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Watch: PM Orbán Faces Toughest Election So Far, Reports BBC
- 3 Mar 2022 1:57 PM
- current affairs
On 3 April Hungary will hold elections. After 12 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is asking for eight more, but his right-wing Fidesz government is facing a strong challenge from an alliance of six opposition parties.
Hungarian Opinion: Tens of Thousands Flee Ukraine
- 2 Mar 2022 8:29 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator contrasts the tens of thousands of ‘white and Christian genuine refugees’ from Ukraine, with those he calls illegal migrants coming from distant countries. A left-wing columnist finds such distinctions racist.
Opinion: Hungary Blocks Transit of Lethal Weapons to Ukraine
- 2 Mar 2022 8:23 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government and a left-wing columnist disagree fiercely on the government’s decision not to send weapons and not even allow their transfer to Ukraine from NATO and EU countries on Hungarian soil.
Invasion of Ukraine: Russian Propaganda Claims Appear in Hungarian State Media
- 28 Feb 2022 5:34 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
Hungary is a kind of reluctant ally of the West, although we officially support sanctions, we also want to remain on good terms with Russia; the war against Ukraine is the fault of both sides, but mainly of the West, and least of all of Putin’s personal responsibility.
Opinion: Reaction to Russian Invasion of Ukraine in Hungarian Media
- 28 Feb 2022 6:38 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal correspondent believes that Russia intends to topple the Kiev government but will not attempt to keep Ukraine under military occupation. A business analyst weighs the risks for the Hungarian economy.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on Ukraine Crisis
- 28 Feb 2022 6:26 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The weeklies went to print before the Russian onslaught on Ukraine began in the early hours of Thursday, but they already offered comments on the prospect of a Russian invasion of at least part of Hungary’s eastern neighbour.
Opinion: Hungary Joins EU Sanctions Against Russia
- 24 Feb 2022 6:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the EU imposes another round of sanctions in response to Russia’s moves in eastern Ukraine, commentators try to make sense of what they see as a partial revival of the Cold War.
United for Hungary has Slight Lead Over Fidesz in Latest Publicus Poll
- 23 Feb 2022 9:56 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
If parliamentary elections were held this on Sunday, 34% of Hungarians would vote for the United for Hungary opposition alliance and 32% for the currently-governing Fidesz-KDNP coalition, according to the latest Publicus poll of 1,000 respondents commissioned by Népszava.
Opinion: Hungary Sides with the EU on Ukraine
- 23 Feb 2022 9:45 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As PM Orbán assures the European Union that Hungary ’is part of the joint EU stance’, media outlets are cautiously dramatic in reporting Russia’s decision to send troops into eastern Ukraine, after President Putin recognised the independence of the two breakaway regions.
Watch: PM Orbán Faces Toughest Election So Far, Reports BBC
- 3 Mar 2022 1:57 PM
- current affairs
On 3 April Hungary will hold elections. After 12 years in power, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is asking for eight more, but his right-wing Fidesz government is facing a strong challenge from an alliance of six opposition parties.
Hungarian Opinion: Tens of Thousands Flee Ukraine
- 2 Mar 2022 8:29 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator contrasts the tens of thousands of ‘white and Christian genuine refugees’ from Ukraine, with those he calls illegal migrants coming from distant countries. A left-wing columnist finds such distinctions racist.
Opinion: Hungary Blocks Transit of Lethal Weapons to Ukraine
- 2 Mar 2022 8:23 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government and a left-wing columnist disagree fiercely on the government’s decision not to send weapons and not even allow their transfer to Ukraine from NATO and EU countries on Hungarian soil.
Invasion of Ukraine: Russian Propaganda Claims Appear in Hungarian State Media
- 28 Feb 2022 5:34 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
Hungary is a kind of reluctant ally of the West, although we officially support sanctions, we also want to remain on good terms with Russia; the war against Ukraine is the fault of both sides, but mainly of the West, and least of all of Putin’s personal responsibility.
Opinion: Reaction to Russian Invasion of Ukraine in Hungarian Media
- 28 Feb 2022 6:38 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal correspondent believes that Russia intends to topple the Kiev government but will not attempt to keep Ukraine under military occupation. A business analyst weighs the risks for the Hungarian economy.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on Ukraine Crisis
- 28 Feb 2022 6:26 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The weeklies went to print before the Russian onslaught on Ukraine began in the early hours of Thursday, but they already offered comments on the prospect of a Russian invasion of at least part of Hungary’s eastern neighbour.
Opinion: Hungary Joins EU Sanctions Against Russia
- 24 Feb 2022 6:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the EU imposes another round of sanctions in response to Russia’s moves in eastern Ukraine, commentators try to make sense of what they see as a partial revival of the Cold War.
United for Hungary has Slight Lead Over Fidesz in Latest Publicus Poll
- 23 Feb 2022 9:56 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
If parliamentary elections were held this on Sunday, 34% of Hungarians would vote for the United for Hungary opposition alliance and 32% for the currently-governing Fidesz-KDNP coalition, according to the latest Publicus poll of 1,000 respondents commissioned by Népszava.
Opinion: Hungary Sides with the EU on Ukraine
- 23 Feb 2022 9:45 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As PM Orbán assures the European Union that Hungary ’is part of the joint EU stance’, media outlets are cautiously dramatic in reporting Russia’s decision to send troops into eastern Ukraine, after President Putin recognised the independence of the two breakaway regions.

















