PM Orbán meets Donald Trump
Friday, August 5th, 2022A pro-government and a liberal pundit both consider PM Orbán and Donald Trump close ideological partners. 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
PM admits his words ‘could be misunderstood’
Saturday, July 30th, 2022As Prime Minister Orbán conceded that his choice of language on ‘mixed races’ could ‘lead to misunderstandings’, a pro-government commentator believes it is time to turn the page on the issue, while a left-wing columnist lambasts the Chancellor of Austria for not cancelling the Austria-Hungary summit. READ MORE
US Embassy sends barely veiled message
Friday, July 29th, 2022As the US Embassy in Budapest has issued a statement in defence of diversity, following the Prime Minister’s controversial remarks last Saturday, some analysts have come to the defence of Mr Orbán. READ MORE
Prime Minister’s advisor resigns in reaction to ’mixed race’ speech
Thursday, July 28th, 2022In an interview with the number one commercial TV station, a personal advisor to the PM who resigned to dissociate herself from the words of the Premier on ‘mixed races’ said she went public to ‘stop the madness’. READ MORE
Jewish community reacts to Prime Minister’s remarks on ‘mixed race’
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022Prime Minister Orbán’s comments on race in his speech on Saturday were made in the context of his opposition to mass immigration from outside Europe. Nevertheless, Jewish leaders and authors in Hungary found his words disturbing. One added, however, that Hungary is a safe country for Jewish people. READ MORE
Controversy over PM Orbán’s Băile Tușnad address
Tuesday, July 26th, 2022A pro-government commentator praises the Prime Minister for his endeavour to preserve Hungary as a distinct nation among others, while a left-wing pundit describes Mr Orbán’s speech as inconsistent. READ MORE
Leftist author urges the EU to get tough on Russia – and Hungary
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022A left-wing commentator excoriates the European Union for what he sees as its habit of procrastinating instead of confronting Russia and PM Orbán of Hungary. READ MORE
EU criticized – from the Left
Thursday, June 23rd, 2022A left-wing commentator suspects that Hungary supports Bosnia-Herzegovina’s EU candidacy application in order to paralyse the EU and keep Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia out. READ MORE
EU to discuss new membership applications
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022A conservative analyst echoes Prime Minister Orbán’s view that the EU should offer candidate status not only to Ukraine, at its summit on 23-24 June, but to countries in the West Balkans as well. READ MORE