Brooks tug of war ends in draw

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:42:29 GMT

Source: www.socceramerica.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Brooks Tug of War ends in draw ...

Tug-of-war with Brussels

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:11:48 GMT

Source: budapost.eu --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
Commentators unanimously find the protracted Tug-of-War between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions. In Figyelő , Zoltán Gyévai, chief analyst at the Bruxinfo Hungarian news agency based in Brussels, believes that if the Hungarian government had taken warnings about its constitutional overhaul seriously, and had it conducted intense consultations with the committee , it could have avoided the severe reprimands it has received from Brussels . This is how he explains how Spain could get away last year with its excessive deficit from 2011, while Hungary was severely scolded. He thinks financial Commissioner Olli Rehn did not manage to dissipate the concern that he was applying double standards in that case. The Hungarian side believes that it is the victim of “double double standards”, for the previous, left wing government used to receive much milder treatment, despite its incomparably higher and frantically changing deficit figures. The Commissioner argues that times have changed since then, as the crisis has prompted more rigour from decision makers. That argument, Gyévai remarks, would be convincing if it was applied also to one of the big offenders. Quite on the contrary, however, France has been given an extra 24 months to straighten out its accounts, while Belgium is threatened with a fine for failing to keep ...

Tug Of War

Brooks tug of war ends in draw

Tug-of-war with Brussels