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German terror spree in focus

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

Left-wing pundits commenting on the German terror attacks caution against fear mongering and fomenting anti-migrant hysteria. Conservative columnists, on the other hand, think that the events prove the failure of multicultural integration and even suggest that Chancellor Merkel is complicit in the horrible crimes. READ MORE

Leading dailies on Viktor Orbán’s Tusnád speech

Tuesday, July 26th, 2016

Left-wing columnists find the PM’s messages ambiguous. A pro-government commentator thinks that Mr Orbán has offered a clear analysis and a feasible proposal to overcome Europe’s multiple crises. A centrist pundit believes the prime minister may become one of the new leaders of the EU. READ MORE

Brussels plans on refugee relocation

Friday, July 22nd, 2016

Pro-government commentators sharply criticise the draft resolution prepared by the European Commission that would impose on member countries asylum seekers whose demands would be accepted by international experts. READ MORE

Opposition to boycott the quota referendum

Tuesday, July 19th, 2016

A veteran liberal politician agrees with the stance of those opposition parties who are calling on their supporters to boycott the referendum on compulsory migrant quotas. READ MORE

Chancellor Merkel criticizes Hungary’s migration policies

Wednesday, July 13th, 2016

A conservative commentator dismisses Angela Merkel’s claim that Hungary mistreated migrants. READ MORE

Referendum on EU migrant redistribution quotas disputed

Monday, July 11th, 2016

Left-wing and liberal pundits interpret the Hungarian government’s referendum against migrant quotas as a vote against the EU. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, argue that the referendum is not about Hungary’s EU-membership. READ MORE

Conservative pundits on the perils of secularization

Saturday, June 4th, 2016

Two conservative columnists blame secularization in Europe for inhumane political ideologies, environmental decline and the continent’s ‘inability to resist migration from the Muslim world.’ READ MORE

Hungarians against compulsory migrant quotas

Monday, May 30th, 2016

As the government campaign towards the autumn referendum against the European Commission’s proposals for the relocation of refugees in each country gets underway, commentators ponder the rights and the wrongs of the parties involved in the stand-off between Brussels and Budapest. READ MORE

George Soros seen behind criticism of Hungary

Saturday, May 21st, 2016

As a leading Cabinet Minister claims that Mr Soros is an influential force behind critical remarks by US personalities about Hungary’s policies, columnists are undecided about how serious the implications may be. READ MORE

Government campaign against compulsory quotas

Wednesday, May 18th, 2016

As the first posters appear in a government campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the referendum on EU plans to relocate migrants among member states, commentators disagree on the possible impact of the campaign and the referendum itself. READ MORE