Hungary


15 May 2013
Hungary Bows to EU Austerity Demands, Tajikistan Debates Ban on Cousin Marriages
Plus, more troubles for Kyrgyz gold mines and signs of a split in the Serbian church over Kosovo.
By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 
15 May 2013
Budapest’s Smoking Gun
Could a tobacco corruption scandal finally undo Hungary’s retrograde, hubristic government?
By Balint Szlanko
 
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8 May 2013
War Wounds Reopened by Conviction in Russia, Acquittal in Bosnia

Plus, a Jewish leader apologizes to the Hungarian prime minister and Croatia says a sad farewell to a favorite beverage.

By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Vladimir Matan
 
3 May 2013
Ireland Abandons Magnitsky Bill, Jewish Leaders Confront Ugly Side of Hungary
Plus, Belarusian ‘press freedom’ means release from jail and Kazakhs hand down terror plot sentences.
By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu and Vladimir Matan
 
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30 April 2013
Kosovo Convicts Five for Kidney Harvesting, Polish Heads Roll Over Gazprom Memo

Plus, Europe ups the pressure for a new constitution in Hungary and the Turkmen president leads, and falls, from the front.

By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 
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29 April 2013
Bribery Probe Nabs Bosnian Entity Leader, Poison Claim by Russian Sports Boss

Plus, Hungary’s leftwing opposition parties will join forces, and Romanian drivers get a high-tech tool to help navigate the country’s notoriously bad roads.

By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Vladimir Matan
 
23 April 2013
Sights Trained on Poland

As the country rethinks its defense strategy, arms dealers will surely take note.

By Martin Ehl
 
23 April 2013
Serbian Church Shaken by Sex Scandal, Police Hunt Killer in Southern Russia

Plus, Hungary bans swastikas and red stars, and Russia issues an arrest warrant for Hermitage Capital chief Browder.

By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Vladimir Matan
 

16 April 2013
Hungary’s Busiest Firefighter

Imagine having the job of defending the government’s policies to the rest of the world.

By Martin Ehl
 
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15 April 2013
Romania Ends Notorious Road Contract, Azerbaijan Targets Free Thought

Plus, Lithuanians and Latvians are among the EU’s top degree-holders, and Ashgabat’s urban renewal leaves misery in its wake.

By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
 

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