date=9/10/94
type=correspondent report
number=2-164899
title=Hungary / Germany (s only)
byline=Stefan Bos
dateline=Budapest
content=
voiced at:
Intro: Hungarian prime minister Gyula Horn has accused the
European Union of not keeping promises it made after the fall
of the Berlin wall. Stefan Bos reports from Budapest that Mr.
Horn expressed his views to German and Austrian officials who are
observing the fifth anniversary of the day Hungary opened its
borders to East German refugees.
Text: Speaking in Hungary's parliament building, prime minister
Horn said the European Union failed to deliver support promised
to Hungary and other East European nations to help create a
market economy.
Mr. Horn said he expected both political and financial support
after Hungary opened its borders to East German refugees.
Mr. Horn, who was foreign minister at that time, said Hungary
needs more than just the friendly words of Western politicians.
He noted that most of Hungary's desperately needed capital has
come from private Western business sources. But Mr. Horn said 70
percent of these companies use Hungary as a market and do not
invest in the country.
Last week, Mr. Horn denied Hungary received more than 250-million
dollars from Germany for supporting the East German refugees.
The accusation was made in the recently-published memoirs of the
late East German leader Erich Honecker.
German president Roman Herzog is in Hungary to attend special
ceremonies relating to Hungary's first break from Soviet
domination. (Signed)
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RFE/RL Daily Report
No. 173, 12 September 1994
HUNGARY AND GERMANY COMMEMORATE OPENING OF IRON CURTAIN. In
ceremonies on 9 and 10 September, Hungary and Germany celebrated
the opening five years ago of the Hungarian border to East Germans
fleeing communism, MTI and Western news agencies report. The mass
exodus of East German citizens led to the fall of the Berlin Wall
in November 1989. On 9 September Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula
Horn, who at the time was foreign minister in the reform communist
government of Miklos Nemeth, attended a ceremony in Bonn marking
the event. German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel paid tribute to
the Hungarian gesture, praising it as "the first step on the way
to German unity and a new Europe." At a ceremony in Budapest on 10
September, German President Roman Herzog expressed Germany's
gratitude to Hungary and pledged to help that country reach its
goal of joining the European Union and NATO. Edith Oltay, RFE/RL,
Inc.
HUNGARIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM HOLDS CONGRESS. At its eighth National
Assembly on 10 and 11 September, the Hungarian Democratic
Forum--the largest ruling party in Hungary's first democratically
elected government following the collapse of communism--analyzed
the reasons for its defeat in the May 1994 elections and reelected
Lajos Fur as its chairman, MTI reports. While citing the
difficulties of the transition to a market economy as one of the
main reasons for the party's poor showing, Fur acknowledged that
"we were not adequately acquainted with Hungarian reality and did
not properly evaluate public opinion." A statement issued by the
assembly noted that the HDF's biggest mistake had been its failure
to establish "an effective dialogue with society." While many
delegates stressed the need for changes within the HDF, Fur
pledged to follow the course set by its late chairman Jozsef
Antall. Delegates also criticized the Horn government for deciding
not to host the 1996 World Expo and accused it of conducting
"political purges" at media, government, and state institutions.
Edith Oltay, RFE/RL, Inc.
[As of 1200 CET]
Compiled by Penny Morvant and Jan Cleave
Copyright 1994, RFE/RL, Inc. All rights reserved.
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