Hungary not a state at all

The conservative news portal Gondola criticises the Hungarian state, commenting on recent tensions between Hungary and Slovakia in which Slovakia denied the Hungarian president entry into the country. "What in fact happened? The head of the Republic of Hungary, that is the embodiment of the Hungarian state, was humiliated by another state. This act was planned long in advance and in full knowledge of the implications. And how does the Hungarian state react? It does nothing. The Hungarian foreign minister said last Friday that it would take action on Monday 'after the holidays'. I beg your pardon? Firstly: Friday the 21st of August was a working day worldwide [although Thursday was a national holiday]. ... Secondly, such an infringement against the Hungarian head of state is an important incident, so important that it should take precedence over any holiday whatsoever. A state that reacts so passively to such a humiliating infringement is really no longer a state at all."

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