Weeklies on the Afghanistan debacle
Monday, August 23rd, 2021Commentators try to make sense of the collapse of the Afghan government and the victory of the Taliban, as US forces have not yet fully withdrawn from Afghanistan. READ MORE
Conflicting views on Afghan refugees
Wednesday, August 18th, 2021A left-wing columnist believes that it would be the moral duty of Europe to offer shelter for Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, thinks that a mass influx of Afghan migrants could result in a crisis reminiscent of the Islamist takeover of Afghanistan itself. READ MORE
Hungary felt vindicated by Lithuanian border fence
Saturday, August 14th, 2021Reacting to what he calls the ‘international silence’ over the wire fence being built by Lithuania on its border with Belarus, a pro-government author angrily recalls the stern condemnation Hungary faced six years ago when it built a fence along its southern border. READ MORE
Pope’s visit to Budapest
Thursday, June 10th, 2021A pro-government columnist thinks that Pope Francis plans to avoid meeting Hungarian government politicians in order to punish them for defending Christianity – by keeping migrants out of the country. A left-wing commentator accuses the government of using Christianity to promote its own political agenda.
Pope Francis to visit Budapest in September
Thursday, March 11th, 2021A left-wing columnist believes the Pope plans to snub the Hungarian Prime Minister during his visit to Hungary. READ MORE
Ruminations on the future of the EU
Thursday, January 7th, 2021A pro-government columnist expects fierce disputes over migration to dominate the European Union in 2021. A left-wing commentator wonders whether the Hungarian government might quit the increasingly integrated European Union. READ MORE
PM Orbán responds to George Soros
Friday, November 27th, 2020Replying to an article by George Soros, the Hungarian Prime minister accuses what he calls ‘the Soros network’ of trying to eliminate national sovereignty and facilitate migration in order to create a multicultural Europe that would be ‘easy prey for global elites’. READ MORE
French terrorist acts depicted as an attack on Christianity
Saturday, October 31st, 2020Two right-wing commentators see the French terrorist attacks as an assault on Christianity, and accuse left-wing liberal advocates of multiculturalism and an open society of being complicit in the violence. READ MORE
EU’s weakness blamed for heightened terrorism threat
Thursday, October 29th, 2020A left-wing pundit suggests that terrorism has become a part of life in Europe, as a result of the EU’s inability to come up with a credible migration policy. READ MORE
Hungary’s demographic challenges
Friday, September 18th, 2020A conservative commentator welcomes the government’s efforts to reverse the demographic decline with subsidies for families rather than by facilitating immigration. READ MORE