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Central Europe: The devil’s playground 2 comments

literalab wrote 1 day ago: Book World Prague roundup Pt. I Prague’s book fair just came and went and though I missed seeing a l … more →

Tags: Literary Events, Book World Prague, Book World Prague 2013, Central Europe, European Prize for Literature, Hungarian Literature, Hungarian Writers, krzysztof varga, Pavol Rankov

Money again

secularhungary wrote 1 week ago: While the new minister of finances, Mihály Varga had to prepare a 100 billion (ca. 345 million Euro) … more →

Tags: Catholicism, Funding

Orbán Is Worth A Mass

secularhungary wrote 1 week ago: An Orban fan collective of unmarried girls and married ladies (no „women”, mind you, but „lányok”, i … more →

Tags: Abuse, Catholicism, Family, freedom of religion and conscience, secular state, Shakespeare, The Taming Of The Shrew

Out of goose step with reality

William Lower wrote 1 week ago: When a friend or family member sends you an email or perhaps calls you on Skype and opens by saying, … more →

Tags: hungary, budapest, Auschwitz, Jobbik, Roma, Viktor Orban, Jews, world jewish congress, Antisemitism

Occupying the Ludwig Museum in Budapest

nationalismstudiesnetwork wrote 1 week ago: As of Thursday May 9 2013 a group of artists and activists have been staging a sit-in protest/occupa … more →

Tags: hungary, Right-Wing Populism, Arts, occupy, Résistance

Enough is enough! (Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary)1 comment

art_leaks wrote 1 week ago: More than 30 artists occupied the Ludwig Museum on Thursday, May 9th 2013, to demand complete transp … more →

Tags: activism, Anti-corruption movement, art labour, art workers, assembly, Collective Protest, Contemporary Art, corruption, Hungarian Society

Jewish Leaders Urge Hungary Crackdown on Neo-Nazis.

greatriversofhope wrote 1 week ago: BUDAPEST, Hungary — The World Jewish Congress (WJC) urged Hungary on Tuesday to crack down on the fa … more →

Tags: Human Rights News, Antisemitism, budapest, hungary, Jobbik, Viktor Orban, WJC, world jewish congress

Greed might be the undoing of Viktor Orbán and his regime14 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 2 weeks ago: Today I’m going to look at two corruption cases that might have serious consequences for the F … more →

Tags: hungary, Politics, european union, Viktor Orban, András Stumpf, political parties, Political Corruption, Government, Lajos Simicska

The tobacco concessions and their aftermath: Further restrictions on transparency25 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 3 weeks ago: The tobacco concessions scandal is growing. By now there is even a Google Earth map of the country w … more →

Tags: hungary, Politics, Viktor Orban, Government, "tobacconist shop", tobacco concessions, Freedom of Information, corruption, price of cigarettes

In the Wake of Strasbourg's Decision, Hungary Awaits an Announcement from the Handó Hearing

benhawking wrote 3 weeks ago: Navigating the Hungarian judicial system seems a bit like finding a foothold. Last Tuesday the Europ … more →

Tags: Tunde Hando, budapest, Miklos Hagyo, hungary, Europe, Viktor Orban, image, european union, European Court of Human Rights

Hungary's "national tobacco shops." Who are the happy recipients of the concessions?22 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 3 weeks ago: In February 2012 I wrote a post on “Fidesz, the tobacco monopoly, and the tobacco industry … more →

Tags: hungary, Hungarian, Hungarian Parliament, Government, State Monopoly, Tobacco, tobacco shops, Tobacco Companies, Environment

A new political bomb: Did the Gyurcsány government spy on Fidesz politicians?30 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 4 weeks ago: I’m in a real quandary.  Someone complained that I didn’t mention the very successful Wa … more →

Tags: hungary, national security, organized crime, mszp, Attila Mesterhazy, Zsolt Molnár, Viktor Orban, Gyorgy Szilvasy, Sandor Laborc

The European Court of Human Rights Declares Hungary Guilty!1 comment

benhawking wrote 4 weeks ago: Hagyó Wins in Strasbourg! Just this morning the Second Section of the European Court of Human Rights … more →

Tags: mszp, budapest, Miklos Hagyo, hungary, Europe, image, European Court of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights

Jostling for power within the Hungarian opposition: Együtt 201415 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 1 month ago: Commentators are divided over how much time the opposition has to get its act together and begin ser … more →

Tags: hungary, Elections, Politics, Ferenc Gyurcsany, mszp, Viktor Orban, gordon bajnai, demokratikus koalíció, dk

The right-wing media on the parliamentary debate on Hungary in Strasbourg21 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 1 month ago: While the opposition papers published scores of articles before and after the European parliamentary … more →

Tags: hungary, Politics, european union, constitution, Viktor Orban, magyar hirlap, Heti Válasz, magyar nemzet, martin schulz

How did the Hungarian government fare in the European Parliament today?26 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 1 month ago: Today I would like to concentrate on two topics: Fidesz’s relation to the European People … more →

Tags: hungary, Politics, european union, jozsef szajer, Viktor Orban, European Commission, martin schulz, Orbán government, Venice Commission

While the Judiciary is Gagged, the Public is Blind

benhawking wrote 1 month ago: Even while under major scrutiny from the European Parliament and the U.S. Helsinki Commission for sh … more →

Tags: Tunde Hando, budapest, Miklos Hagyo, hungary, Politics, Law, Europe, New York Times, Viktor Orban

While the Judiciary is Gagged, the Public is Blind1 comment

benhawking wrote 1 month ago:   Image Source: http://www.presseurop.eu “Hungarian Constitutional Court” Even while und … more →

Tags: Constitutional Court, Kecskemét, Tunde Hando, budapest, Miklos Hagyo, hungary, Politics, Law, Europe

Fidesz, the European People's Party, and the Alliance of Reformers and Conservatives28 comments

Eva S. Balogh wrote 1 month ago: Let me to return to my post of April 12 entitled “Europe fights back: Viktor Orbán may be in r … more →

Tags: hungary, Politics, european union, Viktor Orban, Donald Tusk, viviane reding, European People's Party, EPP, Új Magyar Szó


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