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chaos and human rights groups say judges and politicians have gone too far. and even leaders promise of a single economic government fails to reassure anxious investors and type in the markets as a fresh trouble over greece and once again the presence of going to. hungary's new media law has created quite a stir in the e.u. with the setting up of a new government controlled authority. spoke with the country's foreign affairs committee vice chairman i talked about the controversial initiative and the impact it might have on the freedom of press. it's not been long since hungry handed. the presidency to poland and president mr o'brien has been pushing ahead with his controversial new media laws we're joined now by the vice chairman for the foreign affairs committee at the parliament here in hungary thank you very much for joining us now to press freedom is

a fundamental principle of the do you think the hungry some even further away from the. other has been a lot of talk especially in the last half year about a new values and standards we never really know what this exactly means i mean. and i don't quite think that the e.u. has an almighty right to determine where ly be boundaries of such principles we never really heard there critically a definition of what exactly it is values are what exactly are the fundamentals of these principles and what are the details where exactly are the boundaries of these so this is always a contentious issue i mean every country every nation state which the e.u. consists of has its own media law it has its own institutions that safeguard the freedom of speech or the freedom or for press so even in the e.u.

the opinions are very media law have been very diverse it has received criticisms and it has also been defended by some politicians in the e.u. of course the green and the liberal fraction of the european parliament has been very hysterical about it. i can understand some of their criticisms but on the other hand in this country we have a long history of where people from outside try to tell us what to do for a long time it was for moscow for fifty years now we have people coming around from brussels from washington rating on the area freedom of press freedom of speech and . trying to tell us what kind of rules are the best for hungary and we had in this country in the past twenty years during the history of from gary in democracy so to speak previous media law which was very far from perfect. and there were a lot of instances where the freedom of speech has been very seriously

attacked on the the under the umbrella of this media law that we never heard anybody say anything in europe or outside of europe criticizing this media law so i think that we have to be very careful when we when we judge this of course we have our valid criticisms against this law. to say about the ways in which the law itself was introduced that some people saying that it was done with a lot of secrecy and it seems to be a little bit underhand what can you tell us about that i think it is very unfortunate turn to two thirds majority what the government has in hungary at the moment is used to push through a law very quickly and with. very careful consideration first of all i know that there is a huge enticement to do things very quickly and pushing through laws. now that they even have a majority to change the constitution. but i think that the danger is that the

law is going to be imperfect this law is imperfect from the point of view that for instance the pella gets to this media were to are purely it's very one sided it's not a balanced authority only thing that's members are being delegated into this authority . the leader of this authority is appointed for nine years which is a long it's in the public office that's a long long time you know i mean during nine years more than two elections go past you know and i think it's very unfortunate some people are kind of. stuck to their position you know for nine years the delegates are appointed by the prime minister which is very unusual. the minimum would be that the parliament appoints them and there is some kind of proportionality within this authority and some delegates of all of the opposition can also be there because we think that is

that would bring. the kind of balanced overview supervision to this authority how much of a threat i'll be in those i think that's great and i don't think it is going to impact that much on press freedom press freedom in this country has been it has a long history to say the least in this country we used to have for fifty years. media that was completely centralized run by the party of the communist party of hungary following this we had a very very liberal media law but the previous the pretty set of this media was extremely liberal. in hungary and journalism newspapers televisions radios the majority of people who used to work in the previous era used to work in a dictatorship i don't know with somebody coming from the west and.

the situation here i believe just to draw parallels this is. because second world war germany you would have journalists that have written articles in the focus should be dead before the end of the second world war you see it's a very obscure situation and the problem is that we have a lot of in the past twenty years we have a lot of accumulated grief. emanating from the media though in this country we have a very very wrong sided very one sided liberal and left wing type of journalism which needs to be balanced and there's no question about it but i think that now depended on. somehow struck the other direction. so i understand the reaction what i think it has gone too far on the other end some people describe this is big government taking a loan to the media there's been a lot of layoffs all the government is trying to cut. their own people and it's not

tree i'm not a media expert but. i think there are very few people in this country including the socialists who are the loudest about this about this situation there are very few people in this country including them. three. very a national media as are not oversized in terms of employment i mean. some kind of rationalization. was long overdue everybody has been always talking about it the socialists have been talking about it when they were in government. this government has not only talking or been talking about it but they have laid people off because they saw that it is unsustainable. so i think. this debate has become very politicized it's more about politics than about professional comments see i mean if something is unsustainable you have to cut costs and if if something is

