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Weeklies on Castle Hill demonstrations


Demonstrations in front of the Prime Minister’s office on Castle Hill in Buda have become the main topic of opposition politics over the past few weeks, but opinions diverge on their significance. READ MORE

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Chief of Staff’s gaffe about WW II


A critic of the government concedes that the new Chief of Staff of the armed forces is a competent soldier but finds his recent remark on how the Second World War began unacceptable. READ MORE

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Left-wing MEP claims EU funds are being misused


A pro-government columnist accuses a DK luminary of high treason for supporting the suspension of EU payments to Hungary. READ MORE

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Outgoing Jewish leader accuses the government of abandoning ’zero tolerance’


The pro-government nationwide daily rejects the accusation levelled by András Heisler, the outgoing President of the neolog Jewish organisation (MAZSIHISZ) against the government and assures Jewish Hungarians that ’zero tolerance’ against anti-Semitism is still in force in Hungary. READ MORE

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Hungary hopes to complete the Paks-2 project by the early 2030s


A pro-government weekly reports that the Hungarian side is preparing itself for possible international sanctions against Rosatom, the Russian nuclear power giant which at present is still in charge of the construction of Hungary’s second nuclear power station. READ MORE

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A left-wing take on CPAC Hungary


Four days after the event, the nationwide left-wing daily dismisses the gist of the Prime Minister’s keynote speech at the CPAAC Hungary conference as nonsensical. READ MORE

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Weeklies on Hungary’s international standing


Opposition-leaning commentators believe that Hungary is fatally isolated, whereas pro-government columnists are confident that the Hungarian government has allies among conservatives in the West. READ MORE

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PM Orbán addresses CPAC Budapest


A pro-government commentator endorses the ideas expressed by the Prime Minister in his keynote speech at the second CPAC conference held in as many years in Budapest. READ MORE

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Protesters clash with police in front of PM’s office


After a group of young people were pepper-sprayed by police in front of the Prime Minister’s office on Wednesday night, news outlets disagree on the nature of the protest. READ MORE

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Far-right activists pardoned by President Novák


Left-wing commentators are outraged by the decision to pardon a group of people convicted of terrorism, while a right-wing commentator asserts that they were not terrorists at all. READ MORE

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