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Miklos Vamos

Budapest, Hungary

Miklós Vámos is a Hungarian novelist, screenwriter and talk show host. He is one of the most read and respected writers in his native Hungary. He has taught at Yale University on a Fulbright fellowship, served as The Nation’s East European correspondent, worked as consultant on the Oscar-winning film Mephisto, and presented Hungary’s most-watched cultural television show. Vámos has received numerous awards for his plays, screenplays, novels and short stories, including the Hungarian Merit Award for lifetime achievement. The Book of Fathers is considered his most accomplished novel and has sold 200,000 copies in Hungary. Close.

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Irish Vote Won't Throw EU Off Track

The Current Discussion:After Ireland voted down EU reforms last week, we're left wondering: Is the EU unraveling?

The EU is not unraveling – it’s still growing and getting stronger. (Just look at the value of the Euro.) There are quite a number of nations lining up for membership. The results of the referendum in Ireland only show that people in a small country like to pull on the mustache of the lion. I hope they’ll solve the problem through negotiations, and soon.

Remember that the birth of the United States was actually one hell of a bloody war. I do not think that the problematic results of one referendum pose any serious obstacle to the life and history of the European Community. The general state of affairs in the United States is much more worrisome than that. Let’s focus on some more important problems.

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Posted by Miklos Vamos on June 16, 2008 10:12 AM

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