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Szőcs, László
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4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Eurosceptics on the rise
For the Hungarian national newspaper Népszabadság, Eurosceptics are on the rise across Europe: "Nicolas Sarkozy, who took the helm of the EU yesterday, has had to swallow two bitter pills right at the outset: Neither the German nor the Polish president has signed the 'Lisbon Treaty' - at least for the time being. ... Horst Köhler's resistance seems more of a formal nature. ... And the Polish President Lech Kaczyński will also be open to persuasion, albeit for a high price. ... In most EU member states the ratification of the 'Lisbon Treaty' has gone relatively smoothly. But it would be naive to think that the Eurosceptics are now at a disadvantage - of course with the exception of the Irish. It is entirely possible that Lech Kaczyński or Czech President Vaclav Klaus will hit the brakes on EU integration."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU Constitution, » Europe
The end of the EU constitution
László Szöcs considers the consequences should the EU summit fail: "If the summit fails EU institutions will have to continue working according to existing regulations, which would be tantamount to a political slap in the face for the 27 member states, because it would mean the further postponement of institutional reform. Common foreign policy would remain at a rudimentary stage, decisions on domestic and security policy would continue to be hindered by the right of veto and the entire purpose of EU expansion could be called into question. According to the Treaty of Nice no new countries would be able to join. This would block the EU integration of the West Balkans."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Europe
How Hungarian is Nicolas Sarkozy?
"Even Mozart was probably Hungarian," Hungarians say jokingly about themselves, whenever they start listing famous people with Hungarian forebears. The small town of Budakeszi takes pride in former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, and the village of Alattyán, where Nicolas Sarkozy's grandfather was born, now wants to lay claim to the French presidential candidate, even though the only Hungarian thing about him is his name. László Szőcs teases his fellow countrymen: "Sarkozy was born in Paris, can't speak a word of Hungarian, and has hardly any contact with his Hungarian father, so what makes him Hungarian? His blood? In France, this sort of thing would only occur to a right-wing populist. According to Le Pen, Sarkozy should have made his career in Hungary... We should resign ourselves to the fact that Sarkozy, should he win the presidential elections, won't be giving the European Union a 'Hungarian accent'. He couldn't care less about the territories that Hungary lost through the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, and he won't be extending the Paris metro to the Hungarian village of Alattyán either."
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More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Migration, » France, » Hungary
EU summit reaches compromise on climate protection
At the summit meeting of EU heads of state and government on March 9th, the decision was made to increase the proportion of renewable energies used by 20 percent. After a long period of stagnation it now seems the EU's German-French engine has suddenly sprung back to life, writes the paper's Brussels correspondent László Szőcs: "Although the French got their way by having prominent mention made of the potential of nuclear power (despite protests from Austria and Ireland), the German presidency was nonetheless able to achieve a consensus among the different positions." However, Szőcs points out that the EU still has a long way to go before it has a common energy policy: "Cyprus needs energy to cool down the country. Denmark needs energy to heat. Finland is expanding its nuclear power facilities while Germany is reducing them. The EU has called for measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions which will have a negative impact on the German car industry, while Italian and French cars already fulfil the requirements."
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