Early morning on the Buda shore, just beside Liberty Bridge, a smudged, autumnal sun rising lazily over Pest. The Danube is low, and a floating landing stage, moored to the bank, is surrounded by the flotsam and jetsam, tree trunks and branches of the old river. A passenger boat comes
Ferenc Hörcher, political philosopher, editor of the Hungarian website Mos Maiorum, spoke with the English philosopher about the European intellectual elite, the Hungarian national identity, and why the IMF agreement might diminish sovereignty but may also prove advantageous for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Mos Maiorum: Professor Scruton, let us first talk
The interest of Hungarian citizens and political elites in the latest governmental change in neighbouring Slovakia is hardly surprising given the spikiness of disputes over bilateral issues over the last two decades. This essay will take a look at the new Slovak government led by Robert Fico, and its key
On 29 July 2012, a referendum on the impeachment of the President took place in Romania. It was the climax of a story that started in May when a new parliamentary majority took power headed by the socialist politician Victor Ponta as Prime Minister and comprising the Social Liberal Union (USL),
1987 – November: Workers’ protests in Brasov (Brasso), brutally crushed by Securitate. 1989 – 16 December: Secret police attempts to arrest Hungarian pastor László Tőkés draw large crowds of ethnic Hungarians and Romanians, protests spread to other cities, army opens fire, then changes sides. The revolution begins. 22 December: Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and
The discovery of László Csatáry, the 97 year old former commander of the Kassa (now Košice in eastern Slovakia) ghetto, living quietly in a residential district in Budapest, drew international headlines in July. In the following article, I attempt to place both his case and the dilemma facing the Hungarian
NT: Both László Csatáry and Sándor Képíró were 97 year olds, living quiet lives at a remarkable age in the Hungarian capital, when they were suddenly hurled into the spotlight and accused of involvement in mass-murder. How would you compare or contrast the two cases? AG: The evidence suggests that Csatáry played
The question of whether currency devaluation could or should be used as a tool to improve the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy crops up in public policy discussions in Hungary from time to time. In a broader context, the same issue also arises when considering whether an eventual accession to
One of the most common misunderstandings among those studying economic development theory has been the idea that a weak currency is beneficial for economic development. This old fallacy has regularly been resurrected by practitioners, who are usually found in ailing industries or unions, or among policy makers in search of
Given the acute challenges that Hungary is facing in the fifth year of the financial disturbances in Europe, one could argue that it is not topical to discuss the whys, ifs and hows of Hungary’s entry into the eurozone. The last time Hungary comfortably met even one entry condition of
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