Thursday, June 4 2009
By Györgyi
- EU Debate
This post is also available in: Hungarian
Hungary feels the game of the energy superpowers better than the average of the EU. In the interest of the alleviation of the cat and mouse game the EP candidates would build new pipelines, energy industry investments would be favored as well as common member state energy politics would be drawn up – emerges from the parties' EP programs.
Photo: zazzle.com
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Monday, June 1 2009
By jj
- EU Debate
This post is also available in: Hungarian
Sunday, May 31 2009
By Yropean
- EU Debate
This post is also available in: Hungarian
The European Union is trying to do everything to motivate the youngsters with mellow personality to move them out from their usual environment and to get the to know with new cultures. Our parents are green with envy, because nowadays there are a lot of possibilities for us to gain new experiences abroad. We collected the three most popular EU co-financed programs which are aiming to mobilize the European youth.
It’s not just about learning - Image: Flickr.com/ju2citron
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Wednesday, May 27 2009
By jj
- EU Debate
This post is also available in: Hungarian
Written by Bea Aranyi
Long ago smokers could smoke anywhere they wanted to and non-smokers had no rights. Smoking was allowed everywhere, indoor, outdoor as well as on public transport. The media was full of indirect and direct tobacco advertisements, there were tobacco posters on the streets and people learned the habit from each other.
Nowadays the European Union takes control of it, and fighting for a healthier world became one of its most important projects. 5 million people dies all over the world in diseases connected with heavy smoking. Without any changes in habits and politics this number can double in 2020. In the European Union smoking is still the top cause of death. Every year 650 000 people dies in diseases connected to this bad habit.
Photo: Flickr/justin_elbert
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Saturday, May 23 2009
By Juditsch
- EU Debate
The eight parties eligible to run at the Hungarian 2009 EP Elections are rather focused on internal, national conflicts and themes than on the European political groups’ priorities and programmes. Nevertheless environmental issues are quite common on the agenda of Hungarian political parties who seek support from voters.
Check out the EP-campaign spots of the 8 parties running for the EP elections in Hungary!
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By Juditsch
- EU Debate
The building where I have been living in for one and a half year is 20 metres from a selective waste collection point and therefore I am pretty lucky that I do not have to walk far away to find a decent place to deposit my pre-selected household waste. The district where this building is located is quite environmentally friendly. Újbuda has the first 'eco blocks-of-flats' in Gazdagrét.
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Tuesday, May 19 2009
By Albino Blacksheep
- EU Debate
This post is also available in: Hungarian
One of the most commonly raised excuses for not voting in the European Parliament elections in “small” countries (i.e. not major powers) – such as Hungary – is a sort of inferiority complex. That is, our votes, and our small number of MEP delegates will not be able to achieve much, and the most important issues do not even pass through the EP anyway. However, news of the last few months may prove these two points wrong (partly, at least): small countries can have an impact on the European agenda, and so does the EP.
Photo: Flickr/ClareSnow
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Sunday, May 10 2009
By Albino Blacksheep
- EU Debate
On 1 May 2009 a new campaign had been launched in Hungary. Considering that there is a constant campaign in the country since almost 2 years this is really not a phenomenon that makes voters thrill up. Even tough they should do so. Because others will decide instead of them if they keep off from polling.
It is more of less clear what Hungarians will vote about on 7th June: about politicians to be delegated to the European Parliament the only directly elected institution of the EU that has growing rights and duties. But how to decide it and especially on the basis of what kind of information? This is a more difficult question.
Photo gallery of EP campaign posters included.
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Saturday, May 9 2009
By Juditsch
- News from Hungary
By TÓTH Gábor
The Ice Hockey World Championship is just before the final, yet we already have a winner: the fans of the Hungarian team. Although the national squad finished its part on the last place on Monday already, each of us around Hungarian ice hockey can be proud and happy. After 70 years of playing in lower divisions (mostly in division C, two categories below the ‘real’ Worlds), the team showed its ability to be an opponent for A class teams. And something demonstrated its supporters too!
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By Juditsch
- News from Hungary
By TÓTH Gábor
What professional sport is really about, you just open up a paper and read: dopping, hard injuries because of cruel drive for win, clash of supporters and some corruption of refs or high level bureaucrats. What sport is truly about, you have to go to Switzerland to an ice hockey World Championship game!
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