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European Masterpieces |
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New Modes of Governance in the European Union |
The second analysis in our European Masterpieces series is entitled "New Modes of Governance in the European Union", written by Helen Wallace, one of the most well-known scholars dealing with European studies.
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The United States of Europe |
The first booklet in our European Masterpieces series is entitled "The United States of Europe", written by the social scientist and politician Oscar Jászi. The whole text is published both in English and Hungarian first time ever. |
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Joint Position Paper to the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism |
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On 18 January 2012, the Hungarian Europe Society, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, the Eötvös Károly Public Policy Institute and the Standards (Mérték) Media Monitor sent a letter on the Hungarian Media Law and its Application to the new advisory body created by the European Commission. |
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Traditional HES Annual Workshop |
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On 29 December 2011, the Hungarian Europe Society held its regular annual workshop where HES members made presentations for HES members.
Program
Györgyi Kocsis: Humpty Dumpty in Europe: the Hungarian Government Is Hesitating about the European Union
István Pál Ádám: Contributions to the History of Concierges in Budapest during the First Half of the 20th Century
Kinga Szuly: Why Do not We Have a European Public Sphere if We Do Have it?
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The Hungarian Europe Society in solidarity with the hunger strike for a fair public media |
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The decision of the Constitutional Court of 19 December 2011 has finally brought freedom of the print media in Hungary back but the court has done only half of the job as it failed to examine the anti-democratic legal provisions that affect the electronic media. It did so despite the fact that a radical transformation of the public media has for more than a year taken place. Media trade organisations are helpless in the face of political cleansing carried out under the cover of group layoffs, too.
The Hungarian Europe Society expresses solidarity with those who are continuing a hunger strike in support of the basic conditions of fair public media. The HES declares that without the initiative of Balázs Nagy Navarro and Aranka Szávuly the investigation of „professional errors” in the edition of evening news on 3 December and partial punishment of those responsible would not have taken place. The management of the public media, however, is still hiding the full truth from the public. Moreover, the punishment remains so far inconsistent and protections against editorial censorship are still missing despite the fact that the Hungarian media law, that shocked the whole Europe, has been fully discredited by now.
As in its previous statements, the HES considers media freedom and governmental guarantees of the independence of the public media to be one of Europe’s most important achievements. The HES finds it hard to comprehend and accept that in a member state of the European Union one has to resort to the extreme instrument of a hunger strike to fight for these values.
Budapest, 21 December 2011
38 members voted in favour of the declaration, 2 persons abstained from voting and 1 member voted against it. |
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On the behaviour of the Hungarian Government and the Deepening of the European Integration |
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Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the behaviour of the Hungarian government and the deepening of the European integration
The Hungarian Europe Society welcomes the agreement of the European Council on December 8-9, 2011. We consider that an immediate easing of the European debt and credit crisis as well as the financial technical measures and long-term reforms are equally important. Therefore we appreciate the efforts taken by the French-German led European political elite to solve the crisis.
It is encouraging that the new agreement avoids the formal division of the Member States of the European Union into different circles according to being a member of the Eurozone and being out of it, thanks also to the firm position of the Central and Eastern European countries and the euro-friendly attitude of the Polish government. In this situation the confused behaviour of the Hungarian Prime Minister has been particularly startling and incomprehensible. His first „no”, which was followed by a „perhaps” under the cover of the the Hungarian Parliament’s decision suggests the nightmare of a real second- or third-rate membership. The strengthening eurosceptism and hesitation of Viktor Orbán makes us extremely worried about the direction in which he and his two-third parliamentary majority wishes to lead Hungary: whether towards a close cooperation with the other Member States or, on the contrary, to isolation and the periphery of the continent.
The euro has become the most concrete symbol of the idea of a united Europe. It is in the interest of us all that the single European currency becomes a stable one in as many Member States of the EU as possible, thus soon in Hungary as well, and for it to remain a strong currency worldwide. For this the European economic governance must be reinforced, rationality of national economic policies must be guaranteed and controlled, economic growth and improvement of competitiveness both in and outside the Eurozone must be ensured. We agree that Member States that wish to participate in a closer political and economic integration should not be hindered in going forward by a few hesitating, eurosceptic countries. As such, we greatly regret the British Prime Minister’s isolationist policy in Brussels last week.
