889 result(s) for conservative
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány’s ’Ultimatum’ To The PM
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a statement by former Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, that his 72 hour ultimatum has expired, and he now considers PM Orbán as having been blackmailed by Russia, his claim is dismissed by two of Mr Orbán’s conservative critics.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Government Office Chief: Hungary Won’t Leave EU
- 21 Apr 2017 7:09 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not intend to leave the EU but wants structural changes so all members can thrive, government office chief János Lázár told a conference. Speaking at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF), Lázár called Brexit a “historic mistake” that might nevertheless open new avenues to structural changes in EU integration. Hungary and the other members of the Visegrad Four group agree that ...
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Local Opinion: The Debate Over CEU Rolls On
- 10 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
As a new wave of actors in the EU and the US join the dispute over CEU’s future, commentators along the political spectrum ponder the motivations of the parties involved and opinions diverge on whether the university will close down.
Local Opinion: Parliament Passes Amendments To Foreign Universities
- 7 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament turned into law the amendments to the higher education act on Tuesday, a conservative columnist suspects that the government’s ideologically motivated attack on CEU may easily backfire. Pro-government sources describe the opposition to the law as pure hysteria.
Local Opinion: A Debate Over ‘Putinophobia’
- 6 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative blogger accuses the Left of baseless anti-Putin fear mongering. In his response, another conservative commentator thinks that fears over Hungary’s Putinization are legitimate to a certain extent.
Völner: Brussels Wants To Punish Hungary Over Migrant Issue
- 5 Apr 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Brussels leaders treat Hungary like a “rebel” and want to punish the country for its refusal to take in migrants, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said. Völner reacted to an article published in the Tuesday edition of British conservative daily The Times which said Germany, France and up to 21 other countries were preparing to give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding ...
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Denounces ‘MSZP Declaration Of War’
- 27 Mar 2017 7:04 AM
- current affairs
As the leaders of the two main left-wing parties exchange blows, analysts and pundits across the political spectrum assess the chances of the Left at the 2018 election.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány’s ’Ultimatum’ To The PM
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a statement by former Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, that his 72 hour ultimatum has expired, and he now considers PM Orbán as having been blackmailed by Russia, his claim is dismissed by two of Mr Orbán’s conservative critics.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Government Office Chief: Hungary Won’t Leave EU
- 21 Apr 2017 7:09 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not intend to leave the EU but wants structural changes so all members can thrive, government office chief János Lázár told a conference. Speaking at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF), Lázár called Brexit a “historic mistake” that might nevertheless open new avenues to structural changes in EU integration. Hungary and the other members of the Visegrad Four group agree that ...
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Local Opinion: The Debate Over CEU Rolls On
- 10 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
As a new wave of actors in the EU and the US join the dispute over CEU’s future, commentators along the political spectrum ponder the motivations of the parties involved and opinions diverge on whether the university will close down.
Local Opinion: Parliament Passes Amendments To Foreign Universities
- 7 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament turned into law the amendments to the higher education act on Tuesday, a conservative columnist suspects that the government’s ideologically motivated attack on CEU may easily backfire. Pro-government sources describe the opposition to the law as pure hysteria.
Local Opinion: A Debate Over ‘Putinophobia’
- 6 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative blogger accuses the Left of baseless anti-Putin fear mongering. In his response, another conservative commentator thinks that fears over Hungary’s Putinization are legitimate to a certain extent.
Völner: Brussels Wants To Punish Hungary Over Migrant Issue
- 5 Apr 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Brussels leaders treat Hungary like a “rebel” and want to punish the country for its refusal to take in migrants, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said. Völner reacted to an article published in the Tuesday edition of British conservative daily The Times which said Germany, France and up to 21 other countries were preparing to give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding ...
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Denounces ‘MSZP Declaration Of War’
- 27 Mar 2017 7:04 AM
- current affairs
As the leaders of the two main left-wing parties exchange blows, analysts and pundits across the political spectrum assess the chances of the Left at the 2018 election.