Péter Magyar still in focus
Monday, April 8th, 2024Weeklies attach more importance to Peter Magyar’s appearance on the political scene than during the first two weeks of his sudden surge as the most popular critic of the government. READ MORE
Western ambassadors put pressure on Hungary to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership.
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd. READ MORE
US Ambassador accuses the government of anti-Semitism
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023Pro-government commentators angrily rebuff the Ambassador’s claim that the billboards featuring Alex Soros are expressions of anti-Semitism. READ MORE
US Ambassador receives judges again
Friday, November 17th, 2023The main pro-government daily carries two columns lambasting the US Ambassador after he received leading figures of the National Juridical Council. They condemn Ambassador Pressman even more sharply than after the first such meeting a year ago (see BudaPost, November 3, 2022). READ MORE
NATO ambassadors discuss PM Orbán’s meeting with Putin
Saturday, October 21st, 2023The pro-government daily rejects the security concerns expressed by the US ambassador after PM Orbán met President Putin of Russia earlier this week. READ MORE
Another row with the US ambassador
Friday, October 20th, 2023A pro-government pundit rebuffs Mr Pressman’s critique of PM Orbán’s meeting with President Putin in Beijing. READ MORE
Pro-government journalist denied US diplomatic entry visa
Friday, September 15th, 2023Government-friendly outlets vituperate against the US Embassy for denying a diplomatic entry visa to György Szöllősi, editor-in-chief of Nemzeti Sport, the only nationwide print sports daily in Hungary. READ MORE
US Ambassador criticises ’attempts to rehabilitate Horthy’
Thursday, September 7th, 2023The main pro-government daily criticises the ambassador for ‘chipping in’ while a left-wing website expresses concerns similar to those of the US ambassador. READ MORE
Tucker Carlson criticises US ambassador
Thursday, August 24th, 2023News outlets carry extensive reports on Tucker Carlson’s address in front of a thousand-strong audience in Budapest. An opposition-leaning website describes the US conservative political commentator as a journalist who has lost all credibility. READ MORE
28th Budapest Pride event ends
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023The annual Pride March is followed by controversy over the ’Child Protection Law’. READ MORE