“…The Opposition Opens Its Election Campaign / by Louisa Vinton A New Role for the Citizens' Committee / by Louisa Vinton The Party's Gamble / by Louisa Vinton The Reinstatement of Solidarity Changes Polish Politics / by Jan de Weydenthal The Opposition Prepares to Publish a National Daily Newspaper for the Elections / by Anna Pomian The Polish Presidency / by Roman Stefanowski Economic Difficulties Continue / by Roman Stefanowski Soviet and East European Media Coverage of the Round-Table Agreement / by Barbara Donovan The Anti-Nazi Resistance Leader Stefan Korbonski Dies / by Roman Stefanowski…”

“…Almost immediately after the news had broken about Popieluszko's abduction, "Informacja" started bringing out the latest news, sometimes with several issues a day, a detailed account of the priest's last day, statements issued by various groups, and several open letters of protest. …”

“…It also provides some information on oppositional groups in the GDR, although, possibly because of faulty transcription from a tape, not all the names can be identified. …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Mass demonstration against Iliescu in (Timisoara) Temesvár <br/>- Negotiations fail between the Mongolian government and opposition <br/>- De Maizière in talks in Moscow <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Independent Smallholders', Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKGP) and Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) coalition in Hungary <br/>- Pluralism and Tolerance Conference with Lithuanian participation <br/>- Ferenc Nagy is the chair of the Independent Smallholders', Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKGP) <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Fire in the chemical store-house in Soroksári Street <br/>- Bottle deposit fee increased Külpolitika: <br/>- Tömegtüntetés Iliescu ellen Temesváron <br/>- Eredménytelen tárgyalások Mongóliában az ellenzék és a kormányerők között <br/>- Moszkvában tárgyal De Maiziere <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- Az FKGP koalícióra lép az MDF-fel <br/>- A pluralizmus és a tolerancia című konferencia litván részvétellel <br/>- Nagy Ferenc lett a Független Kisgazdapárt elnöke <br/><br/>Gazdaság: <br/>- Kigyulladt a Soroksári úti vegyianyagraktár <br/>- Felemelik az üvegbetétdíjakat…”

“…International Politics: <br/>- More oppositional figures judged in court in Prague <br/>- Case of young man shot at Berlin Wall investigated at high level <br/>- Situation in Kosovo <br/>- French press on the Rushdie affair <br/>- Shamir's Paris press conference <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Commemorating 71st anniversary of Soviet military and naval force <br/>- A. …”

“…An interdisciplinary and international team of China scholars draw on perspectives from sociology, anthropology, psychology, history and political science and covers a broad range of issues. …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Shevardnadze-Baker talks <br/>- Armenian situation worsens <br/>- East German "New Forum" makes official efforts to receive authorization <br/>- More twists in Yeltsin scandal in Moscow <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Ministerial council in session: economic processes, rehabilitation of those interned and forcibly relocated, removing red star as state symbol from public places <br/>- Mátyás Szűrös proposes October 23 not as national holiday but National Day of Reconciliation <br/>- Freedom of religion <br/>- Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros dam problems <br/>- Hungarian-GDR relations <br/>- Hungarian Social Democratic Party-National Council of Trade Unions (SZOT) joint press conference <br/>- Opposition Roundtable on parliamentary elections <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Conference of Hungarian entrepreneurs Külpolitika: <br/>- Sevardnadze-Baker találkozó <br/>- Súlyosbodik az örményországi helyzet <br/>- A kelet-német Új Fórum hivatalosan is erőfeszítéseket tesz engedélyezéséért <br/>- Tovább gyűrűzik a Jelcin-botrány Moszkvában <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- A Minisztertanács ülése, a gazdasági folyamatokról, az internáltak és kitelepítettek rehabilitációjáról, a középületeken levő vörös csillag állami szimbólumokra cseréléséről <br/>- Szűrös Mátyás október 23-át nem nemzeti ünnepnek, hanem a Nemzeti Megbékélés Napjának ajánlja <br/>- Vallásszabadság <br/>- Bős-nagymarosi vízlépcső problémák <br/>- Magyar<br/>- NDK kapcsolatok <br/>- MSZDP <br/>- SZOT közös sajtótájékoztató <br/>- Az Ellenzéki Kerekasztal az országgyűlési választásokról <br/><br/>Gazdaság: <br/>- Magyar vállalkozók konferenciája…”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Two-day NATO meeting ends with announcement <br/>- Austrian delegation deported from Romania after ten hours in detention <br/>- Walesa visits Pope John Paul II <br/>- Last week's disaster in Sheffield, England <br/>- Soviet, Czechoslovak, Poland and GRD correspondents on whether the institution of recall exists in these countries, and if so, whether it works <br/>- Warsaw statement on peasant solidarity <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Ministerial council in session today: motorway toll rescinded, chief prosecutor requests investigation of Imre Nagy trial <br/>- Pozsgay statement to Polish paper on future post of the president of the republic <br/>- Patriotic Popular Front prepares to submit motion of no confidence against the government <br/>- László Sólyom and Péter Tölgyesi commissioned to conduct opposition roundtable preparatory talks <br/>- Danube Circle opens office to prepare referendum <br/>- "Panorama" program expresses displeasure of Czechoslovak foreign ministry and press concerning Dubcek's interview <br/>- Will the Party pull out from workplaces? …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Trial of Ion Coman continues in Bucharest <br/>- Dialog between authorities and revolutionary opposition in Bucharest <br/>- Soviet foreign policy <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- UN Secretary General Cuellar arrives in Budapest <br/>- More ministerial posts to be assigned <br/>- Csaba Gombár on the talks to form a government <br/>- English royal couple in Budapest <br/>- László Tőkés ordained as Bishop of Oradea (Nagyvárad) <br/>- On the spread of AIDS in Hungary Külpolitika: <br/>- Bukarestben folytatódik Ion Coman pere <br/>- A hatalom és a forradalmi ellenzék párbeszéde Bukarestben <br/>- Szovjet külpolitikai helyzet <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- Budapestre érkezett Cuellar ENSZ-főtitkár <br/>- További miniszteri pozíciók kiosztására kerül sor <br/>- Gombár Csaba a kormányalakítási tárgyalásokról <br/>- Az angol trónörökös pár budapesti látogatásáról <br/>- Beiktatták Tőkés László nagyváradi püspököt <br/>- Az AIDS magyarországi terjedéséről…”

