EU court fines Hungary
Saturday, June 15th, 2024In the latest of his highly opinionated columns, a pro-government pundit vituperates against the court ruling. READ MORE
Government opposes EU migration pact
Friday, April 12th, 2024The pro-government nationwide daily claims that illegal immigration should be stopped instead of being regulated and, thus, ‘normalised.’ READ MORE
Hungary and Poland oppose EU migration pact
Tuesday, July 4th, 2023Pro-government commentators reject the planned relocation mechanism for asylum seekers from frontline states to other EU member countries, while a left-wing columnist believes that the idea will be pushed through, despite Hungarian and Polish resistance. READ MORE
Hungary opposes EU budget amendment
Wednesday, June 28th, 2023A pro-government daily reproduces a Facebook comment by a leading government official criticising the amendments the European Commission has put forward to the budget of the European Union. READ MORE
Hungary and Austria spar over the release of human traffickers
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023As Hungary releases hundreds of foreigners convicted for human trafficking, a liberal and a conservative observer ponder whether the government’s decision was the right one – politically and juridically. READ MORE
Weeklies on the Prime Minister’s address
Monday, August 1st, 2022The six opposition-leaning weeklies condemn practically in unison the speech delivered by the Prime Minister last Saturday. One pro-government weekly simply summarises his words, while another praises his central message. READ MORE
Illegal migration still seen as a major threat
Friday, January 21st, 2022A pro-government pundit finds it reassuring that Hungary is protected from what he calls ‘increasingly violent migrants’ by a strong border fence and armed guards. The Hungarian fence also defends Europe, he suggests. READ MORE
V4 summit in Budapest
Thursday, November 25th, 2021Prime Minister Orbán calls on the European Union to drop infringement procedures against Hungary and Poland, and help them protect Europe from illegal immigration. READ MORE
Poland-Belarus migration crisis escalates
Monday, November 15th, 2021A pro-government commentator accuses Angela Merkel of complacency towards illegal migration. A liberal MEP lambasts the Polish authorities for not admitting migrants, while, at the same time, calls on the EU to help Poland defend its borders. A moderate columnist is concerned over the humanitarian crisis but has no idea how to resolve it. READ MORE
Belarus/Poland migrant crisis
Friday, November 12th, 2021A liberal and a conservative commentator accuse Belarus and Russia of using migration as a weapon to blackmail the European Union. A pro-government commentator identifies Angela Merkel’s ‘Willkommenskultur’ rhetoric as the main cause of the current crisis. READ MORE