Fidesz dissolves local branch after lost election
January 28th, 2023
A left-wing columnist calls on the left to learn from its own failures – just as Fidesz does. READ MORE
Tags: by-election, Fidesz
Football Association bans Greater Hungary banners
January 27th, 2023
A pro-government commentator is outraged by the decision and calls it an expression of sheer cowardice. READ MORE
Tags: football, Greater Hungary, UEFA
Navracsics hopes to rescue Erasmus and Horizon
January 26th, 2023
Based on insider sources, a news report suggests the controversy over EU-financed academic exchange programmes will be overcome by next spring. READ MORE
Tags: Erasmus, Navracsics
A conservative take on the Davos World Economic Forum
January 25th, 2023
A right-wing economist sees the traditional Davos forum as a gathering of an elite that wants to run the world, pushing elected leaders into the background. READ MORE
The National Anthem through a political lens
January 24th, 2023
The Day of Hungarian Culture has been celebrated on 22 January since 1989, the day in 1823 when Ferenc Kölcsey completed the verses of what would soon become the Hungarian National Anthem. Commentators on both sides draw political lessons on the 200th anniversary. READ MORE
Weeklies on the Erasmus programs
January 23rd, 2023
Liberal commentators and an independent conservative columnist agree with the European Commission that the new university system does not meet rule of law criteria. Pro-government columnists dismiss the suggestion and accuse the EU of using double standards again to punish Hungary. READ MORE
Tags: Erasmus, EU, Navracsics, universities
National Consultation on EU sanctions concluded
January 20th, 2023
A pro-government lawyer interprets the results of the National Consultation on EU sanctions as clear endorsement of the government’s policies. A left-wing columnist thinks that the whole national consultation exercise is nothing but a costly propaganda tool. READ MORE
Tags: energy, EU, inflation, National Consultation, Russia, sanctions
Opposition candidate wins Jászberény by-election
January 19th, 2023
Commentators ponder the implications of the Jászberény mayoral by-election victory, by a Jobbik candidate supported by most left-wing parties. READ MORE
Tags: by-election, Democratic Coalition, Jobbik, opposition
Concerns over minority rights in Ukraine
January 18th, 2023
A conservative columnist thinks that once the war is over, Hungarian minorities in Ukraine should be granted territorial autonomy, and dismisses allegations that Hungary wants to re-annex Transcarpathia. READ MORE
Tags: autonomy, minorities, Transcarpathia, Ukraine