tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post5458097453101663013..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: More about HungaryHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-48029861811450820632011-12-24T19:12:58.884+00:002011-12-24T19:12:58.884+00:00Well, indeed, I did have the legislation for the s...Well, indeed, I did have the legislation for the second Irish referendum in mind when I mentioned that this is not an unknown tactic in other countries. That does not alter the fact that the developments in Hungary are more than a little worrying and not because they might bring the whole project down. It will be an interesting year. <br /><br />Sue, thank you. <br /><br />Merry Christmas to all of you.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-85550864017348388022011-12-24T12:54:06.440+00:002011-12-24T12:54:06.440+00:00The Contrarian Hungarian
Here's an interestin...<a href="http://thecontrarianhungarian.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/hungarian-opposition-parties-resort-to-civil-disobedience/" rel="nofollow">The Contrarian Hungarian</a><br /><br />Here's an interesting little Hungarian blog in English which includes a copy of Barroso's letter to Orban.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-74730698421532757652011-12-24T08:37:41.062+00:002011-12-24T08:37:41.062+00:00@Helen & Edward: Same here in Sweden. Govt pro...@Helen & Edward: Same here in Sweden. Govt proposal of changes to our Constitution to make it conistent with the already accepted Niece treaty was handed out to our MPs after most had already left for Christmas holidays (2001). Added to that was the fact that any suggestions of ammendments had to be handed in to the Speaker's office the same day as the new session started. <br /><br />Hungary: If it falls - financially it is the high road to Austria, and Austria is very involved with Italy's largest banks....In short Hungary may be the pebble that finally makes the euro (and the EU?) crash. <br /><br />PS: I stopped using Ryanair after the second Irish Lisbon referendum! <br /><br />PPS: Merry Christmas!mikgennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-30958809681387988452011-12-24T07:02:56.697+00:002011-12-24T07:02:56.697+00:00After the Irish first voted the "wrong" ...After the Irish first voted the "wrong" way in an EU referendum, the government changed the rules by ramming legislation through all stages in both houses, the day before the Dail rose for the Christmas recess. "Colleagues" in other countries will have taken note of how easy this was. As a result, the Referendum Commissioner no longer had the duty of putting the arguments both for and against any proposed change. Large funding by commercial interests and other bodies was permitted. Individual donations to campaign groups were restricted but "persons" were free to use their own money. <br /><br />Limited and PLC companies are "persons" for this purpose. So, in the second Lisbon referendum, Ryanair (for instance) spent 500,000 campaigning for a "yes" and received an exemption from normal monopolies legislation to permit it to take over another airline.<br /><br />Pro referendum campaigners, please note!Edward Spaltonnoreply@blogger.com