overbroad criticized. you know you're going to have people laid off so. based on this new media law i think the whole media needs a bit of rethinking including the national media and that is going to be. that is going to hurt some people that's the unfortunate consequence of such a situation why did he. say they carry on this particular issue when as he said it's ignored other very important issues that have been happening here in the country why do you think that he chose this issue to speak out save a clear about it was an ideological and political. attack now we have a right wing government. right and government is always attracted by the left wing liberals in the european parliament this is our past experience. how this works we can only guess we have a socialist party in this country which has extremely good connections in the european parliament. and in the european media and this government the audubon

government and i'm seeing this being in opposition so i think this somehow add some value to what i say. in the. in between ninety eight and two thousand and two this bank government already had one term and it was very interesting to see. the volume. and. extensiveness of this criticism that this government has received from outside of hungary and you can exactly exactly identify who those people are where the sick criticism comes from and what is the direction of the criticism it is which has something to do with with the fear of for a dictatorship being introduced to hungary you know things are and i mean nothing like that happened exactly and when the socialist government ran this country for eight years nobody said a single word in the european parliament and in the e.u.

although we know and it was admitted that the one variant government the socialist government forces. economic statistics that were submitted to the european parliament which is criminal. you had the two thousand and six issues when the people were shot on the streets who went on the streets to demonstrate against a prime minister who made a speech this interest leaked where he admitted to have lied day and night about the economic and other situation in the country and he won the elections through lies and this this speech was leaked out and there was a pro in this country. nobody else seems to care in the whole world and the democratic world that usually are worried about democratic values or the values of the european union whatever they might be. how they are being respected in this country so i think that there is an extremely strong double standard against this

country. which also manifests itself in the criticism that this may be a little has received thanks very much for joining us thank you very much. lou i. see.

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i'll see the world of sports with my friend in soccer. hello welcome you're watching live sports on r.g.p. the headlines this hour playing footsies from all screaming the team to catch in the russian premier league following a comprehensive three no win over f.c. time. my dish up the local advised me to get any younger which in the cincinnati open final while it's murray versus jock rich in the men's decider. also food for thought hosts and favorites for the fast approaching rugby world cup new zealand a bust by south africa in the tri nations. rushing for those where we stand as the premier league's week twenty one continues with four games on sunday the only one is a battle between spartak knowledge and i'm old school counterparts now six in second from bottom reading this is

a big favorites in this one later but i'm playing baldwin usually no good looking guy to take on that seacrest nodar here in moscow and find me big spending and she has to know the monsters i do not. meanwhile the top two were easy winners on saturday including says girls comfortable victory at two on the brilliant team move finished by saying to doing big out things started five minutes after the break he's a coupon that would double has lead with lots of fast becoming bitter thousands national signature move at nine point three kg. and the icing on the cake was added by doing a bit again at the real number twelve all season to become the league's top scorer it means discovery tain a two point lead at the summit. second place in need something hot on their heels though off those rushing through sort of in samarra the game effectively done by help time with the channel's polities man finding the net four times while conceding just once. dani on should offer nicholas long birth and victor flies soon

and all getting on the school would pose a need to talk up with also as not it's well minutes from time. well i will probably get both girls for korea five to the finals hall meetings in need within a couple of points of leaders. anguish for booking team is today as well with three fixtures one has already started new boys knowledge take on stoke as both clubs are looking forward to their first victory as this season. has neil neil early twenty minutes in that game elsewhere wolves who escaped relegation last may will try to double their three points from last week when the host for them that's a bit late so while the two sides that claimed the impressive victories a week ago galvan and manchester city go head to head at this stadium in the last match of the wanderers striker yvonne applies needs will poser of their devotion is stunning girls. moving stateside well los angeles galaxy s new signing robbie

keane needed only twenty minutes to score his first goal in the m.l.s. the irishman to dance in the club's fixture against san jose earthquakes having trained just once on the eve of the game however keane wasted no time making his first goal in front of the american audience that twenty first minute the former told him striker opened the score up to get so he would call from galaxy star david beckham. in a two nil victory for the l.a. side that move six points clear of seattle in the western conference standings. which now is hardly on the full season tips off in just a few weeks time clubs from five countries will take part this year but we start our build up series by taking a look at one of russia's biggest teams sconce in petersburg. i the success of any team begins and ends with a head coach this is somewhat of a sore point for the army men from russia's northern capsule of st petersburg into

one to ten alone scots star studded squad was led by three head coaches despite those revamping efforts by the team's board throughout the season the armaments still lost in the conference semifinals against a plot from the moscow region by the way it's a clowns head coach militia gigo who is in now at the helm of scott st petersburg partly because the board. had previously played very well in preseason that will give time top spots in the conference i'm going to leave me where i'm in some problems or marshall those of us who work on it step by step me up through the team look at its best in everything we will kill demands to be common even hey it's in a regular championship government without beating the drum i'm claiming that we are number one more number two we will simply we're on a scholar will start the new season without star players like alex a yosh and the other chad young and he again a backup and moxie fishin skate however their presence will hardly be missed as the

