“…PARKIN Department FINANCE. To E.A. BELL Date 17th November, 1937. SUBJECT. INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY FUND. …”

“…Die etablierten Parteien glaubten ihrer Herr zu werden, indem sie das Grundgesetz änderten und de facto das Asylrecht abschafften. [] [] Foto: ZB/Hirschberger [] [] Kohls langjähriger Weggefährte und Berater, der Dominikanerpater Heinrich Basilius Streithofen, hetzte öffentlich gegen Juden und Polen, die er als »die größten Ausbeuter des Steuerzahlers« diffamierte. [] Auf dem Berliner Parteitag der Republikaner 1991 durfte ungestraft der Zentralrat der Juden als »5. interne Besatzungsarmee« verunglimpft werden. …”

“…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…”

“…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. …”

“…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…”

“…HSWP Reform Circles for a New, Radically Reformed Party to Be Set UP / by Alfred Reisch Conservatives Show Residual Strength at CC Plenum / by Edith Oltay HSWP CC Approves Draft Documents for Extraordinary Congress / by Alfred Reisch Playing Unfair: The HSWP's Financial Manipulations / by Zoltan Barany The HSWP's Assets: Revelations and Challenges / by Zoltan Barany HSWP Loses Fourth Parliamentary Seat to the Opposition / by Judith Pataki Agreement Reached on New Hungarian Electoral law / by Alfred Reisch HSWP and Six Opposition Groups Agree on First Steps toward Multiparty Elections / by Edith Oltay Religious Orders Being Re-Established / by Edith Oltay Hungary Defends Its Decision to Let East Germans Go West / by Judith Pataki Hungary's Military Plans to Cut Its Size and Streamline Its Operations / by Alfred Reisch…”

“…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/>- Czechoslovak reactions to Hungarian environmentalist demonstration <br/>- European Parliament awaits Arafat <br/>- Cuban ambassador expelled from London <br/>- Polish government unwilling to talk to opposition under pressure <br/>- Gorbachev in Siberia <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Economists' traveling meeting urges new models for the economy <br/>- Pro-reform Evenings <br/>- Károly Grósz's letter to Perez de Cuellar <br/>- Helsinki follow-up talks in Vienna: Hungarians interested in military reductions and Soviet troop withdrawals <br/>- Budapest Council: debate on social policy and health report, and World Exposition <br/>- Journalists' debate on the public sphere <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Machinery and electronic infrastructure, stockpiling and corruption at a low point <br/>- Hungary to cease importing two-stroke car engines from 1990 Külpolitika: <br/>- A magyar környezetvédelmi tüntetés visszhangja Csehszlovákiában <br/>- Az Európa Parlamentbe várják Arafatot <br/>- Kiutasították Londonból a kubai nagykövetet <br/>- A lengyel kormány nem hajlandó nyomás alatt tárgyalni az ellenzékkel <br/>- Gorbacsov Szibériában <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- A közgazdász vándorgyűlés modellváltást sürget a gazdaságban <br/>- Reformpárti Esték <br/>- Grósz Károly levele Perez de Cuellarhoz <br/>- Bécsi utótalálkozó: a magyarok érdekeltek a haderőcsökkentésben és a szovjet csapatok kivonásában <br/>- Fővárosi Tanács: vita a szociálpolitikai és egészségügyi jelentés és a világkiállítás körül <br/>- Újságírók vitája a nyilvánosságról <br/><br/>Gazdaság: <br/>- Mélyponton a gép és elektronikai háttéripar, túlkészletezés, korrupció <br/>- Magyarország 1990-től megszünteti a kétütemű autók importját…”