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Lóránt, Károly
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Barroso avoids addressing the EU's problems
The conservative daily Magyar Nemzet criticises a letter from EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso to the Members of the European Parliament in which he seeks to justify his renomination: "[In the letter] Barroso sketches his idea of the future of the EU. ... Among Hungarian observers the document awakens memories of communist times, when innumerable five-year plans promised the moon. ... What we can gather from Barroso's sweet-sounding but nebulous formulations is basically the dismantling of the social state in Europe. ... In addition Barroso avoids addressing the economic problems of many EU countries. The history of actually existing socialism teaches us however that those systems which ignore their obvious problems - and which are consequently not in a position to renew themselves - sooner or later collapse. Does such a fate await the EU? In a few years we will know the answer."
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European elections a test for sceptics
The conservative daily Magyar Nemzet devotes an article to the Eurosceptic party Libertas, founded by Irish multimillionaire Declan Ganley, which wants to run in the upcoming European parliamentary elections. "There was a time when Declan Ganley, who is a vehement proponent of the idea of Europe, approved every European convention and agreement. Ganley came onto the political scene by actively supporting the 'No' vote in the Irish referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, which finally took the day. Libertas' programme seeks a form of European cooperation in which power does not lie in the hands of the democratically uncontrollable Brussels bureaucracy, and which does protect the sovereignty of EU member states and the influence of national governments from further erosion. ... It is however questionable whether a party that promotes national sovereignty and questions the undemocratic concentration of power in Brussels has a chance of pushing its policy through on a European level."
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This nebulous Europe
The conservative daily Magyar Nemzet comments on the controversial 'Entropa' installation by Czech artist David Cerny in Brussels. "The Czech EU Council presidency promptly began with a scandal. ... The artwork uses negative clichées to characterise the countries of the EU. The Bulgarians and Slovaks were quick to protest. The Germans, too, were not exactly thrilled at being symbolised by Autobahn intersections reminiscent of swastikas. The Irish peeing into everybody's water is intended as a reference to the Irish No preventing the Treaty of Lisbon from coming into force. The UK is represented in the work as a mere void. This can also be seen as a side-swipe against the UK, which has always maintained a distance to the EU. The installation is like a big puzzle. It's name is by the way composed of the words 'entropy' and 'Europe'. In everyday language 'entropy' stands for nebulous disorder."
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