Political Capital’s experts regularly comment on political stability and political risk tendencies in the most influential international media worldwide.


We have collected some quotes from the international media as examples of the analytical work of Political Capital. We are proud that Political Capital is seen as an objective and accurate source by the media worldwide.


Global

 

BBC

BBC
Hungarians feel force of economic storm

Paternalism in post-communist countries

 

Sky

Sky News
Downturn Boosts Far-Right Groups

Ex-Pats Jailed In Dubai For Bouncing Cheques

 

 

 

Hungary PM backs down (January 20, 2012)

Bloodied by Brussels, Hungary courts IMF for aid (January 11, 2012)

Hungary vows fast IMF/EU deal, markets want proof (January 5, 2012)

Hungarians protest against PM outside parliament (December 23, 2011)

Hungary under EU pressure to return to orthodoxy (December 20, 2011)

Hungary says seeks new IMF deal, Fund says no requests (November 17, 2011)

CEE MONEY-Hungary's FX scheme may prove a step too far (September 16, 2011)

Hungary PM seeks unity behind budget, reform drive (September 5, 2011)

CEE MONEY-Hungary econ policy gamble backfires; hard road ahead (August 24, 2011)

Analysis: Saleh's vow to return fragments chaotic Yemen (July 14, 2011)

Hungary's top court annuls tax on severance pay (May 6, 2011)

Thousands protest over Hungary constitution change (April 15, 2011)

Hungary govt gains on unorthodox economic policy (December 6, 2010)

Hungarian government seen safe as new protest looms
More quotes on Reuters

 

Bloomberg

Bloomberg
Gyurcsany to Keep Hungarian Party Leadership Without Contest
More quotes on Bloomberg

 

 

AFP

 

Hungary says it is committed to the rule of law (January 11, 2012)

Hungary's central bank: a chink in Orban's armour (December 18, 2011)

Downgrade pushes Hungary deeper into crisis (November 26, 2011)

Hungary's Socialist-led coalition wins historic re-election

 

 

AP

More quotes on AP

 

 

 

Hungary: central bank under fire (December 14, 2011)

Dubai seen as a refuge amid turbulence (April 24, 2011)

Fears ahead of vote on Hungarian constitution (April 17, 2011)

Banking: Pressure of levies puts brakes on recovery (November 29, 2010)

All quotes in the FT

 

 

 

time

Time Magazine
Is Hungary the Financial Crisis' Next Iceland?
More quotes in Time Magazine

 

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera
Hungary PM to step down

 

Newsweek

New Europe: Eastern Disillusion

 

cnn

We are also quoted regularly on Dow Jones, CNN and Deutche Welle

 

 

pricenter

World Bank: MIGA and PRI-Center quotations

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The materials of Political Capital can be found in the regular newsletters of MIGA and PRI-Center.

 

 

Hungary's EU Presidency in Trouble Already (January 25, 2011)

 

 

 

Europe

 

 France


 

 

tf1
   
Budapest reçoit Sarkozy "le Hongrois"

Radio France
2009 elections-europeennes

Le Point
Le Premier ministre hongrois est têtu. Il poursuivra les réformes.

 

lexpress

 

A la tête de l'UE, une Hongrie de plus en plus autoritaire (January 1, 2011)

Promenade interdite

 

liberation


La Hongrie broie du noir

France Culture

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figaro

 

More quotes in Le Figaro

 

 

 United Kingdom


 

 

times

Dubai boom ends as one cheque in four bounces

 

 


Constituting a problem (November 18, 2010)

Deeply unhealthy

 

 

Hungary urged to change central bank plans as forint hits a record low (January 4, 2012)

Hungary set for protests over constitution (January 2, 2012)

 

 

 

Sunday Times
Cold wind of recession blows into east Europe

 

 

newstatesman


New Labour is still cool - in Hungary

 

scotsman

 

Read Article

 

 

 

 

Germany


 

Ungarn: András Schiff Wo man Europas Werte mit Füßen tritt (April 8, 2011)

 

 

 

handelsblatt

Schleichend nistet sich die Krise in Ungarn ein

FinanzNachrichten.de
New Hungarian government under pressure to reduce deficit

 

 

spiegel

 

A Revised Portrait of Hungary's Right-Wing Extremists (February 3, 2012)

Vergiftete Atmosphäre

 

 

welt


Premier Gyurcsány siegt in Ungarn

 

