Hungary in the news - via HVG
"What do they want? Gas or independence from Russia?"on Aug 12, 2008 via HVG Recently, negotiations began between the EU and Russia on a new strategic cooperation agreement. The 54-year-old Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's ambassador to the EU, is reluctant to overdramatise the energy policy questions that are at the centre of the discussions.See details
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"For as long as people have looked to the skies, the red star has been their hope"on Jul 31, 2008 via HVG Given the symbol's history in Hungary, it would be hard to claim that the red star is - as the Strasbourg court has ruled - a symbol with "many layers of meaning".See details
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Let us be exploited!on Jul 24, 2008 via HVG It's better for someone to be seriously ill in the family than for a household to go without a regular income, say the poor in Hungary. Employment rates in Hungary are far lower than in western Europe, and fraud is rife. The Hungarian labour market is unable to assimilate the under-educated - and the black economy does not need them either. But social scientists say it does not need to be like this.See details
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After the pogromon Jul 23, 2008 via HVG Let's get something straight. On Saturday, a qualitatively new situation emerged in Hungary. The extreme Right targeted lives. The horde wanted to kill.See details
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The story of my departure - a gay priest's confessionon Jul 17, 2008 via HVG He served as a provincial Catholic priest for almost a decade. When he realised he was gay, he abandoned his vocation and became a social worker in a homelessness hostel. He continues to serve, acknowledging his sexuality, but no longer within the Church. He spoke to hvg.hu on condition of anonymity.See details
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Kuruc.info - the Hungarist pirate portal is offlineon Jul 10, 2008 via HVG The global Zionist conspiracy has scored a new victory, at least according to kuruc.info, the ultra-right-wing, anti-semitic and racist website. Its writers are outraged that their news portal has been banned by a US hosting company.See details
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Jozsef Graf: "I don't have a faction"on Jul 07, 2008 via HVG The minister for agriculture and regional development still does not want to be prime minister. He thinks a minority government can work. Food prices can be brought under control by increasing production, but he is prepared to "negotiate" about a Fidesz proposal to cut VAT on food.See details
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Orban as a successor to Imredy and Gombos?on Jun 24, 2008 via HVG Sandor Revesz is perhaps the first left-wing columnist to attempt to define "political correctness" in today's Hungarian media. But the day after his article on the issue was published, Revesz's own paper, Nepszabadsag, published a piece which contradicts his definition of "contemporary Hungarian PC." The article in question was Jozsef Debreczeni's on "Horthy and Orban."See details
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"The most important thing is that there be gas in the pipe"on Jun 17, 2008 via HVG It is the common interest of gas-importing Europeans and the gas exporters of the Caspian region that the Nabucco pipeline should break Gazprom's monopoly, according to Steven Mann, who has been tasked by the American government with persuading the various sides to work more closely together.See details
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Tolgyessy on Fodor's Free Democrats and Orban's proposalson Jun 16, 2008 via HVG Fodor is not the man to bring about serious reforms within the Free Democrats, and the Socialists will continue to govern with outside support. Orban's leaked remarks should have been the perfect opportunity for an open dialogue over the country's most serious problems. The Socialists missed this opportunity, it would seem, remaining that lies and campaign slogans will continue to dominate. Peter Tolgyessy spoke to hvg.hu.See details
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Median - plummeting approval ratingson Jun 04, 2008 via HVG Hungarians want to see early elections, though a full fifth of them would not trouble to vote. A Median survey conducted for HVG in May sets new records.See details
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Interview with Peter Mihalyion Jun 04, 2008 via HVG The economist Peter Mihalyi has called for "drastic, shocking" reforms in his new book. Why is the Hungarian Economy Poorly? calls for reform of the family support system and discusses the problems facing very small companies.See details
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Obama's warning to Orbanon May 26, 2008 via HVG There's a problem when most voters think the problems can be solved without making any sacrifices or anybody resigning. Obama's supporters have a quasi-religious faith in him. In Hungary, too, people place unrealistic hopes in the politicians of the future. The problem is not with people thinking their idol is a messiah. The problem comes when the messiah himself starts to believe it.See details
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Will a Kadar-era military judge become the president of the court?on May 20, 2008 via HVG A former military judge of the Kadar regime may become president of the supreme court if a successor to Zoltan Lomnici is not elected next month. Colonel Kaposvari found Gabor Rimner and his associates guilty of spying in 1981. Another document shows that he was unwilling to overturn the conviction of another person convicted of spying. The cases of Hungarians who acted as informants for western countries against the Soviet occupier have still not been satisfactorily resolved.See details
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Istvan Stumpf: "The last nail in the republic's coffin"on May 20, 2008 via HVG The government is headed for a slow and painful death - and the only hope is that the government will refrain from using the national development plan to buy the votes it needs to survive, says Istvan Stumpf. Only government with broad support can hope to lift the country out of its crisis, says the former chancery minister.See details
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Scandal at the Hungarian Red Crosson May 19, 2008 via HVG A Hungarian Red Cross director appointed to put the organisation in order had only just been hired when she was summarily dismissed,apparently because he was uncovering earlier management failings at the organisation.See details
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Hungary asks US to help clamp down on far-right - paperon Apr 17, 2008 via HVG Hungary has asked the United States to help investigate far-right activities in the country, according to unnamed sources cited by business weekly HVG.See details
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Tamas Suchman on Gyurcsany and the Free Democratson Apr 16, 2008 via HVG It is rumoured that the Socialist MP Tamas Suchman has called for early elections and the dismissal of Ferenc Gyurcsany, the prime minister. He denies the claims. His view is that minority government can only work if the Socialist Party manages to cooperate effectively with the Free Democrats, whom he regards as its only possible partner.See details
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Reform phobia - the legacy of consumer socialismon Apr 16, 2008 via HVG Society has trouble accepting that the Hungarian economy as it is currently performing cannot sustain the existing social security structures. The free-lunch social security system appears to be falling apart - regardless of whether the population realises this.See details
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Preparing for minority governmenton Apr 16, 2008 via HVG Every party is convinced it will gain from the collapse of the coalition. Meanwhile, half the country wants to see early elections.See details
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