Budapest Airport sold out!
NATO radar
The message is clear: the political decision was clear and timely, the fruit of dialogue and tolerance, it was a wise compromise, a victory for the environmentalists, a success for the civil sector, a success also for Hungarian constitutional democracy, and proof of our commitment to NATO. The only problem with this summation is that none of it is true.
Longer novels, less time spent on reading?
"People who write great novels are the ones who can afford to," remarked the literary historian Mátyás Domokos sarcastically. Péter Nádas can afford to write a long novel, because his three volume work Parallel Stories was published in November.
István Zvolenszky
For months, Paks nuclear power station has been placing full-page adverts in local and national papers testifying to the generator's safety, to its bright future prospects, to its promise of carbon-free energy, and even about the cheapness of their power.
Median poll
The pollsters Medián scored a coup in our civil war-struck political environment. They managed to unite government and opposition parties in Hódmezovásárhely against them.
Is there a crisis?
Hungary is not yet in economic crisis, but it is in trouble, according to László Antal, one of Hungary's leading macroeconomists. The 63-year-old economist has no confidence in either the Finance Ministry's or the Hungarian National Bank's analyses.
Csaba László
The Visegrád four have no budget strategy, which is why they rejected Tony Blair's proposals, rather than giving them their serious consideration. Hungary does not know what it wants to achieve with its National Development Plan, according to the CEU professor.