 

Italy



la Repubblica
Il nuovo muro d' Europa

 

 

Ungheria, ali tarpate per la Malev (February 4, 2012)

 

 

Spain

 

Hungría quiere centrar su presidencia en economía e integración comunitaria (December 27, 2011)

Los conservadores consolidan su poder en Hungría tras arrasar en municiales (October 4, 2010)

 

El Mundo

Los liberales ratifican en una asamblea su salida del Gobierno de coalición en Hungría

 

 

Circunscripciones a medida (January 19, 2012)

Hungría gira hacia el autoritarismo (December 31, 2011)

El partido de Gyurcsany sufre un fuerte voto de castigo en las elecciones locales húngaras

 

 

La nueva Constitución húngara debilita la democracia (December 31, 2011)

Ola de protestas desemboca en reflexión futuro político del país

 

 

Portugal

 

 

Uma lei eleitoral desenhada à medida do Fidesz (January 16, 2012)

 

 

 

Ireland


Irish Examiner
Hungary in ‘crisis’ after Premier admits lies


Sweden


Sveriges Radio
Ungern tror euro löser valutakris
Svag forint ställer till problem i Ungern


Finland


Kaleva
Luottamus Unkariin murenemassa


Norway


Firdaposten
Sentral-Europa fornyer seg


Russia


War and Peace
Protestors gather after Hungarian MPs tear down barrier

Metall Press
Как премьер посеял ветер, а пожал бурю


Albania


Ditore Tema
Hija e komunizmit në Evropë


Austria



Die Politik der Regierung Orban ist irrational (January 16, 2012)

Wirtschaftskrise wird ethnische Konflikte in Ungarn verschärfen


ORF
Ungarische Sozialisten im Aufwind?
Nächste Woche beginnen die Parlamentswahlen
Hungarian leader resists calls to go


Die Presse
Budapest Blues

 

 

Profil

Nazi 2.0 (February 15, 2010)

 

 

 

Belgium


RTL info
Sarkozy en visite sur la terre de ses aïeux


Croatia


business.hr
Mađarski premijer će opstati unatoč lažima
Mađarski socijalisti zabrinuti zbog beskompromisnih reformi svog vođe


Czech Republic

 

 

Region: Media layoffs spark controversy (August 24, 2011)

Region: Trading places Hungary out, Poland in as the EU presidency is set to change hands July 1 (June 29, 2011)

 

Insight Central Europe
Hungarian government wins confidence vote but streets remain anything but calm

FLEŠ
Budapest: 50 let poté

Aktuálně.cz
Maďaři ztrestali premiéra, žádá o důvěru


Denmark

 

Danske Radio

 

Verden er blevet mere udemokratisk (January 24, 2012)

Eksperter frygter en svækkelse af demokratiet i Ungarn (January 4, 2012)

 

 

business.dk
Den politiske krise banker på


Estonia


Virumaa Teataja
Ungari valimisi on võitmas opositsioon

Postimees
Ungari valis uuendusi lubanud valitsuse tagasi

Õhtulehe
Ungari tervitab Prantsusmaa presidenti kui oma poega


The Netherlands


Handelsblad

Extremisten denken recht op aanval te hebben

de Verdieping Trouw
Populist gaat links- en rechtsom

Nederlands Dagblad
Verbieden Hongaarse Garde werkt averechts
Veel prachtige beloften in Hongaarse verkiezingsrace


Poland

 


Prezydencja po węgiersku (April 21, 2011)

Orbán dla ludu (October 13, 2010)

Orbán może wszystko, ale rewolucji nie będzie

 

Gazety Prawnej
Kraje Europy Środkowej są różne i różnie znoszą globalny kryzys

Wprost
Ferenc niezniszczalny
Liderzy i maruderzy

 



Rząd Viktora Orbana chce dostać kredyty, nie tracąc twarzy (January 14-15, 2012)

Węgry mają nową konstytucję (April 18, 2011)

Tysiące Węgrów protestowały przeciwko nowej konstytucji (April 15, 2011)

Listy agentów w Internecie
Spis węgierskich agentów bezpieki w Interneci

Nie
Wildsteinizacja Europy Wschodniej

Anglus.pl
Poland risks its stability to tackle the sins of the past


Romania

 

Surprinzatorul aliat european al Romaniei (February 7, 2011)

 

 

