PM Orbán opens the ‘political season’
August 29th, 2023
Commentators offer starkly opposing evaluations of the Prime Minister’s words at his party’s annual ‘Tranzit’ festival in Tihany, at Lake Balaton. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s position in the world – as reflected in the 20 August festivities
August 28th, 2023
Opposition-leaning columnists vituperate against the government for only inviting a collection of ‘undemocratic’ leaders to celebrate Saint Stephen’s day and watch the World Athletics Championship underway all week in Budapest. Pro-government weeklies regard both the national day and the World Athletics Championship as resounding successes for the country. READ MORE
Tags: Athletic World Championship, Carlson, Orbán, St Stephen
Soros Foundations leave the EU because its ‘grants are taken for granted’
August 26th, 2023
A Hungarian-Canadian writer who is familiar with George Soros looks back on his life and efforts to promote the idea of an open society. READ MORE
Death of Prigozhin as sign of a strong dictatorship
August 25th, 2023
A pro-government commentator sees no evidence of cracks in the Putin regime. READ MORE
Tags: dictatorship, Putin, Russia
Tucker Carlson criticises US ambassador
August 24th, 2023
News outlets carry extensive reports on Tucker Carlson’s address in front of a thousand-strong audience in Budapest. An opposition-leaning website describes the US conservative political commentator as a journalist who has lost all credibility. READ MORE
President Novák to meet Zelensky and the Pope
August 23rd, 2023
The leading news website believes Ms Novák intends to assess the chances of a peace initiative in Ukraine. READ MORE
Tags: Erdogan, Novák, Pope Francis, Zelensky
A dozen foreign leaders visit Hungary on August 20
August 22nd, 2023
As Hungary celebrated St Stephen’s day on Sunday, commentators express opposing views on the presence of a high number of foreign luminaries (but not a single incumbent leader from EU countries). READ MORE
Tags: diplomacy, Orbán, St Stephen
Pro-Fidesz film producer elaborates on his attack on Fidesz oligarchs
August 21st, 2023
László Pesty likens a whole group of influential oligarchs to early 20th-century Sicilian mafiosi and urges the Fidesz leadership to get rid of them. READ MORE
Crowd chants ‘dirty Fidesz’ at Budapest rock festival
August 19th, 2023
A liberal commentator appreciates the anti-Orbán performance of the rapper whose fans chanted ‘dirty Fidesz’ at the annual Sziget (Island) festival in Budapest, while pro-government authors take the case as proof that Hungary is a free country. READ MORE
Tags: Fidesz, rock music
Hungary in slight recession for a full year
August 18th, 2023
A liberal analyst paints a mixed picture of the state of the Hungarian economy, with positive alongside negative developments. READ MORE