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Krajczár, Gyula
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
How political is sport?
János Kóka, chairman of the small coalition partner SZDSZ in the Hungarian government, has called on politicians and government officials to boycott all events not directly linked to sport at the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. Gyula Karjczár wonders how to "define sport in the narrower sense": "The question of which events are directly related to sport at the Olympics could trigger heavy debates. The LEN European Swimming Federation has just banned the Serb swimmer Milorad Cavic [from taking part in any more competitions at the European Championship in Eindhoven] because he wore a T-shirt with the words 'Kosovo is Serbia' at the prize-giving ceremony. ... Fair enough, Cavic didn't get into trouble with the host country, Holland, but things will be different in China. Let's go there and secretly spit on the carpet."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Sport, » Hungary, » Global, » China
Abdullah Gül elected Turkish president
Gyula Krajczár comments on Güls victory: "The election of the eleventh president of the modern Republic of Turkey opens a new chapter in the country's history. Previous presidents of this emphatically secular state have always been avid supporters of the Republic's founder Kemal Atatürk. Although politicians or parties with a different concept of the relationship between the state and religion have held the executive several times in the past, the army and other elitist secular organisations have always protected the secular state - through more or less subtle means and four times even by staging coups. Their opponent's conquest of the presidential office creates an entirely new situation. Because the president is elected by parliament he has only limited powers, but he can block the passage of new laws and according to the constitution he is the supreme commander of the armed forces."
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More from the press review on the subject » Domestic Policy, » Turkey
A new chance for the Nabucco pipeline?
Turkey and Iran have signed a declaration of intent for the transport of Iranian and Turkmenian natural gas to Europe. Gyula Krajczár writes that this could be the last chance for the stalling European Nabucco pipeline project, which Europe had hoped would reduce its dependence on Russian energy. "The talks between Turkish Minister for Energy Hilmi Güler and Iran have surprisingly led to a declaration of intent. This is the last chance for a pipeline to Europe that isn't under Russian control. It would make it possible for Turkmenistan to transport gas to Turkey without having to build a new pipeline under the Caspian Sea. ... In 2010 the contracts between several European gas suppliers and the Russian energy giant Gazprom are due for renegotiation. An alternative source of gas would considerably improve the Europeans' bargaining position."
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More from the press review on the subject » Energy, » Russia, » Europe, » Middle East
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