again presence ability. 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 to talk about the controversial initiative and the impact it might have on the freedom of the press. it's not been long since hungry handed. the presidency to poland and president there still has been pushing ahead with his controversial new media law we're joined now by the vice chairman of the foreign affairs committee at the pollen helen hunt thank you very much for joining us now the press freedom is a fundamental principle of the do you think the hungry some even further away from the. stand with this media where there has been a lot of talk especially in the last half year about you values and standards we

never really know what this exactly means i mean. and i don't think they'll be you has an almighty right to determine where ly be boundaries of such principles we never really heard clear definition of what exactly these values are what exactly are the fundamentals of these principles and what are the details where exactly are the boundaries of these so it is always a contentious issue i mean every country every nation state which the e.u. . has its own media law has its own institutions that safeguard the freedom of speech or the freedom of press so even in the e.u. the opinions about the hungarian 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 in 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 hungary and 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 hungary and democracy so to speak a 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 on the the embroil 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 we had some people saying that it was done with a lot of secrecy and it seemed to be a little bit underhand what can you tell us about that i think it is very unfortunate when a two thirds majority what the government has in hungary at the moment is used to push through a law very quickly and without 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 delegates to this media thora t. are purely it's very one sided it's not

a balance for only for us 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 it's very unfortunate when 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 the opposition can also be there because we think that is that would bring. the kind of balanced view supervision to this authority how much of a threat are these in those press feet 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 centralised and run by the party the communist party of hungary following this we had a very very liberal media law the previous the pretty set of this media that was extremely liberal we had in hungary in journalism newspapers televisions radios the majority of people who used to work in the previous era who used to work in a dictatorship i don't know if somebody coming from the west. better comprehend the situation here i mean if just to draw a parallel this is as if we're in. second world war germany you would have journalists that have written articles in the focus should be that 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 law in this country we have a very very one sided very one sided liberal and left wing type of journal. which is to be balanced i mean there is no question about it but i think that now depending somehow struck the other direction you see. so i understand the reaction but i think it has gone too far on the other end some people describe this is the government taking a loan to the media there's been a lot of layoffs are the government just trying to cut their own people and power is that 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 that would say i'm very a national media as i'm not oversized in terms of employment i mean. some kind of rationalisation. 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 over bureaucratized. 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 but the unfortunate consequence of such a situation why did the each east speak out say very clear on this particular machine 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 has this issue to speak out say very clear about. it was an ideological and political. attack now we have a right wing government. and right wing government is always attacked 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 government already had one term and it was very interesting to see. the volume. and the extensiveness of this criticism that this government has received from outside of hungary and you can mix in 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 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 this was admitted that hungary and 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 at on the streets who went on the streets to demonstrate against the prime minister who made the speech the speech was leaked where he admitted to have lied day and night about the economic and other situation in the country and he won the election. as through lies and this is this speech was leaked out and there was all pro in this country. nobody else seemed to care and the whole world and the democratic world that usually are worried about democratic values or the values or view opinion whatever they might be. how they are being respected in this country so i think that there is an extremist 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.

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hello welcome to on our team the headlines this hour staying put that seem to catch the russian prime a league that's following a comprehensive three male victory over f.c. on. the cincinnati open final while it's mari versus joker rich in the men's decider. and food for thought has some favor is for the fast approaching rugby world cup new zealand by south africa they try nations. russian to do as well as starters the premier league is week twenty one continues with four games on sunday the early one is a battle between. the bonds which is now getting a second from bottom meaning they visit as a big favorites and this one. like you might see it take on dark here in moscow and big spending on she host another moscow side. in the meantime the top two were

easy winners and sounds encouraging says that when a time at berlin team move finished by saying they're doing big things saas and five minutes after the break he said honda would then double the housemaid with what world once was becoming the japan's international's signature move it pinpoint free kick and the icing on the cake was added by doom bit again and that's a real number it's well goal of the season to become the league's top story mainstay askari saying that two point lead at the summit. and we feel good if we had lots of chances in the first tough especially during the opening ten minutes it's unfortunately with failed to convert ten of them in a certain bunch of the opening. as we tried to. in the sense of this in home so the big difference with. the three goes was. school dr luke ross is from there on time so it was a well deserved victory which would. second play is a needle saying hard on the heels though often crashing critism it up in some

modern game if it's only a hard time with his men finding the net four times while conceding just wants. them on should all come from the birds and the the flies soon or gets in on the school board was a need in the past and also for it also adds another one swelled minutes from time while he had both goals. five to the final school meetings and the even a couple of leaders says. now is the second week of the english football with three fixtures up for grabs today one has finished stoke came back to draw with new boys nor a chance but with us still seeking the victory as the season delayed summated one nail with. jones levelled in the dying seconds so one one else well wolves who escaped relegation last may pull them. dates in the match and they were also in as a week ago while the two sides that claimed the impressive victories last weekend vault on the minds of the safe to go had to had their reebok stadium.

