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The EU sets vague conditions for credit talks

Friday, April 13th, 2012

The main pro-government daily describes the attitude of the European Commission towards Hungary as nonsensical, for it releases only vague statements on what conditions Hungary should fulfil in order to be judged fit to start negotiations with the IMF on a long awaited credit line agreement. According to the biggest left-wing newspaper, on the other hand, the real problem is that Brussels has no trust in Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. READ MORE

Szajlai strikes back

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

A conservative columnist urges the government to reach an agreement with the IMF, and implicitly rejects an official communique condemning his critical stance on the government’s economic policy. READ MORE

The Hungarian government should quarrel less and demand more

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

A left-wing economist calls upon the government to ask for more complex international financial assistance rather than bargaining so hard over the preconditions.

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Is the IMF stonewalling loan talks?

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

A pro-government columnist wonders whether the IMF is delaying the start of credit line negotiations with Hungary, in the hope that the financial markets will put the country under increased pressure, so that the government will give in and accept all the conditions dictated by the IMF.

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Is Hungary gambling with the IMF talks?

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

A conservative critic of the right-wing government fears that Hungary’s rulers think they can get away without an IMF credit line agreement. READ MORE

Infringement procedures against Hungary: a collision of principles?

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Commenting on the European Commission’s decision to launch infringement procedures against Hungary, left-wing columnists believe that Brussels took a moral stand, while their conservative counterparts interpret the Commission’s decision as an example of the EU’s double standards. READ MORE

Right-wing complaints against international pressure on Hungary

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Right-wing commentators feel that Hungary is being unfairly accused of anti-democratic tendencies and unjustly put under pressure, but a business analyst says it has to comply with the demands put forward by the European Union. READ MORE

No parallels between Romania and Hungary

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Hungary will not follow in Romania’s footsteps– writes the number one Hungarian right wing daily after the departure of the Romanian PM. READ MORE

The prospect of talks with the IMF and the EU

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Left wing newspapers remain highly critical of the government’s economic policy and of Minister György Matolcsy personally, after a week which witnessed PM Viktor Orbán meeting EC President José Manuel Barroso, the IMF issuing its annual Staff Report and Mr Matolcsy facing the Economic Committee of Parliament. Pro-government columnists talk about relative successes and the cabinet’s intention to accomplish a shift in its policies. READ MORE

Will the pro-government demonstration make a difference?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Commentators ponder what the actual meaning and possible consequences of Saturday’s pro-government rally will be. According to right-wing commentators, the Orbán government will start the negotiations with the European Commission and the IMF about a loan from a better position. Left-wing pundits believe the opposite. READ MORE