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Pataky, István
Journalist der konservativen Tageszeitung Magyar Nemzet
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4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
New government less anti-Hungarian
After the clear victory for the social-democratic party Smer in Slovakia, the conservative daily Magyar Nemzet is delighted that designated Prime Minister Fico will rule without the extreme-right Slovak National Party (SNS): "What will Fico's second government bring? The future prime minister has diplomatically labelled his programme pro-European, and he has promised his solidarity with debt-stricken Europe. With the help of the rich he wants to bring the state finances back under control, he rejects privatisation and he favours large state investments. ... In view of his absolute majority the most likely outcome is that Smer will govern alone, even if a coalition can't be ruled out. ... A one-party government is far better than a coalition with Ján Slota, who wanted to send Slovakian tanks to Hungary under the first Fico government. For Hungary in any case it is a source of satisfaction that Slota and his National Party didn't make it back into parliament."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Elections, » Slovakia
Euro bailout puts Fico back in power
In order to push the extension of the euro bailout through the Slovakian parliament despite Tuesday's impasse the ruling Christian Democrats and the social democratic opposition party Smer have agreed to call early elections for March 2012. The elections will see ex-prime minister Robert Fico return to power, the conservative daily Magyar Nemzet fears: "It looks very much now like the euro bailout fund will in the end be ratified in Slovakia with the votes of the opposition party Smer. The price for this, however, is early parliamentary elections. According to the opinion polls Fico and his party would achieve a clear victory if the elections were held right now. ... It seems highly unlikely that the wrecked Right will be able to recover before the elections. ... This means Smer will soon be displaying its skills in the art of genuine and unchecked hatred of Hungary once more. Let's not fool ourselves: Fico and his party have learned nothing during their brief period in the opposition. The Hungarian minority in Slovakia and Hungarian diplomacy are facing hard times."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Politics, » Hungary, » Slovakia
Judgement increases Croatia's EU doubts
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague on Friday sentenced the Croat ex-general Ante Gotovina to 24 years in prison for war crimes. The conservative daily Magyar Nemzet believes this will boost scepticism about Europe in EU candidate Croatia: "It is not pleasant to be a Croat nowadays. Just as before it was not pleasant to be a Serb. Since the terrible war between brothers in the Yugoslavian region the peoples of the West Balkans have had to put up with a never-ending series of frustrations. We know too little to judge whether the sentence against Ante Gotovina is just. Is he a national hero, a war criminal or just a general who did his duty? ... For the majority of Croats it is clear that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia delivered an unjust sentence. ... Under the influence of this shattering judgement the European Union's already battered popularity is likely to shrink even more in this Balkan state."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Politics, » Europe, » Croatia
A hurdle for Croatia's EU membership
The Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet expresses concern about the consequences of the present EU crisis for EU candidate Croatia and the EU's newest members: "Over the past few days the EU's leading politicians have come across as hysterical toddlers who have been deprived of their favourite toy: the EU constitution which now goes under the name of the 'Lisbon Treaty'. ... The spokespeople representing these toddlers even went as far as to warn that until we have a Reform Treaty there can be no further EU enlargement, or in other words, Croatia will not be allowed to join. This is a shameful, petty message addressed to those small EU countries that back Croatia's bid for membership. It is not the EU that is dying in the aftermath of the Irish referendum but rather its frequently trumpeted democratic principles. ... Faced with the chaos of Brussels one can only ask oneself: is this really the kind of EU we wanted to join? If this question were put to a pan-European referendum now I am afraid we would receive an 'Irish answer'."
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