Category Archives: EN

Holokauszt emlékév tiltakozások / Jewish groups and other cultural societies rejecting Hungary’s grants for Holocaust events

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ellenpolus

(scroll down for English) 1. 28.01.2014 Érsekújvári Zsidó Hitközség “(…) a Nové Zámky / Érsekújvári Zsidó Hitközség vezetősége egyhangúan úgy döntött, hogy a Magyar Kormány Civil Alapja adta, a megemlékezési rendezvényeket támogató pénzügyi támogatást nem fogadja el, és a már … Continue reading →

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NO SMOKING (2013.07.15. – 2014.03.06.)

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ellenpolus

Hungary’s tobacco law Hungarians fume over revealing tobacco scandal

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Respect Liz Wahl!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by ellenpolus

RT Anchor Resigns On-Air: I Can’t Be Part of Network ‘That Whitewashes the Actions of Putin’ — Liz Wahl, said she could no longer be “part of a network that whitewashes the actions of Putin.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3dSuVUdzgs An RT anchor announced … Continue reading →

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Elections unlikely to halt mass exodus from Hungary

Posted on March 5, 2014 by ellenpolus

Budapest (AFP) – Disgusted by the state of their economy and the quality of their politicians, Hungarians are abandoning their country in droves. An election in April is unlikely to lure them home. Agnes left her job in a multinational … Continue reading →

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How Did Hungary’s Election Become a Circus?

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST — THE most visible poster on the streets here is not the one advertising the Deep Purple concert at the Papp Laszlo Sportarena. And it’s not the one for “Balkan Kobra,” a theatrical comedy featuring a stubbly hero sporting … Continue reading →

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Hungary: An Election in Question, Part 1

Posted on March 2, 2014 by ellenpolus

This is the first of a five-part series from my Princeton colleague Kim Lane Scheppele, head of the Law and Public Affairs Program. Hungary: An Election in Question Part I: The Political Landscape Kim Lane Scheppele Princeton University and the … Continue reading →

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Eastern Europe Goes South

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ellenpolus

Disappearing Democracy in the EU’s Newest Members Regression to the mean: unveiling a bust of Hungary’s one-time ruler Miklos Horthy, 2013. (Laszlo Balogh / Courtesy Reuters) (…) Hungary has led the trend. In 2010, after the disastrous reign of a … Continue reading →

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