Spanish elections end in stalemate
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023Commentators try to draw lessons from the political uncertainty resulting from Sunday’s parliamentary election in Spain.
Reactions to PM Orbán’s annual Băile Tușnad address
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023Opposition-leaning commentators find the Prime Minister’s speech flat and meaningless, though provocative, while pro-government columnists praise it as revelatory. READ MORE
PM Orbán’s ally braces for victory in Slovakia
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023If former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico wins the elections in September, commentators suggest that a new populist axis will emerge in Central Europe. READ MORE
Biden shakes hands with Orbán alone
Thursday, July 13th, 2023Commentators suspect that the US President didn’t know whom he chose for that handshake while joining the on-camera ‘family photo’ event at the NATO summit in Vilnius. READ MORE
PM called Hadházy a ’sneaking, lurking fox’
Tuesday, July 11th, 2023A left-wing commentator returns the adjectives to the Prime Minister himself, while a cabinet minister repeats the accusation that Hadházy, MP is a ‘mendacious fox’. READ MORE
Weeklies on French riots and the resignation of the Justice Minister
Monday, July 10th, 2023A liberal analyst attributes the week-long rioting throughout France to institutional racism, while a right-wing commentator asks how masses of second and third-generation immigrants can be fully integrated.
Commentators disagree sharply on the reasons behind the resignation of Justice Minister Judit Varga and her new role as lead Fidesz candidate for the European Parliament elections in 2024.
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
Government critic expects zero financial transfers from the EU
Saturday, July 1st, 2023A veteran economist predicts that the European Union will permanently withhold EU funds from Hungary. READ MORE
Weeklies on suspended EU transfers
Monday, June 26th, 2023Opposition-leaning commentators take it for granted that most of the financial transfers to Hungary will continue to be withheld by the European Union. One pro-government expert also believes that Hungary must prepare for that eventuality. READ MORE
Weeklies on the prospect of lasting delays to EU funds
Monday, June 12th, 2023Left-wing commentators suspect that the government would rather give up the bulk of the EU transfers to Hungary than fulfil the rule of law conditions set by the European Commission. Pro-government columnists suggest that the controversy behind the frozen European funds is based on divergences over identity politics. READ MORE