Inflation higher, growth rate lower than expected
Monday, May 2nd, 2022Economists across the political spectrum investigate the causes and possible remedies of soaring inflation. READ MORE
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Government extends price caps
Saturday, April 30th, 2022Pro-government analysts welcome the government’s decision to keep prices down as a pragmatic social policy at a time of rapid inflation. Left-wing and liberal commentators see price caps as political tools with few economic benefits. READ MORE
Russia cuts gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria
Friday, April 29th, 2022A pro-government analyst hopes that the war will soon end and EU-Russian relations will normalize, as Hungary is dependent on cheap Russian gas. A financial analyst quoted in the leading left-wing daily thinks that Hungary will need to help Bulgaria, after it was cut off from Russian gas.
A left-wing critique of the opposition
Thursday, April 28th, 2022A former MP and founder of the green-left-wing LMP party attributes the electoral defeat of the opposition to liberal intellectuals who advocate what he disparagingly calls neoliberal ideologies and the import of progressive identity politics. READ MORE
Opposing takes on French and Slovene elections
Wednesday, April 27th, 2022A left-wing commentator believes that the Hungarian government will become even more isolated on the European stage after the defeat of Marine Le Pen and Janez Jansa. A pro-government columnist finds this explanation pathetic. READ MORE
Gyurcsány accused of working against Márki-Zay
Tuesday, April 26th, 2022A pro-government columnist cites unnamed sources to allege that Ferenc Gyurcsány did his best to weaken Péter Márki-Zay in the election – to make sure that Márki-Zay could not contest Gyurcsány’s leadership on the Left. READ MORE
Prospects of Visegrád cooperation
Monday, April 18th, 2022Left-wing and liberal pundits contend that the Ukraine war has divided the Visegrád Group and frozen Hungarian-Polish diplomatic relations. Conservative analysts, however, are optimistic that the V4 will remain a key regional actor in the EU once the Ukraine war is over. READ MORE
Media criticized on both sides
Friday, April 15th, 2022A liberal pundit castigates the opposition-leaning media for failing to fulfil its primary democratic function. A pro-government commentator calls on the state television to abandon its biased and sectarian reporting. READ MORE
Conservative advice to government on its EU discourse
Thursday, April 14th, 2022A conservative columnist hopes that the Hungarian government will revise its communication within the EU, strike a more conciliatory tone, and be ‘properly cynical’ in order to secure EU funding. READ MORE
Ruminations on French Presidential elections
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022A conservative columnist suggests that the Hungarian government will maintain sound pragmatic relations with France – regardless which candidate wins the Presidential election run-off. READ MORE