new coach has attracted a guy bearing cup winners' natural source and and carol because solve among other quite capable players with a major playoff experience i'll say our side was part of the playoffs last year along with the final is a great experience so it's a it's very allowed to have the crosshairs i really enjoy playing the flat side is something that you work for every year scott began their preparation in the czech republic where the squad concentrated mainly on gaining strength and that stance was followed by a brief training camp and that seems home base in st petersburg where the head goes as laid down strategy and tactics for the remainder of the pre-season has been a tough training camp so far everybody's working to get in shape around. you know i'm good seems are some of the work out. there going on right now scars first spend a match in st petersburg show that this side is ready to reach new heights and make a joke and that sentiment echoed with the fans as well as that scene delighted

supporters with a three two win over another cage hillside target over me. mind you the match was hardly announced in the media and was held on the practice arena however it was still packed to the rafters focus of the christmas new study that are clear yeah it's a pity that some of the stores have left the club and on the other i'm glad when i hope you go and i was just like patrick tours also defense is another pleasant surprise and a sweet reply was and is from our new coach is a controversial figure one i hope you will bring the result scott think it is worth have always been one of the top sides during the cage shows a regular season however once the playoffs gone it seems efforts deflated and some of it was out of contention for the going caught some diehard fans and pundits who are inclined towards mysticism even said that the team is under some kind of a playoff spell the real is still believe it's all about those involved so all the army men from the banks of the ball river more common than known as the scots think

it is very will be looking to break that play of hacks in the upcoming this season then you had coach miller said as a guy who already has that necessary postseason experience as bill is quite a capable side and it's held that they knew it was the shins will be playing in scott's favor remark cos rep or r.t. in st petersburg. times when i dish it out a lot has shown have pedigree to make the sensitizing also a side of the russian saying off and back straight and well not too bad as not over in the semi final. then the sat however as i dove a dictated the plate so when it six to that a visit from coach tom i shall hawks the same to provide great shot of a presidential choice from the full seat meetings with a running all over the call before dropping the causal points. more of the same thing the decider allowing shut up we're going to wrap up the two six six three and six three. the young give it up next fall the rush of

the search taking care of german andrea that commissions over these other sony woman number one young college was taken to tie break in the first set which she effectively won before blitzing her yugoslav born opponent in the decider seven six six one which has only been shut up of all once before. in the men's side of the action world number one not a joke of it remains well in the hunt for his town's title of the year although this was held by opponent almost burdick who retired with shoulder problems during their semifinal djokovic had just taken the first set when the czechs aleman flared up nineteen back three five down to secure it seven five and that's one birdie felt unable to draw the twenty five year old saying he was crippled by the tree and so there was no point continuing to talk which is on your last one hundred fifty eight matches this season and there could be in the trophy in the bag tonight easy keeps that straight go with. andy murray the man standing in his way after denying marty fisher's hopes of

a fourth consecutive final appearance nori to the first six three i was there and seemingly felt the pressure the second set wanted tiebreaker where murray completed the victory to set up the decider with djokovic who he beat here in cincinnati to claim the title back in two thousand and eight joke which though edged mario of the australian open andrew masters this year. golf and webb simpson managed to ignore a slow start to take the lead after round three of the would have championship the local favorite time going out with a great score of six under sixty four off the game two of his first four holes since and overcoming those initial difficulties on the front nine this was one of his six birdies on the eighth he also had an eagle on the fifteenth told me a second after sharing the lead throughout the tournament he. sixty nine coming off the shooting at korea best score of sixty three in the opening round and a sixty five on friday while swede carl pettersson is aiming for third the glory and praise for his adopted hometown in two thousand and eight when i sense three

shots back in said place. and to rugby finally when you zealand suffered a thirteen point loss to south africa in the tri nations know the best of warm ups ahead of the world cup which the all blacks are hosting this sort on no love lost between the sides who had shared trying a chanst title since two thousand and one rival looks a bit king's boughten some well white locks wearing out to each other within the first sound minutes the resulting penalty from warne to steyn would put the has to sig's ear or up staying very much on phone with a good kicking out a couple of penalties and ending a drop goal to make it fifteen nothing to south africa which a guy who was tried just before half time was all the all blacks could not eighteen to five the final score but is it was still when the trial nations even beat australia in praise playing next weekend. that's all the latest in schools for the hour coming up shortly as to whether stay with r.t. .

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