OMRI DAILY DIGEST
No. 114, 13 June 1995

BALTIC STATES SIGN EU ACCORDS. Prime ministers Tiit Vahi (Estonia),
Maris Gailis (Latvia), and Adolfas Slezevicius (Lithuania) on 12 June in
Luxembourg signed the so-called Europe agreements, Reuters reported.
They joined Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and
Bulgaria as associate members of the European Union. The three Baltic
ministers were invited to attend the EU summit in Cannes, France, on 26-
27 June. The target date for the Baltic States' completing the
transition phase for membership was set at the end of 1999, compared
with 2003 and 2004 for the other six. Vahi said after signing that "our
integration into Western Europe is not directed against Russia, on the
contrary it should facilitate relations with Russia." Russia has opposed
any expansion of NATO eastward but has not expressed concern about the
broadening of the EU. --  Saulius Girnius, OMRI, Inc.

HUNGARIAN COURT DISSOLVES NEO-NAZI ORGANIZATION. The Hajdu County Court
on 10 June dissolved a local neo-Nazi organization, the Eastern Front
Comrades' Federation (KABSZ), MTI reported. The court ruled that the
organization's activities violated the law. "Although the right to
assemble is a basic constitutional principle, social organizations must
not pursue activities breaking the law," the court said. KABSZ leader
Andras Kiss, together with another member of the organization, is
currently awaiting trial for setting fire to the Debrecen synagogue on 6
January, destroying 17 Torah scrolls that belonged to Jews deported from
Debrecen during the Holocaust. -- Jiri Pehe, OMRI, Inc.

[As of 12:00 CET]

Compiled by Jan Cleave

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date=        june  13, 1995
type=        editorial
number=      0-06406
title=       Clinton and Horn meet

content= This is the first of two editorials being released for
broadcast june 13, 1995.

Anncr:
The Voice of America presents differing points of view on a wide
variety of issues.  Next, an editorial expressing the policies of
the United States government.

Voice:

    President Bill Clinton met this month with Hungarian prime
minister Gyula Horn at the White House.  Since the collapse of
communism, Hungary has made great progress toward creating a
free-market economy.  Currently sixty percent of Hungary's output
is produced by the private sector.  Hungary has also been able to
attract a large amount of foreign investment.  Over the last five
years, almost half of U.S. foreign direct investment in Central
Europe has gone to Hungary.  One new American-Hungarian joint
venture will offer cellular phone service throughout Hungary.

    But problems remain.  Economic growth is sluggish, inflation
is above thirty percent and Hungary has a large foreign debt.  To
strengthen the country's economic foundations, Mr. Horn has
announced new actions by the government, including tightening the
money supply.  Mr. Clinton expressed strong support for Hungary's
economic reform program, and stressed the need to speed up
privatization and other structural reforms.

    President Clinton and prime minister Horn also discussed
European security.  Hungary is participating in the Partnership
for Peace, an initiative that has made political and military
cooperation possible between NATO and former Warsaw Pact
countries.  The U.S. and Hungary agree that eventual enlargement
of NATO will improve security for Europe's democracies.
President Clinton said that NATO will take in new members on a
country-by-country basis, in a gradual and open manner.  The
United States looks forward to a fruitful relationship with
Hungary as it becomes integrated into the Euro-Atlantic
Community.

Anncr:

    That was an editorial expressing the policies of the United
States government.  If you would like to be heard on this issue,
please write to editorials, Voice of America, Washington, D-C,
20547, U-S-A.  You may also send us a fax at (202) 619-1043.
Your comments may be used on the air.

12-Jun-95 3:47 pm edt (1947 utc)
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source: voice of america

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