“…Parliamentary By-Elections as First Step toward Military National Elections / by Judith Pataki First Opposition Candidate Elected, despite Low Electoral Turnout Former Peasant Party Relaunched / by Edith Oltay A Christian Democratic Party Organized / by Edith Oltay The Death and Burial of Janos Kadar / by Alfred Reisch Hungary in Transition: A Commentary / by Alfred Reisch Hungary's Growing Economic Links with the USA / by Karoly Okolicsanyi Hungarian-Romanian Relations Reach New Low Point / by Edith Oltay Ambiguous Change in Ministry of Internal Affairs / by Jeremy King The Workers' Guard: A Threat to Hungary's Reforms? …”

“…A consistent thread throughout the book is that informed and engaged citizens are key to better governance. …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- USSR: national unity, Lithuanian secession, Romanian foreign minister's talks, communist opposition, Lenin statue pulled down in Tbilisi, women's protests <br/>- Split expected in Solidarity <br/>- Latest political scandals and denials in the GDR <br/>- Last days of the Italian CP <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Soviet troop withdrawals <br/>- Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros dam <br/>- Parliament's Property Accounting Committee commences its hearings <br/>- Taking up Hungarian citizenship to be simplified <br/>- Health checks in Tengiz and Hungary <br/>- Elections: party meetings, press conference, vote-counting system, election consultancy <br/>- Allocating responsibility for past mistakes <br/>- Open letter to György Marosán <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- EFTA membership Külpolitika: <br/>- SZU: német egység, Litvánia kiválása, a román külügyminiszter tárgyalásai, kommunista ellenesség, Lenin szobor döntés Tbilisziben, nők tüntetése <br/>- Szakadás várható a Szolidaritásban <br/>- Újabb politikai botrány és cáfolat az NDK-ban <br/>- Az olasz KP végnapjai <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- Szovjet csapatkivonás <br/>- Bős-Nagymaros vízlépcső ügy <br/>- Megkezdte meghallgatásait a Parlament Vagyonelszámoltató Bizottsága, <br/>- Egyszerűsödik a magyar állampolgárság felvétele <br/>- Egészségügyi ellenőrzés Tengizben és Magyarországon <br/>- Választás: pártok gyűlése, sajtótájékoztatója, szavazatszámláló rendszer, választási tanácsadó <br/>- A múlt hibái miatti felelősségre vonás kérdése <br/>- Nyílt levél Marosán Györgyhöz <br/><br/>Gazdaság: <br/>- EFTA tagság…”