Weeklies on Israel’s war against Hamas
October 16th, 2023
Commentators condemn the bloodbath perpetrated by Hamas militants in Israel and ponder the possible outcomes of the conflict. READ MORE
No anti-Semitic incidents so far in Hungary
October 14th, 2023
A pro-government commentator suggests that the incumbent government is the only possible guarantee for Hungary’s Jewish community to go about their daily lives without having to fear anti-Semitic attacks. READ MORE
Tags: anti-Semitism, Gaza
The Gaza conflict compared to the war in Ukraine
October 13th, 2023
A right-wing commentator believes that the two wars are radically different in nature and thus require different solutions. READ MORE
Right wing victories in Germany
October 12th, 2023
Although the regional elections in Bavaria and Hesse were won by the Christian Democratic parties (CSU and CDU respectively), commentators focus on the success of the anti-immigration protest party which came second in both regions. They refrain from calling the AfD a far-right party.
A left-wing commentator blames Netanyahu for Hamas attack on Israel
October 11th, 2023
The author of the first left-wing analysis on the massive onslaught by Hamas on Israeli civilians over the weekend believes PM Netanyahu’s intransigence paved the way for the brutal Hamas attack. READ MORE
Hungary condemns Hamas attack on Israel
October 10th, 2023
As political leaders on both sides assure Israel of their solidarity after the massive terror attacks on its population, commentators paint a gloomy picture of the near future in the region. READ MORE
Weeklies on the decline of religious faith
October 9th, 2023
A liberal commentator suggests that the number of believers is decreasing in Hungary because the message of the Gospel is less and less credible for modern people. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, invites religious leaders and thinkers to seriously analyse what has gone wrong. READ MORE
Tags: religion, secularisation
The opposition isn’t profiting from Fidesz’s loss of popularity
October 7th, 2023
A left-wing analyst finds it devastating for the opposition that it has not been able to increase its voting base at a time when economic difficulties have eroded support for the governing party. READ MORE
Tags: Fidesz, opposition, polls
Public deficit forecast to reach 5.2 percent of GDP
October 6th, 2023
A left-wing analyst blames the government for higher-than-expected inflation and public deficit. READ MORE
Physicist Ferenc Krausz – the second Nobel Prize winning Hungarian in as many days
October 5th, 2023
Commentators are elated at the news that one day after Katalin Karikó’s Nobel Prize in medicine, Ferenc Krausz won the Nobel Prize in Physics with French physicists Pierre Agostini and Anne L’Huillier, for their superfast pulses of light to study electron dynamics. Just like the previous day, the celebrations are accompanied by political remarks. READ MORE
Tags: education, Nobel Prize