Urkuti György
I had been following the developments of the European Union as a journalist over the past 16 years, but since the summer of 2010, I lead the Hungarian Foreign Ministry’s EU Presidency Communication Department. Some will say I betrayed my profession. But the way I see it, there are exceptional situations when you just got to descend from the grand stands and join the game. The Hungarian EU Presidency is such a period for me. It is an honour for me to be able to help the work of the Presidency, but I cannot break lose completely from my beloved profession. I will be writing this blog partly for this very reason.
Like the hero of novel by Hungarian humorist Frigyes Karinthy, who dreamed of being simultaneously two cats that were playing with each other.
Blog posts
- But what if?
- A presidency not to be hijacked
- The European Citizen
- Partying for the Presidency?
- Eleven tips for the success of the Presidency
- The blind pianist
- Sound economic policies
- Assessment
- Let’s talk about the programme!
- On hot water and property disputes
- 95 percent
- Not a straitjacket of Brussels
- A single indicator for innovation
- The Competitiveness Pact and the Presidency
- Is the EU attractive?
- What can we learn from the Finns?
- Quick report on one-third of the way
- Ministers in the saddle
- A silent breakthrough
- Avoiding the mistake of 2010
- Thanks to the media
- Drama(tic) findings
- Allergic reactions
- Diplomats in running shorts
- Commitment is the key
- Branding the EU
- Drawing to a close