EU considers ninth sanctions package against Russia
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022A pro-government columnist is outraged by reports that new EU sanctions would ban the import of Russian nuclear fuel. READ MORE
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US midterm elections expected to impact war in Ukraine
Tuesday, November 8th, 2022A pro-government and a left-wing commentator ponder the potential implications of the US midterm elections on the war in Ukraine. READ MORE
Speculation about Hungary’s economic outlook
Monday, October 31st, 2022Left-wing and liberal analysts blame the government and the National Bank for the high price Hungarians are paying to regain the trust of the markets. A pro-government pundit is optimistic that Hungary can avoid recession – despite the global economic crisis. READ MORE
Dispute over EU sanctions
Saturday, October 29th, 2022A pro-government media outlet speculates that the EU wants to withhold funding from Hungary in order to finance Ukraine. A left-wing commentator accuses the government of spreading lies about the EU sanctions on Russia. READ MORE
Government extends loan rate caps
Friday, October 28th, 2022A left-wing commentator questions the government’ decision to impose interest rate caps on business loans. READ MORE
Opposition ‘still in a quagmire’
Thursday, October 27th, 2022Six months after the Parliamentary election, a conservative analyst ponders the strategies of the opposition parties and their chances of challenging Fidesz in the 2024 European Parliamentary and local elections. READ MORE
Teachers’ protest on October 23
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022A pro-government analyst and a left-wing commentator offer diametrically opposed interpretations of the teachers’ demonstrations joined by tens of thousands in Budapest on 23 October. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s October 23 address
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022A pro-government columnist agrees with the Prime Minister that the West betrayed Hungary in 1956, while a liberal author believes Mr Orbán would have been better advised to dwell at more at length on the role of the Soviet Union in crushing the revolution. READ MORE
PM Orbán promises to halve inflation
Monday, October 17th, 2022The weeklies were already on the stands when the Prime Minister announced that he had instructed his Finance Minister and asked the President of the National Bank to slash inflation by half next year. Business commentators already express concern over inflation rates that reached 20.1 per cent year on year in September. Online sites have already reacted to the Mr Orbán’s announcement. READ MORE
PM Orbán condemns Russian aggression
Saturday, October 15th, 2022A left-wing commentator accuses the Prime Minister of ‘doublespeak’. A pro-government blogger, on the other hand, finds Prime Minisnter Orbán’s messages both consistent and clear. READ MORE