June 17th, 2012

PM’s office said to get new head for foreign communications

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Political scientist Ferenc Kumin is expected to be appointed deputy state secretary in charge of foreign communications at the Prime Minister’s Office, Heti Valasz weekly said on its website on Thursday.

Kumin will be taking over the tasks so far undertaken by Zoltan Kovacs, state secretary in charge of government communications at the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration.

This means that all governmental communications tasks will be drawn under the authority of a single unit at the Prime Minister’s Office, which also employs government spokesman Andras Giro-Szasz, the paper said.

Kumin, who confirmed to Heti Valasz that he had been asked to take up the post, worked as a political analyst for think-tank Szazadveg in 2006-2010 as well as heading the strategic and communications department at President Laszlo Solyom’s office, the website said.

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  • Office of the PM

    We are glad and delighted to announce that Dr. Kumin will be assisted by 2 of the brightest and bravest minds of Hungary, Mr. Leto and Mr. Cogito.
    Leto is alleged to have been raised by a wolf family near to Debrecen, while Cogito has survived serious knife fights in the suburbs of Miscolc and always came away unscathed.
    From now on, the KLC (Kumin, Leto and Cogito) will be the Trinity that will lead Hungary to international glory and domination.

  • Paul

    Good…he can start to explain this for example…it is sort of an international issue right now. (article posted in april…much discussed in the Netherlands these days though)

    http://sg.news.yahoo.com/once-haven-hungary-now-mistreats-refugees-un-172306823.html

    “It’s a very sad thing that refugees who flee for very good reasons, and may have seen prison bars from inside before, the first thing that happens to them when they cross the European Union’s border in Hungary, they end up in detention and see prison bars from inside again,” Gottfried Koefner, regional director for the UNHCR, told Reuters.

    After 1956 many Hungarians were refugees in my country. They were welcomed with open arms. It seems the current Hungarian government is not returning the favours to other refugees.
    For example: A refugee from Iran, who had to flee for the single reason that gays are executed over there…..will apparently not be welcomed in Hungary at all. Fidesz is an extreme right wing party, more extreme than le Front National…who also has issues with immigration…but let’s face it…Hungary already solved the problem…there simply will not be any immigration or political asylum at all. They solved the problem disrespecting the international agreements completely. Hungary under Fidesz rule simply does not belong in the EU any more. Does not share the main values.

  • Paul

    Good…he can start to explain this for example…it is sort of an international issue right now. (article posted in april…much discussed in the Netherlands these days though)

    “It’s a very sad thing that refugees who flee for very good reasons, and may have seen prison bars from inside before, the first thing that happens to them when they cross the European Union’s border in Hungary, they end up in detention and see prison bars from inside again,” Gottfried Koefner, regional director for the UNHCR, told Reuters.

    After 1956 many Hungarians were refugees in my country. They were welcomed with open arms. It seems the current Hungarian government is not returning the favours to other refugees.
    For example: A refugee from Iran, who had to flee for the single reason that gays are executed over there…..will apparently not be welcomed in Hungary at all. Fidesz is an extreme right wing party, more extreme than le Front National…who also has issues with immigration…but let’s face it…Hungary already solved the problem…there simply will not be any immigration or political asylum at all. They solved the problem disrespecting the international agreements completely. Hungary under Fidesz rule simply does not belong in the EU any more. Does not share the main values.

    Strange moderation: the most dirty insults are allowed…okay with me, freedom of speech above all…..a link to clear info takes hours of moderation. Why?
    So let’s try without the link.

  • IDONTWANNAFANCLUB

    Leto? Leto!? Cogito? Cogito?!!! Don’t tell me you guys are just some bureaucratic 9 to 5 government muppets. Some answers please… and fast!!!!!

  • LaTour

    Has someone noticed: if Leto is around, Cogito is around. If Leto if off, Cogito is off as well. I’m pretty sure that Leto and Cogito are one and the same person.
    And then this guy has another 10 clone accounts he uses. Hungarians must be quite nuts to act so schizophrenic.

    • Leto. مؤدّب

      Conspiracy theories are so entertaining. :)

      • TomTom

        True. And so are you. Anything new under the Fidesz sun?

        • Leto. مؤدّب

          Sub Fidesz sole nihil novi est, postcommie bastard.

          • spectator

            Naaaaaah, that was just an egg, sunny side up, no more, even when it was brand new.
            Today just a yolk gone bad.
            Very bad.

            Otherwise you’re right: this isn’t new, not at all.

  • get real

    Did you learn about Laszlo Samu Fenyes and his book
    “The revisionist Hungary” a book wrote in 1935 at page 7 he is mentioning:1686 Hungary became under the Austrian protectorate a gathering of nationals without any financial and territorial independence being zero like state wise and being liberated from the Turkish occupation by the Austrians!

    Now, this are the ” braves” that want Transylvania ,lead by
    the most notorious imbecile called Laszlo Tokes!

  • justasking

    Well, I read the article posted regarding how Hungary is dealing with their refugees, and all I have to say is…and?

    I agree, with keeping refugees in a detention center until their stories/papers/etc are confirmed, sorted and real claimants separated from the fake ones.

    So, there happens to be bars on the windows? Big deal, being a refugee in a country, should guarantee you only a safe haven, food and shelter until your story checks out. That’s it.

    • justasking

      justasking says:
      Your comment is awaiting moderation.

      June 18, 2012 at 10:25 pm
      Well, I read the article posted regarding how Hungary is dealing with their r*fugees, and all I have to say is…and?

      I agree, with keeping r*fugees in a d*tention center until their stories/papers/etc are confirmed, sorted and real claimants separated from the fake ones.

      So, there happens to be bars on the windows? Big deal, being a r*fugee in a country, should guarantee you only a safe haven, food and shelter until your story checks out. That’s it.
      ———

      this was held for moderation…why???

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