Stories about Hungary from January, 2007
Europe: Bulgarain Xenophobic MEP
“It’s about time EU politics had some entertainment again,” writes Europhobia. The ‘entertainment’ is the 23-year-old Bulgarian MEP Dimitar Stoyanov, known for the anti-Semitic and anti-Roma views he's not trying to hide.
Hungary: Political Joke
A Hungarian political joke from Pestcentric: “Q: If communism had not fallen in 1990, who would be prime minister today? A: [Socialist Ferenc Gyurcsany, who's the prime minister anyway].” More on the country's politics here and here.
Hungary: Punishment for War Criminal
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar suggests a better way to punish an elderly war criminal about to stand trial in Hungary: “Much better, that the media, schools and various NGOs give as much publicity as possible about Kepiro and his ilk and how horrendously they treated their fellow Hungarians....
Hungary: Collaborator Priests
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about Catholic priests who served as informers during Hungary's Communist regime.
Caught On Camera: Human Rights Videos on GV
You'd be forgiven for thinking it's been Saddam, Saddam, Saddam, in recent weeks, but GV has covered other human rights videos that deserve a bit of limelight – so, in this regular new feature, I'm going to round up the best of those recent stories. Something for WITNESS's Amazon Wishlist...
Hungary: Dog Poop
Pestcentric writes about dog poop in Budapest.
Hungary: Irish Criminal Allowed to Escape
Irishman Ciaran Tobin, the killer of two Hungarian kids – Marton (5) and Petra Zoltai (2) – has gone unpunished, because he had to attend a wedding back home. Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar examines the issue.
Hungary: Budapest's “Broadway”
The Hungary Years writes about the reconstruction of the “Hungarian Broadway.”
Hungary: “Bovine Indifference”
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar on life in Hungary: “But adaptable guy that I am, I’ve been able to adjust to the fact that the “Customer Assistant” in the post-office would rather gun me down with an AK47, than to take the risk that her face may crack by...
Hungary: Liberalism
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar writes about the “two forms” of Hungarian liberalism.
Hungary: Revolution on Wikipedia
Pestcentric informs that the ordeal with the Wikipedia article on the Hungarian Revolution is over.
Europe: Migration
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar posts some “more migrating piffle.”
Europe: EU Enlarement; “Stars and Soggy Bottoms”
The Economist‘s Edward Lucas on the EU's newest members – and on Central and East European “stars and soggy bottoms.”
Hungary: “Payback Time” Approaching
Hungary is a country to be watched this year, and here's why, according to Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar: “Yes, [BBC's John] Simpson is right to put Hungary on his watchlist for this year,alongside the usual suspects of Iraq, Iran, Israel etc. But the reason is quite straightforward and...
Hungary: 2007 Politics
Pestcentric posts a preview of Hungarian politics in 2007.
Hungary: Balaton Vacation
Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar spends winter holidays at Lake Balaton: “But, most of all, what I really found attractive was the complete and utter silence round most of the place. No screaming children, no fireworks, no teenies half-cut on their first glass of pezsgo, no brainless TV presenters...
