There is a news in this matter: http://index.hu/belfold/2012/09/06/megszunik_a_kulturalis_oroksegvedelmi_hivatal/ Google translated English version: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Findex.hu%2Fbelfold%2F2012%2F09%2F06%2Fmegszunik_a_kulturalis_oroksegvedelmi_hivatal%2F
Briefly: according to this online newpaper, the government will eliminate KÖH, the National Office of Cultural Heritage. Scopes of KÖH's duties probably goes back to some ministries. I am not sure it is a good news or bad news, but the situation is changing... Samat On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Mészöly Tamás <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear All, > > I have to announce that Hungary can not participate in WLM this year. > I am very-very sad and upset about it, and I terrible sorry. > > Before summer I sent an e-mail to the president of the National Office of > Cultural Heritage, but I didn't get any answer for weeks. > After two weeks I called the secretary about my e-mail, and I got to know > that the president has resigned by 1st of July, and she didn't want to sign > a new contract in her last weeks (but she left a note about her support on > it). > The new president was appointed in July, but in his first weeks he didn't > want to deal with our contract. > As soon as I arrived back from the US (Wikimania) I sent an e-mail to the > new president about our co-operation, but I didn't get any answer for many > days. > When I called the secretary I got to know that the team prepared our > contract last year was on holiday, after that the president went to holiday > until 21 of August. > After this day, I called the secretary and legal department daily, and on > 27 of August there was a meeting where they discussed about our contract, > but the president didn't decide about it. > Then I called them every day, but I got a call yesterday, that the > president is very busy and hasn't got time for this co-operation now. > This is Hungary in 2012... > > I wish you a big success and an extremely good competition for WLM 2012, I > will follow it during the next weeks. > > Best regards, > Tamás > [[User:Samat]] >
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