The intergovernmental conference on the new treaty nevertheless constitutes a great chance for a European renewal. The reinforcement of European level economic cooperation, budgetary discipline and monetary policy may result not in the weakening but in the extension of democratic European decision-making. Intergovernmental bargaining is not yet equal to European governance! Institutional reforms are acceptable only if they, by strengthening the role of the European Commission and the European Parliament, ensure the survival of the all-European approach on the one hand, and make the active involvement of European citizens possible on the other. Moreover, the pressures of the crisis could become an opportunity to implement old reform plans, like replacing Member States’ contributions to the common EU-budget by own resources, and speeding up the European election reforms in order to make party competition more visible for European citizens.
We still believe that Hungary will not stay outside of the common efforts to renew Europe, and the Hungarian Parliament will authorize the government to take part in the negotiations of the new treaty.
Budapest, 10 December 2011
18 members voted in favour of the declaration, 22 persons abstained from voting and 9 members voted against it. |
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Controlled Transition |
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On 9 December 2011, Zsuzsanna Szelényi made a presentation entitled Arab Spring in Morocco about her experiences as election observer on behalf of the National Democratic Institute. |
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Ah, Poland |
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Roman Kowalski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Budapest made a presentation about the results of the current Polish Council Presidency and the elections in Poland on 3 November 2011.
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Success or Failure: Review of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union |
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The Hungarian Europe Society was one of the main organisers of the event together with the European Liberal Forum, the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit and the Republikon Institute (Hungary). The conference was funded by the European Parliament. Venue: ZARA Continental Hotel, H-1074 Budapest, Dohány u. 42-44.
Date: 9:30, 25 June 2011 Working language: English
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György Geréby Balázs Dénes, István Hegedűs   
Kai-Olaf Lang Piotr Maciej Kaczyński 
Piotr Maciej Kaczyński, Csaba Tóth, István Hegedűs 
Michael J. Jordan, Attila Mong, István Hegedűs, Oana Popescu, Judit Bayer 
András Keil, János Ladányi, Angéla Kóczé |
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National Parliaments in the European Decision-Making |
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HES contributed to the organisation of the roundtable debate at the Central European University on 22 June 2011.
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The First Year of the Government |
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László Majtényi, President of the Eötvös Károly Institute made a presentation entitled Transformation of the Constitutional and Political System in Hungary on 31 May 2011.
László Majtényi, István Hegedűs, Kinga Szuly, József Gulyás |
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On Turkey in Budapest |
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The event was organised by the Economic Development Foundation (IKV) in Istanbul, the Hungarian Europe Society, and the Center for EU Enlargement Studies at the Central European University.
The one-day conference focused on Turkey’s current relations and accession process to the EU. It addressed the main and most current issues under discussion with regard to Turkey’s relations with the EU during the period of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The meeting had a general focus on the relations as a whole while at the same time concentrating on more specific EU-related issues. Date: 14 April 2011, Budapest Venue: Central European University, Popper Room
One hour and twenty-two minutes long video on the conference Detailed program The article of the online journal Index about the conference on 15 April 2011 Summary 
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Is the Euro the Future? |
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Iain Begg, professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science held a presentation entitled Is it Only a Matter of Time Before the Euro Collapse? organised by the Hungarian Europe Society, the LSE Alumni Association and the Common Sense Society on 23 February 2011 at Ybl Palace in Budapest. |
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Latest News |
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The Game of the Hungarian Government |
István Hegedűs gave an interview to the Romanian HotNews about the potential development of the conflict between Hungary and the European institutions on 20 January 2012. In English |
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Joint Position Paper to the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism |
On 18 January 2012, the Hungarian Europe Society, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, the Eötvös Károly Public Policy Institute and the Standards (Mérték) Media Monitor sent a letter on the Hungarian Media Law and its Application to the new advisory body created by the European Commission. |
István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió about the conflict between the Hungarian government and the European institutions on 18 January 2012. |
István Hegedűs expressed his views on the room of maneuver of the Hungarian government after the statement of the European Commission in Il Piccolo on 13 January 2012. |
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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back |
