Articles on Hungarian society which have appeared in past issues of CER.
21 May 2001
Safe Haven, Part 3
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An interview with Prof Krisztina Morvai on domestic violence in Hungary.
14 May 2001
Safe Haven, Part 2
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An interview with Prof Krisztina Morvai on domestic violence in Hungary.
7 May 2001
Safe Haven
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An interview with Prof Krisztina Morvai on domestic violence in Hungary.
19 February 2001
Joint Efforts
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Two experts speak to CER about the frightening trends of drug use in Hungary.
8 January 2001
Charity Begins at Home
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER talks to aid workers Gábor Király and Magda Szécsi about the Szomolya Relief Campaign scandal and the starving children of Szomolya.
27 November 2000
Radio Roma
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An interview with Ilona Varga, editor-in-chief of Hungarian Radio's Roma Half Hour.
3 July 2000
More Than Salami
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Introducing Szeged, a completely balanced provincial city in Hungary.
19 June 2000
Hitting Back at the Bottle
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Dr Mária Holzberger of the National Alcoholism Institute is fighting substance abuse in Hungary with a steady hand.
5 June 2000
Hard Graft to Make,
Pleasure to Intake
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER's roving Hungarian reporter interviews producers and consumers to assess the state of the drinking nation.
10 April 2000
McBudapest
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Hungarians still need to acclimatise properly to the international tourist trade.
14 February 2000
Hungarian Identity, Globalisation and EU Accession
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER begins a new series of regular essays with this in-depth look at how Hungarians view themselves, how they view the world and how these views are changing as EU entry approaches.
17 January 2000
Rich Man, Poor Man
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
In Hungary, the hidden world of the less affluent is beginning to encroach on the "respectable" heart of the metropolis.
17 January 2000
Law Unto Themselves?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
In the second part of our examination of white collar crime and police corruption in Hungary, we look at the dirty influence of oil and a revealing videotape on the course of Hungarian justice.
10 January 2000
Hungary, White Collar Crime, the Police and Corruption
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The Hungarian government is aiming to combat organised crime.
15 November 1999
BUDAPEST: A Sustainable City?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Sustainability is a fairly new concept and not just in Hungary.
15 November 1999
An Interview with Jozsef Finta
Andrew Princz
As architect of the Westend City Centre and many of Budapest's other major real estate developments of the past decade, Jozsef Finta is the man shaping today's Budapest.
15 November 1999
Budapest's Second City?
Andrew Princz
On 12 November, Central Europe's largest multi-use facility to date opened.
1 November 1999
The Welcome Refugees
Paul Nemes
The West was rather more liberal in opening its borders after the 1956 Hungarian exodus than it is in most refugee crises.
11 October 1999
Operation Successful, Patient Dead
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Healthcare in Hungary.
27 September 1999
The Invisible Majority
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Contrary to the Cosmopolitan ideal marital violence and rape are still depressingly common.
20 September 1999
Oh Give Me a Home...
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The number of people taking up mortgages in Hungary is increasing; however, the number of repossessions has reached epidemic proportions.
23 August 1999
Charming Rascal or Arch Villain?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Hungary's most notorious bank robber, Attila Ambrus, has fascinated the country.
16 August 1999
Hungarian Shopping Burnout
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Even in Communist times, Hungary was something of a consumer society.
9 August 1999
Being Gay in Hungary: A few facts and figures
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The bare facts about gay life in Hungary and the links to explore further.
26 July 1999
Blind Justice
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The rule of law may very well prevail in Hungary - on paper.
12 July 1999
Another Kind of Frontier Dispute
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Hungarians and the protests of Croatian farmers.
30 March 1999
Prevention and Cure: the Hungarian anti-Mafia Laws
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Bombings, Mafia hits and Mr Orban's election manifesto.
22 March 1999
Hearth and Home
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A countless number of Hungarians have been scammed out of the rooves over their heads.
14 February 1999
The Latest Scam
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Many unemployed Hungarians are falling prey to everything from get-rich-quick scams to fake job placement schemes.
14 February 1999
The Latest Scam
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Many unemployed Hungarians are falling prey to everything from get-rich-quick scams to fake job placement schemes.
11 January 1999
Season of Good Cheer?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A look at Hungary's increasing alcohol abuse problem.
21 December 1998
Building Sights: A Tragi-comedy
in two acts, Act II
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Trying to build a national theater in Hungary, part two.
14 December 1998
Building Sights: A Tragi-comedy
in two acts, Act I
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Trying to build a national theater in Hungary, part one.
23 November 1998
Happy Families?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A survey of the issue of abortion in Hungary.
16 November 1998
The Streets, the Twilight
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A look at the underworld of Budapest in plain sight.
19 October 1998
Florian Square
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Hungary's pre-fabircated apartment blocks are in a dire state
of disrepair.
5 October 1998
Another Brick in the Wall
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Hungarian teacher slashes eight students with a bread knife.
28 September 1998
Crime, Unpunished
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Organized crime in Hungary threatens the country's future and reputation abroad.
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