Left-wing MEP claims EU funds are being misused
Friday, May 12th, 2023A pro-government columnist accuses a DK luminary of high treason for supporting the suspension of EU payments to Hungary. READ MORE
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Hungary but still above investment grade threshold
Tuesday, January 31st, 2023A government critical conservative economist believes that the government needs to maintain a strict economic policy path and secure access to suspended EU funds to improve Hungary’s economic outlook. READ MORE
The government hopes to reverse the ’Erasmus decision’
Friday, January 13th, 2023While Cabinet Minister Tibor Navracsics asks the European Commission what Hungary should do to reopen the Erasmus programme to its foundation-run universities, pro-government commentators find the approach of the EC politically motivated. READ MORE
Weeklies on the EU payments deal
Monday, December 19th, 2022A pro-government commentator hopes that by next spring EU decision-makers will convince themselves that Hungary has fulfilled the rule of law conditions set by the European Commission. Opposition-leaning columnists, on the other hand, welcome the decision to keep Hungary under close watch. READ MORE
Hungary strikes a deal with the EU
Wednesday, December 14th, 2022In their first reactions, news outlets offer opposing evaluations of the deal reached on Monday, whereby the EU will lower the level of a proposed funding freeze in exchange for Budapest lifting its veto on two items. READ MORE
Tug-of-war over EU funding
Monday, December 12th, 2022A left-wing columnist accuses the Hungarian government of trying to unlock EU funding by threatening to veto key EU decisions. A pro-government analyst, on the other hand, accuses the EU of blackmailing Hungary. READ MORE
Weeklies on withheld EU funds
Monday, December 5th, 2022Four opposition weeklies find the government guilty of running the risk that at least some of the EU transfers destined for Hungary will be lost. A pro-government pundit attributes the suspension of payments by the European Union to the political arrogance of its leaders. READ MORE
European Commission approves Hungary’s recovery plan but withholds cash
Friday, December 2nd, 2022A left-wing commentator says the government has made Hungary the shame of Europe, and that is why it still cannot access EU funds. A pro-government columnist believes that eventually, the country will not lose the suspended payments. READ MORE
Weeklies on Hungary’s EU funding prospects
Monday, November 28th, 2022Weeklies and weekend editions of dailies ponder if and when Hungary will get access to suspended EU funding. READ MORE
Uncertainty over EU funding
Thursday, November 24th, 2022A left-wing columnist accuses the government of jeopardizing Hungary’s access to EU funds. A conservative commentator, on the other hand, contends that the opposition wants to harm the country by trying to convince the EU to withhold Hungary’s EU money. READ MORE