our journey begins in the suburbs of budapest. >> here on the outskirts of budapest, economic woes ofountry can be felt on every street corner. business is slow at his weekly market. the people out shopping say they do not expect things to improve soon. >> almost every family has financial problems. a lot of people cannot pay their bank loans. i am also in financial difficulties. wages are too low. we do not earn enough. on the other hand, everything is getting more expensive like electricity, rent, food. >> it will be at least 15 years before it gets better. something is wrong here. >> for a long time, hungary was seen as an eastern european success story. the new motorways were partly financed by the e.u. this one leaves south. the tourist trade is still profiting from the e.u. subsidies. 10 years ago, 2 million euros were pumped into the project. the director now has new plans and wants another 3 million euros from brussels to expand. >> without the money from europe, we would not be able to do it. e.u. subsidies are enormously important for our project. we have to submit to strict

we have this from jonathan markets. >> budapest's splendid parliament building. six months, and hungary will be squarely in the european spot like you yet the prime minister arrived at his press conference. the controversial new media law is seen as a full-scale assault on the freedom of the press. yet he has been fighting of criticism from home and abroad. othe authority of the hungarian media committee is not bigger than any other european country. if it turns out that the european country wants to make legal changes, we will consider changing the law. >> this is not convinced many journalists, certainly not those working for newspapers the taken a different line from the ruling party. the prime minister's claim that he only has the best of intentions is met with skepticism. >> he says, you saw it a good guy. it is the same with us. we have those fines against political opinion. but there are no checks and balances within the system. there is no guarantee they will not do that. >> hungry and the european union looked to have called a truce. their purpose fund t

they have been washing away that aches and pains of budapest and its visitors for nearly 100 years. now they hope to take advantage of hungary's unaccustomed exposure. >> it is a doubly important for eat -- year for us. get we're hoping to attract even more visitors than usual. this is one of the greatest national treasures and one that is well-marketed. it also fits more controversial policies, like the new media law. the midday news at home gary and national radio. the radio guards its independence fiercely, and they announced a shake-up. they combined its two a single newsroom. many journalists fear for its future. >> there is a growing danger for certain colleagues, because they feel the job is not as secure as it was. >> even though those in power say they need -- they mean no harm and suggest there will be no massive redundancies. the power struggles are more visible and somehow more relaxing. >> the u.s. democrat jerry brown has been sworn in as california 's 49th governor. he is inheriting a more troubled state than the one he led back then. he talked about the courage and s

we will now go to budapest. hungary in a powerful but tricky position, about to take up the presidency of the eu. >> a lot of excitement here in hungary. they are only the third country to take to the presidency. the checks and -- czechs and slovaks have had a more quiet time. the government is hoping to push through some of their own issues here which includes a strategy for the whole danube region. >> presumably, hungary and poland both hoping to shift the center of balance of the 27- member union to the east. some very big decisions to be made. >> mary much so. especially about the budget for the entire european union. -- very much so. this is what they knew well in advance. hungary and poland feel that this center of europe has been left out of these discussions in favor of heavyweights like france and germany. having this whole year, first hungary for the first six months and then fallen for the second six months, they're hoping to influence the future financial strategy of the whole union for the next nine

he has lived in budapest for years. some believe he picked the address for a reason. right across the street is a synagogue. the caretaker knows exactly who he is. >> i get a lump in my throat when i think about it. i always wonder which window he is hiding behind. >> sandor kepiro was still giving interviews up until three years ago. >> the allegations are false. i never used any weapons. >> he is accused of having taken part in the massacre in 1942. he was 10 years old when he witnessed the massacre. he is now a citizen of serbia. it was occupied by hungary, a puppet regime of nazi germany. >>, serbs, and roma were killed. some said as many as 3000 were dead. >> this is one of the places where people were thrown into the river. they were pushed under the ice. >> it was -27 degrees celsius in 1942. they spent three days driving people from their homes to their deaths. ♪ after the end of the war, the atrocities was largely forgotten by the west. that is until a few years ago when the simon wiesenthal center in jerusalem picked up the trail. the organization searches f

. >>> the start of hungary's presidency of the european union has been marked by ceremonies in budapest but overshadowed by criticism. at the media laws concede -- the new media laws are concedeare sn as an attack on freedom of the press. >> six months when hungary will be squarely in european spot light when they assume the presidency. when the hungarian prime minister arrived at a press conference, it was the media that was the subject of the debate. the new media law is seen as a full-scale assault on the freedom of the press. he has had to fight off criticism from home and abroad. >> the authority of the hon. media companies are now bigger than any european country. if it turns out the european commission requests us to change it, we will consider that. >> his defense of the new legislation has not convinced journalists. the prime minister's claim only to have better retention has met with skepticism. >> imagine i live in a neighborhood where somebody is walking around with a huge gun and they say i will not use it on you because i am a good guy. they say they want to implement thos

they have been washing away the extent panes of budapest, even in the midst of winter.they hope to take advantage of hungary's unaccustomed international exposure. >> is a doubly important year for us, as well as the eu presidency, it is also the hundred year [unintelligible] >> running the eu presidency also puts more controversial aspects upon policy in the spotlight, like for example, the country's new media law. >> the midday news @ hund gary and russia -- national radio. the guard its independence fiercely. -- at hungarian national radio. the guards its independence fiercely. many journalists fear for the future. even those in power say they mean no harm. and suggest there will be no mass redundancies. but the power struggles are more visible here and somehow, more relaxing. >> one of america's most senior naval officers has been relieved of his command over a series of lewd videos shown to his career with the knowledge of pentagon top brass. he has starred in some of the weekly videos and it showed him making lewd the /te3ss and actions. prosecutors in los angeles

speaking and the test -- speaking in budapest, the hungarian prime minister said that other member stateswith similar laws would also have to change the bitter criticism of the gehring legislation has centered on the sweeping powers given to a new media authority, set up in may. both france and germany have criticized the law. i spoke earlier with our brussels correspondent and asked them what was behind the dispute and where it is headed. >> this shows all signs of trouble brewing, fnkly. nobody in brussels understands why the hungarian government has chosen to introduce this law. they passed it on december 21. the commission has been working behind the scenes to get it changed since then. it is not exactly brand new, but we do not know the timing is coincidental or if they wanted to do it or whether it is geared to force an issue. nobody can understand why hungary would want to do that another had the eu presisincy. where is it going? it is going badly wrong at the moment. the president has said that he will defend it to the hilt. this is not going to go away easily, particularly now th

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