Articles on Hungarian politics which have appeared in past issues of CER.
18 June 2001
An Ombudsman to Protect Us
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Part II on interview with Hungary's ever-popular Civil Rights Ombudsman, Katalin Gönczöl.
11 June 2001
An Ombudsman to Protect Us
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An interview with Hungary's ever-popular Civil Rights Ombudsman, Katalin Gönczöl.
12 February 2001
Sailing Towards the Century of Hope
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Hungary's Prime Minister assesses the country's progress and performance.
20 November 2000
Trouble Down the Farm
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
József Torgyán, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture and President of the Party of Independent Smallholders, is fudging his declaration of assets..
13 November 2000
Hungary's Progress
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A summary of the EC's 2000 Progress Report on Hungary.
16 October 2000
All Roads Lead to Roma
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
That the Roma issue is taken seriously by the EU means that Hungarians cannot afford to bury our heads in the sand any longer.
25 September 2000
No Slip-ups
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Orbán's prudence in the fuel crisis seems to have helped Hungary weather the storm better than the rest of Europe.
18 September 2000
We Have Enough Problems
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Viktor Orbán sets out to prove he has a social conscience.
10 January 2000
Crown Fever
Paul Nemes
The return of the Hungarian crown could lead to the country becoming a royal republic.
13 December 1999
Hungarian Hopes
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
1999 in Hungary proved to be a year in which history was made as well as commemorated and celebrated.
22 November 1999
Reversing Xenophobia
Paul Nemes
Two weeks ago, the Hungarian component of the new "rainbow coalition" met for their annual conference to assess how the reversal of Meciar's xenophobic policies is proceeding.
22 November 1999
HUNGARY: A Green Light to Red-light Districts?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A new law sets out the parameters for the partial legalisation of prostitution in Hungary.
1 November 1999
Safe Haven?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Asylum offered by Hungary to non-Europeans suffering persecution doesn't guarantee a safe haven.
6 September 1999
It All Started with a Picnic...
Paul Nemes
Glasnost and perestroika did away with the only factor that ultimately held the Soviet empire together - fear. A key moment in the breaking of this grip of terror on Central and Eastern Europe was a picnic arranged on the Hungarian-Austrian border on 19 August 1989.
9 August 1999
The Defence of 'Ethnic Hungarians'
Cas Mudde
Successive Hungarian governments have learned to paraphrase nationalist demands in terms of human rights discourse, sadly obscuring the reality that there are no ethnic groups.
5 July 1999
Coda: So long and thanks for all the goulash
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The immediate danger across Hungary's border is now gone.
28 June 1999
An End to Violence?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The Hungarian government counts the costs of war.
7 June 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part VIII]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
24 May 1999
Wars and Rumours of Wars: Letter from Szeged
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A look at the Kosovo crisis from Szeged, a Hungarian city along the Yugoslav-Hungarian border.
17 May 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part VII]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
10 May 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part VI]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
3 May 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part V]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
26 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part IV]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
19 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part III]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
12 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part II]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
6 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part I]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An in depth look at the Kosovo crisis, Hungary and NATO.
22 February 1999
Public Safety and a Half Year of FIDESZ
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Six months have elapsed since the FIDESZ coalition came into power, prompting the government to take stock of its achievements.
26 January 1999
Overtaxing the Country's Patience?: Orban, APEH and civil rights
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The duties and freedoms of the newly formed Financial Affairs Monitoring Office are raising more than a few eyebrows in Hungary.
26 October 1998
Shooting Down the Dragon
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Proposed legislature aiming to clamp down on drug users in
Hungary causes a stir.
12 October 1998
Milk and Human Kindness
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The Hungarian government deals with milk surplus.
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