Hungary financially has been denied by senior EU officials, a pro-government columnist condemns the leak as an intentional move to blackmail Hungary. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s spats with its allies
Monday, January 29th, 2024Commentators agree that hindering first Finland’s then Sweden’s accession to NATO, as well as being sanctioned by the European Union and openly criticised by the US administration, have put Hungary in a unique position within the Western alliance, although they offer conflicting explanations. READ MORE
Navracsics on Ukraine and the EU elections
Thursday, December 28th, 2023Hungary’s chief EU negotiator who spent four years in Brussels as a member of the European Commission does not expect sharp changes from next year’s European parliamentary Elections. READ MORE
More comments on last week’s EU summit
Tuesday, December 19th, 2023A left-wing pundit welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to recoil from vetoing the EU resolution to start accession negotiations with Ukraine. A pro-government commentator believes the Prime Minister vetoed what he could when he opposed the giant aid package which other EU countries wanted to deliver to Hungary’s beleaguered eastern neighbour. READ MORE
EU opens accession talks with Ukraine
Saturday, December 16th, 2023As PM Orbán refrained from vetoing the decision on starting talks over Ukraine’s future EU membership, a pro-government commentator believes Hungary leaves the EU summit with a positive balance. READ MORE