tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post2989257835899329185..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: Independent piece on HungaryGeorge Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-85715739507663285482012-01-14T10:25:45.865+00:002012-01-14T10:25:45.865+00:00Latest item on the news is that many Hungarians ar...Latest item on the news is that many Hungarians are crossing the border into Eastern Austria to open savings accounts in Burgenland; towns like Neusiedl/See.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-65175435653908990972012-01-13T21:23:48.338+00:002012-01-13T21:23:48.338+00:00Gwil, the alleged plagiarist is the current presid...Gwil, the alleged plagiarist is the current president of Hungary, Pál Schmitt. The presidency is a relatively weak position in the Hungarian form of government. You might be interested in <a href="http://esbalogh.typepad.com/hungarianspectrum/2012/01/hungarian-presidents-alleged-plagiarism-quite-a-piece-of-detective-work.html" rel="nofollow">Hungarian Spectrum's explanation</a> of the controversy.Borsóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546593687761912475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-9873064386302214962012-01-12T12:51:01.647+00:002012-01-12T12:51:01.647+00:00According to a radio report in Austria a Hungarian...According to a radio report in Austria a Hungarian newspaper is now basically discrediting an ex-Hungarian President (I think Schmidt or something similar is the man's name) by saying he had copied 90% of his degree work word for word from a translated Bulgarian sports writers website. I only half-caught this story unfortunately. Whether its true or merely a smear campaign I cannot say.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-29639092994026309952012-01-09T09:51:09.733+00:002012-01-09T09:51:09.733+00:00No apology necessary George. What is happening in ...No apology necessary George. What is happening in Hungary is being so little reported you and others are providing a vital service by keeping us informed.Caroline M Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277831689690791429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-90259688090147479912012-01-08T18:24:26.823+00:002012-01-08T18:24:26.823+00:00George, thank you. I'm afraid the disgrace is ...George, thank you. I'm afraid the disgrace is a sign of things to come elsewhere as the recklessness of despair follows debt crises, history shows. I wonder what you think of Bruno Ventavoli's take here on the fragility of a way of life as expressed by the novels of Márai.<br /><br /> Orbán is the product of a fraught history <br /> http://www1.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1360941-orban-product-fraught-historyBorsóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546593687761912475noreply@blogger.com