Hungarian Opinion: Government Rejects Criticism By US Secretary Of State Over Media Freedom
BudaPost In an online press conference, Antony Blinken expressed concern over media pluralism in Hungary and called for a more diverse media environment.
Answering a question by Telex during a virtual international meeting with eight invited journalists, Antony Blinken called
it ‘ironic’ that concerns over press pluralism should emerge after Hungary got rid of Soviet domination.
The US Secretary of State urged the government to promote an open environment and warned that in their efforts to compete with the West, China and Russia ‘undermine the democratic and sovereign will of many countries in the region’. He also remarked that the US wants to improve cooperation with Hungary on economic matters and energy security as well as to support democratic institutions, rule of law and human rights.
Hungarian Opinion: Heated Dispute Over Vaccination
BudaPost As the third wave of the pandemic hits Hungary, a respected surgeon calls for ethical proceedings against GPs who hesitate to recommend the Chinese jab to patients. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes the government for using the epidemic for political purposes.
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Magyar Nemzet, the renowned neuro surgeon András Csókay, in an open letter to the chairman of the Hungarian Chamber of Doctors, calls for those GPs who, to his knowledge, discourage their patients from taking the Chinese coronavirus vaccine, to face ethical proceedings.
Csókay dismisses doubts about the safety and efficacy of the Chinese jab. Doctors who discourage patients, he maintains, violate medical ethics in order to undermine the Orbán government’s efforts to keep the epidemic at bay.
An influential pro-government historian believes membership in the European Union is felt by Hungarians as a kind of compensation after Soviet rule. As long as
Hungarian Opinion: Mainstream Media Takes On The Capitol Hill Riots
BudaPost The leading dailies of the Right and Left both blame the Capitol Hill siege primarily on President Trump.
Magyar Nemzet’s Levente Sitkei interprets the siege of the Capitol as a cocktail of popular revolt against corrupt elites and violent rampage.
The pro-government commentator acknowledges that President Trump has massive responsibility for the events, but adds that political elites in general are blameworthy for not clarifying what he calls the half-truths over the alleged election fraud.
Sitkei thinks that at this point, we will never learn to what extent such allegations are true.