886 result(s) for conservative
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Liberals At A Loss About State Honours To Kertész
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal writer thinks the government has managed to baffle the opposing camp by decorating Nobel Prize winning author Imre Kertész. His conservative counterpart believes this was a win-win game for both sides and a contribution to bridging deep-set divisions.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Xpat Opinion: A Conservative View On Hungary's Virtual “Single Party System”
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the Left of provoking its own demise and thus must blame itself for Fidesz’s power monopoly.
Xpat Opinion: St. Stephen’s Day Ruminations In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from both right and left use the occasion of the national holiday to impose their political messages on St. Stephen’s historical contribution.
Xpat Opinion: Call For Compassionate Conservatism In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative analyst suggests that in times of severe social crisis, conservatives should not recoil from increasing state intervention in the economy and reducing poverty in order to strengthen national cohesion.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Govt Spokes Criticises SPD Leader’s Comment On Fidesz
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász criticised Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), for calling Fidesz an anti- European and populist party. Gabriel called on the conservative forces to make it clear that anti-EU and populist right-wing parties, such as Fidesz and Forza Italia, have no place in the European People’s Party.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Liberals At A Loss About State Honours To Kertész
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal writer thinks the government has managed to baffle the opposing camp by decorating Nobel Prize winning author Imre Kertész. His conservative counterpart believes this was a win-win game for both sides and a contribution to bridging deep-set divisions.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Xpat Opinion: A Conservative View On Hungary's Virtual “Single Party System”
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the Left of provoking its own demise and thus must blame itself for Fidesz’s power monopoly.
Xpat Opinion: St. Stephen’s Day Ruminations In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from both right and left use the occasion of the national holiday to impose their political messages on St. Stephen’s historical contribution.
Xpat Opinion: Call For Compassionate Conservatism In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative analyst suggests that in times of severe social crisis, conservatives should not recoil from increasing state intervention in the economy and reducing poverty in order to strengthen national cohesion.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Govt Spokes Criticises SPD Leader’s Comment On Fidesz
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász criticised Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), for calling Fidesz an anti- European and populist party. Gabriel called on the conservative forces to make it clear that anti-EU and populist right-wing parties, such as Fidesz and Forza Italia, have no place in the European People’s Party.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM’s Remark About Death Penalty
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on PM Orbán’s remark about the death penalty points out that taking someone’s life is contrary to Christian values, even if such measures would help to save other lives through discouraging criminals from violent acts.

