Sindromul steagului. Cat de aproape sunt secuii de autonomia teritoriala (Autonomy too costly for Hungarian Romanians) (March 15, 2011)

 

 

Ziarul Financiar
Ungaria continua reformele menite sa repuna pe picioare economia, chiar daca acestea nu sunt populare

Adevarul
Naţionalismul dă în clocot în noile state membre UE

Evenimentul
Scandalul turnatorilor

stirirol.ro
Manifestatiile de la Budapesta ajuta reformele lui Gyurcsany

Bank News
Cold wind of recession blows into east Europe


Slovakia

 

Hospodárske noviny

Orbán nasadí tvrdú liečbu (Orbán deploys tough treatment) (March 3, 2011)

Orbán vyhlásil lov na socialistov (February 10, 2011)

Orbán vracia úder Parížu a Berlínu (January 7, 2011)

Orbán znárodnil Maďarom penzie (December 14, 2010)

 

 

Pravda
Maďari chystajú referendum o eure

 

 

Switzerland

 

Die haessliche Fratze des Antisemitismus (November 2, 2011)

 

Swissinfo.ch
EU trust, economy at stake in Bulgarian election



United States

 

nytimes

 

Protests Fail to Block Legislation in Hungary (December 23, 2011)
Backlash to 'velvet' revolutions
More quotes in NYT and IHT

 

 

forbes

Forbes
Hungarian far-right group calls anti-govt demonstration; PM says won't resign

The Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune
How uniting Europe helped small nations

The Christian Science Monitor
Riots test Hungary's young democracy

 

latimes

Los Angeles Times
50 years later, a new Hungarian uprising
Far-right band in Hungary a symptom

 

 

Rise of the Hungarian Right (July 13, 2010)

 

 

 

Hungary Proposes Single-Round Election (July 12, 2011)

Hungarian Dual Citizenship Kicks in With View to Voting Right (January 6, 2011)

 

 

 

US, EU Express Concern About Hungary's 'Crackdown' on Democracy (December 29, 2011)

 

 

 

China

 

 

China View
Hungarian gov't creates firm basis to resolve economic crisis: PM

FT China
Read Article in Chinese


Australia

 

The Sidney Morning Herald

Hundreds join Hungary's far-right 'guard'

 

News.com.au
Hungarian PM digs in despite drubbing

ABC News
Hungarian protests fade ahead of key elections


Near East

 

 

Food prices on the rise in Egypt as new regime battles inflation (April 11, 2011)

North Africa now under close scrutiny from investors (January 30, 2011)

 

 

Experts fear al Qaeda revenge attacks in Middle East (May 2, 2011)

Dubai bank deposits may rise by up to 12% on regional unrest (April 13, 2011)

Fall of Yemen's Saleh would unleash Al Qaeda, warns analyst (March 29, 2011)

 

 

Hungary’s new constitution under scrutiny (April 19, 2011)

 

 

Dubai Eye Radio
Weekly interview with Mr. Ghanem Nuseibeh, Senior Analyst at Political Capital

Gulfnews
Hungarians protest against economic reforms

Gulf Times
Far-right holds anti-government demo in Hungary

The Peninsula
Young Saudi population: Hope or risk


Kuwait Times
Saudi Arabia's young population: Hope or risk?
Title: Islamists, tribes to control Assembly


Far East

 

Taiwan

 

Taipei News
Hungarian PM survives confidence ballot

International Trade
匈牙利最新經濟發展情形


Malaysia

 

 

The Star
Bulgaria vote winner wants to form government alone

The Malaysian Insider
Saudi Arabia young population: hope or risk?


Africa

 

Kenya

 

 

The Kenya Weekly Post
Ex- Bodyguard Leads Opposition to Bulgaria Poll Victory

 

South Africa


Mail&Guardian
Calm after night of violent protest


Yemen

 

Yemen Post
Read article

 

 

Maldives

 

Haveeru
Read article


North and South America

 

Canada

 

Onlinedemocracy.ca

Europe: East Europe Shifts to Right in EU Elections (November 23, 2010)

 

Canada.com
Hundreds Join Hungary far-right Guard


Brasil


UOL
Protestos na Hungria levam à reflexão sobre futuro do país

 

 

Venezuela

 

Hungría aprobará Constitución marcada por la falta de consenso (April 17, 2011)

Orbán vyhlásil lov na socialistov