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Hungary has become the bête noir of Europe as fears grow that its government has a rather loose grasp of democracy. It shouldn’t be like this. The country has the talent and heritage to sell Brand Magyar to the world.
Hungary has become the bête noir of Europe as fears grow that its government has a rather loose grasp of democracy. It shouldn’t be like this. The country has the talent and heritage to sell Brand Magyar to the world.
Hungary’s foreign affairs minister discusses the challenges facing his country’s EU presidency, the importance of an increased role for central Europe and his government’s reputation for media bashing.
Tuesday 7 February
Funny, how a brand can be such a key part of a nation’s identity and yet the majority of citizens don’t really understand its significance until it’s gone.
Monday 10 October
Many political parties talk left but act right when they win power.
An ethnic minority debacle in Poland, election watch Portugal and a banknote overhaul in Sweden.
Sunday 2 May
As Gordon Brown blunders his way across Britain, party spin-doctors have called in Stephen Hopkins, director of the nail-biting television series 24, to take charge of election videos. But Labour should be looking to Hun…
A new Russian TV comedy channel, a bookshop in Bratislava, a new gallery in Washington and a Q & A with the founder of the Pinta art festival in Argentina.
Hungary's Pest control and unmanned aircraft in Finnish airspace.
Sweden cracks down on "sickies", Hungary's and Slovakia's war of words, and Paris trials electric-car sharing.
Thursday 5 May
Hungary has a new constitution – but it could cause more problems than it solves on the diplomatic front.
An eye on Serbia's parliamentary election, the launch of Bristol's own currency, and Q&As with Sweden's Minister of Gender Equality and the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, Oslo.
The crime of stalking is elusive to define, tricky to prove, and tough to effectively punish.
The motorcade of Dutch queen Beatrix, Europe's dash for gas and an interview with Hungary's opposition leader, Gordon Bajnai.
Monday 5 April
Hungary goes to the polls next Sunday in an election that analysts predict will produce a landslide victory for the centre-right opposition Fidesz party.
Sunday 17 October
The red sludge that engulfed towns and villages after a reservoir burst at MAL’s aluminium plant in Ajka, western Hungary, is steadily being cleared away but its toxic legacy remains.
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