Right-wing support for the new Hungarian airline
Monday, August 12th, 2013Magyar Nemzet castigates left-liberal critics who voice doubts about the seriousness of the “Sólyom” project. READ MORE
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IMF credit not so cheap after all?
Monday, August 12th, 2013Heti Válasz argues that Hungary is actually not losing money by financing her deficit from the market, rather than from the IMF credit line. READ MORE
MSZP spokesman’s handling of the Ózd water crisis praised
Saturday, August 10th, 2013Népszabadság writes with relief about the role the Socialist Party spokesman played in getting the water restrictions lifted in Ózd, where Roma had to queue at roadside pumps in the record summer temperatures for several days. READ MORE
Media strategies 9 months before the elections
Friday, August 9th, 2013A moderate right-wing weekly suspects that the media multinationals may take the risk of supporting opposition forces in their quest to win next year’s election. Népszabadság, meanwhile, may be bought back by a Socialist foundation. READ MORE
Life sentences for serial killers
Thursday, August 8th, 2013Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance. READ MORE
Water restrictions at 37° centigrade
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign. READ MORE
Failures in football, success in swimming
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona. READ MORE
Left fears election fraud
Monday, August 5th, 2013Left-wing commentators fear that the rules of non-resident external voting will encourage fraud. They explore several scenarios of vote rigging and accuse the government of consciously leaving such loopholes in the legislation. READ MORE
Euro over 300 HUF
Saturday, August 3rd, 2013Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the possible impact of the IMF loan repayment and the conversion of foreign currency-based mortgages into Forint credit. READ MORE
Ruminations on the Manning verdict
Friday, August 2nd, 2013Both a left-wing and a pro-government columnist fear that a harsh prison sentence for Private Manning, found guilty of espionage and other charges could undermine democracy and press freedom. READ MORE