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The Hungarian precedent: sweeping constitutional reform (part 2)

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What’s Europe going to do about Hungary’s curbs on the media and its sweeping constitutional reform? Brussels seems to find it easier to keep tabs on candidates who want to join than on nations that are already EU members.

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  • György SCHOPFLIN, MEP, EPP;
  • Gyorgy BOLGAR, Journalist, Klubradio;
  • Christophe ROBEET, France 24 European Affairs Editor;
  • Ulrike LUNACEK, MEP Green Alliance;
  • Gulliver CRAGG, France 24 Correspondent.

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Fox News Posted Hungary as Serbia north to Jugoslavia (2012)

by Anonyme - 10/01/2012 - 19:42

The Jewish establishment is in rage, because they won t have it like they had it under a jew-friendly neocommunist 8 year regime - wich by the way destroyed Hungary! And the so called european values are non other than the untangible financial rights within the uncontrollable free market. May the resistance go ahead!

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