The misadventures of Hungary's government

Yesterday, construction was halted on part of the new government quarter in Budapest, due to unresolved property claims. The Hungarian government seems dogged by bad luck, comments Péter N. Nagy: "Lately, the government has broken everything it's touched. … Its ideas are clever but its methods are clumsy. Little hurdles constantly pop up: With the new government quarter, it's about a few properties; with health reform, despite all the investment in it, high fees from providers are the problem; and the controversial subway project has run into a geological obstacle. These little stumbling blocks bring huge projects to a grinding halt."

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