Category Archives: EN

Can free expression survive in Hungary?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by ellenpolus

I meet Gabriella Csoszó in a small, arty café close to Budapest’s ornate, 19th-century Market Hall. She runs a royalty-free photography archive and is a founding member of NEMMA, an organisation created to raise awareness of diminishing artistic freedom in … Continue reading →

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Hungary may not stay in the EU to be insulted

Posted on June 26, 2013 by ellenpolus

Ask a Hungarian if he or she feels better inside the EU or without it. I think the chances are that the answer would shame Europe. And it is not the fault of Hungarians. They simply do not understand why … Continue reading →

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OPINION ON THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ellenpolus

Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 95thPlenary Session (Venice, 14 – 15 June 2013) 1. By letter of 11 March 2013, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, requested an opinion of the Venice Commis … Continue reading →

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Bálint Magyar: Viktor Orbán’s post-communist mafia state, Part I., II., III.

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ellenpolus

In the past few years I’ve often written about Bálint Magyar (SZDSZ), one of the few active opposition leaders during the Kádár regime. After the change of regime he became a member of parliament and served twice as minister of … Continue reading →

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Letter on Hungary to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ellenpolus

To: Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, 21 June 2013 RE: Request to open a monitoring procedure in respect of Hungary Dear Assembly Member, Ahead of next week’s Assembly debate on the request to open a … Continue reading →

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Artists and Cultural Workers Stage Massive Protests in Serbia

Posted on June 24, 2013 by ellenpolus

On Saturday, June 22nd 2013, over 800 cultural workers and artists went out to protest in the Square of the Republic in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, as well as in Novi Sad, Niš and Vršac. Such a protest on … Continue reading →

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What is Hungarian Art?

Posted on June 23, 2013 by ellenpolus

  The Budapest Millenium Cultural Centre in early summer 2013 offered an unusual sight: Banners and transparencies demanding a “free Ludwig” dangled from the ceiling of the entrance of the Ludwig Museum; on the staircase that leads visitors up to … Continue reading →

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