István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió on the increasing isolation of the Hungarian government in the European Union and the international media on 6 January 2012. |
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Operation Areas and Health |
On 18 December 2011, Tamás Révai will participate on the conference entitled Requirements and Challenges of Operation Areas organised by the Section of Catastrophe and Defence Health of the Hungarian Association of Military Science. ProgramPictures |
Homofóbia Magyarországon, a volume edited by Judit Takács has been recently published by L’Harmattan. The book will be presented by Miklós Hadas on 12 December 2011 in the Institute of Sociology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Invitation |
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Is the Learning Process Transitive? |
István Hegedűs, chairman of HES contributed as a moderator at the conference organised by the Centre for EU Enlargement Studies at the CEU entitled "Mapping Out Possibilities of V4 Countries in Strengthening the Civil Society Sectors of Serbia and Georgia" on 21 November 2011. Program |
A review of Péter Balázs's book entitled Magyarország és Európa was published by Tamás Fóti in the periodical BUKSZ. |
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István Hegedűs participated at the podium discussion „Nationalismus in Europa - eine Gefahr für die europäische Vision?” organised by JEF Thüringen at Erfurt University on 15 November 2011. |
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At the annual meeting of the Hungarian Europe Society István Hegedűs was re-elected as chairman of the organisation on 3 November 2011. Jerzy Celichowski and Györgyi Kocsis have become the two vice-chairpersons.
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Waiting for a Liberal Messiah |
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Central Europeans in the European Union |
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The Year of the New Presidencies: The Visegrad Countries in the EU was the title of the conference organised by the Association for International Affairs (AMO) on 25 October 2011 in Prague in the European House, where István Hegedűs made his presentation entitled The EU Council Presidencies and the Hungarian Case. Pictures |
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To the Leaders of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership Countries |
On 15 September 2011 the Coalition for the European Continent Undivided by Visa Barriers, in which the Hungarian Europe Society is a member organisation, called upon the leaders of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) states gathering at the EU-EaP summit in Warsaw on the 29-30 September 2011 to reiterate their pledge to establish visa-free travel between the European Union and the Eastern Partership countries and to commit to do so as soon as the technical criteria are met. Text of the appealAbout the Coalition |
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A Polish Presidency Priority |
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The Coalition for the European Continent Undivided by Visa Barriers, of which the Hungarian Europe Society is a member organisation, issued a statement on 7 June 2011 calling on the Polish EU Council Presidency to ensure that the process leading toward a visa-fee travel regime for the Eastern Partnership countries is "merit-based, guided by a set of objective benchmarks, strict but fair." Full text of the statement here. |
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After the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU |
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István Hegedűs was the guest of ATV on 24 June 2011 talking about the Hungarian EU Council Presidency. |
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On Hungarian and European Political Issues |
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On 18 June 2011 István Hegedűs met with a group of Romanian journalists. Their trip to Budapest was organized by the Representation of the European Commission in Romania. |
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Towards the End of the Hungarian Presidency |
István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió on 17 June 2011. |
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HES organised the program of six US fellows of the German Marshall Fund between 8-11 June 2011. Program Individual appointments |
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On Hungary to US Visitors |
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István Hegedűs made a presentation entitled Hungary as a Relatively New Member State in the European Union to the undergraduate students of the Flinn Summer Seminar from Arizona State on 27 May 2011 at Európa Pont in Budapest. |
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Focusing on the European Union |
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A couple of HES members made a presentatiton at the 17th Annual Conference of the Hungarian Political Science Association entitled Structures and Futures of Europe at the István Károlyi Palast and the Central European University on 20-21 May 2011 in Budapest. Program |
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Students and European Values |
Erasmus students studying at the Budapest Business School met István Hegedűs and Borbála Kriza at Európa Pont, Millenáris, Budapest on 17 May 2011. Read more |
István Hegedűs represented HES at the conference entitled European Forum on Media Freedom organised by European Alternatives on 13 May 2011 in the Italian city. Recommendations of HES |
On 5-8 May 2011, Citizens of Europe organised a meeting entitled European Citizens Convention Landau (Germany). The intention of the event was to establish opportunity to look more closely to the forms of voluntary activities as well as their context in different fields and in different European countries. Fanni Bársony, Zoltán Dóczi and Ágnes Uhereczky represented HES. Read more |
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