will oppose or that the munchkin is stunning goalscorer said that. moving stateside well los angeles galaxy s new signing are all big he needed only twenty minutes to school his first goal in the m.l.s. the irishman to quality in the club's fixture against san jose earthquakes having trained just once on the eve of the game however he wasted no time they said goal in front of the american audience. and then of the former told them strike i opened the score up to get singable from galaxy star david beckham finished in a two no victory for the l.a. side that led them move six points clear of seattle in the western conference standings. now as hockey on the fourth day chelsea. tapes off in just a few weeks time clubs from five countries will take care but will start all build up series by taking a look at one of russia's biggest names scott st petersburg. 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 capital of st petersburg in twenty ten alone scar's 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 atlanta from the moscow region by the way it's atlanta head coach militias you got was it now at the helm of scott st petersburg to go. ahead previously played a very well in free season that will give time top spokesman conference and then leave and then some problems are marshall with the four who work on it step by step going through the team a look at its greatest in every game we will build on that is to pick up the hands in the original championship got the mark without beating the drum and claiming

that we are number one more number two that we will simply were on a. scholar will start the new season without star players like alex a yosh and the other child yannick he again a backup and moxie for shinseki however their presence will hardly be missed as the new coach has attracted the governing cup winners' natural source and and carol because solve among other quite capable players with a major playoff experience i'm all see are silent far in the playoffs last year i won the final it's a great experience well it's just very loud and they have good crossers i really enjoy playing the last sat something that you work for every year scott began their preparation in the czech republic where the squad concentrated mainly on gaining strength that stint was followed by a brief training camp at the team's home base in st petersburg where the. it goes as lay down strategy and tactics for the remainder of the pre-season has been a tough training camp so far but his work in line to get in shape around the. you

know i'm good teams are some to work on that they're going on right now skiles first spend a match in st petersburg show that this side is ready to reach new heights in the cage and that sentiment echoed with the fans as well as that scene delighted supporters with a three two win over another cage hill side sir pedal from the. mind you the match was hardly announced in the media and was held on a practice arena however it was still packed to the rafters. new study that i.q. yeah it's a pity that some of the stars of left the club on the on the other hand i'm glad i have a gun culture just like patrick torsen plus our defense is another pleasant surprise and we don't reap the formlessness from the misuse of the new our new coach is a controversial figure but i hope he will bring the result scott st petersburg help always been one of the top sides during the cage shells regular season however once the playoffs dawned it seems efforts deflated and soon it was out of contention for the going cough some diehard fans and pundits who are inclined towards mysticism

even said that the team is under some kind of a playoff spell the realist they'll believe it's all about those involved selby are the man from the banks of the bar river more common than known as that's causing you to start will be looking to break that play of hacks in the upcoming season then you had coach miller said as a guy who already has that necessary postseason experience has built quite a capable side and it's helped that the new a question will be playing and favre remark off rep for our team in st petersburg. tennessee has shown have pedigree to make the cincinnati open decide the russians saying alphabet read and while the two bit is not over in this semi lost as on the up outgunned in the set how i was no matter what dictated the play to when it seems game start to. then a visit from coach tomas whole distance and with a great shot off of a choice from the full seed leavings when they were running all over the cold

before dropping the crucial points more of the same in the decider and always shut up about the rest of the tie to six six three and six three. and it's even a young child next fall the russian the sort of taken care of german object that commission set of these other semifinal full much number one young college was taken to a tie break in the sentiment she felt suddenly wonderful blitzing for you the small foreign opponent that decide the sentence and six walk into which is only big and shut up about once before. and in the men's must as well the joke of it remains well in the hunt for his town's title of the year old though the serve was held by opponent almost burdick who retired with shoulder problems during the semifinal joke which had just taken the first southland the czechs ailment flared up fighting back from thirty five down to secure a seventy five and that's one thirty four to one hundred twenty five year old saying his was crippled by the jury and so there was no point continuing djokovic

has on his most wants and fifty eight matches this season and there could be another trophy in the bag tonight for just said he keeps that streak going. and imari the man standing in his way out to deny mardy fish his hopes of a fourth consecutive final appearance in mari two in the first set six three as the american seemingly felt the pressure. once a tie break when murray complains of the victory to set up the decide against djokovic who he beat here in cincinnati to claim the title back in two thousand and eight joke which though edged laurie and the australian open and also had their own must see. to golf where webb simpson managed to ignore a slow start to take the lead up to around three of the would have championship the local favorite ending up with a great score of six under sixty four off to begin two of his first four. those simson overcoming those initial difficulties on the front ninth this was one of the six of birdies on the eighth and he also had an eagle on the fifteenth dummy game

eli's second off the sharing the lead throughout that so in the men's in sixty nine coming off the shooting a career best score of sixty three in the opening round and a sixty five on friday while swede carl pettersson is aiming for glory in greensboro he's adopted hometown the two thousand and eight swim message three strokes back in said place and then rugby new zealand suffered a thirteen point loss to south africa in the tri nations now the best of will months ahead of the world cup which the old blacks i hosting this all summed their love lost between the sides who had shared they try nations title since two thousand and one rival looks back in school today and some well wide low score squaring up to each other within the first sound man as the resulting penalty from more than staying with the hosts cigs zero up saying very much on form with the boot taking another couple of penalties and also adding a drop goal to make it fifteen nothing to south africa which a column is dry just before halftime was all the old blacks could muster eighteen

to five the final score but it's easy going to still going to try nations eve they can beat australia in brisbane next weekend. and that's latest in a moment coming up shortly is the weather stay with r.t.e. . hungry for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

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