Pro-government pundit rejects being branded ’pro-Russian’
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024The publishing director of a pro-government weekly dismisses a suggestion by the Polish Prime Minister that his newspaper is pro-Russian. READ MORE
Weeklies on Polish power struggles
Monday, January 22nd, 2024Two radical and two moderate analyses from both sides of the political spectrum offer diametrically opposed evaluations of the first controversial steps by the new Polish government to consolidate its political positions. READ MORE
Media war in Poland
Friday, December 29th, 2023Opinions in Hungary regarding efforts by the new Polish government to remove the management of the public media company are sharply divided. READ MORE
Weeklies on the solidity of the position of the Hungarian government
Monday, October 30th, 2023Opinions sharply diverge on the issue as well was on the chances of the opposition to win an election in the foreseeable future. READ MORE
Weeklies on Poland and 1956
Monday, October 23rd, 2023The Hungarian revolution on 23 October 1956, started with demonstrations of solidarity with the Polish revolt against communism in Poznan. For a short time, the two peoples were on the same wavelength. Today that is not the case, since PM Orbán’s Polish allies were voted out of office in last Sunday’s elections. READ MORE
Conflicting takes on the elections in Poland
Thursday, October 19th, 2023A former liberal diplomat welcomes the victory of the opposition in Poland, while a pro-government commentator warns the Hungarian Left that it was not PM Orbán who lost his seat in Poland. READ MORE
Ruling party loses election in Poland
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023Commentators see the result as a big loss for Hungary’s right-wing government. READ MORE
Ukraine files WTO lawsuit against Poland, Slovakia and Hungary
Wednesday, September 20th, 2023A well-known jurist doesn’t think that Ukraine’s complaint to the World Trade Organisation will be successful. READ MORE
Hungary and Poland divided on the war in Ukraine
Thursday, June 22nd, 2023A pro-government author laments the deterioration of the traditionally warm relations between the two countries – but hopes that they will find a way to restore their old friendship once the war is over. READ MORE
Former liberal leader fears Hungary’s isolation
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023In a long article, Viktor Orbán’s erstwhile friend, co-founder of Fidesz and then opponent as a liberal leader calls on the Prime Minister to sit down for talks with President Zelensky of Ukraine and negotiate with EC President Ursula von der Leyen. READ MORE