Watch the latest episode of the Voices of Visegrad series, offering insights into the political and security developments currently reshaping Central Europe.
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The closing event of the consortium of the Mothers of Europe project took place in Warsaw on 27 October 2025 with Monika Pál representing the Hungarian Europe Society. At the afternoon conference for young people, Polish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ignacy Niemczycki gave a speech, followed by a roundtable discussion between representatives of the six member organisations of the consortium on the state of European education.
István Hegedűs gave an interview to TVP World about the failed summit in Budapest on 22 October 2025.
István Hegedűs participated at the panel discussion Challenges to Liberal Democracy of the Practitioners of Democracy AUTHLIB Forum at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Charles University at the Jinonice campus in Prague on 11 October 2025.
On 17 November 2025 the Hungarian European Society hosted an event in the framework of the DIACOMET project in cooperation with the SCIENCE+ regional project entitled Dialogue, Debate, Hatred.
Facing the Tide: Understanding and Countering the Illiberal Populist Surge
- Conference of the Hungarian Europe Society -
Venue: Central European University, Budapest, 1052 Nádor utca 15, Room 106
Date: Friday, 21 November 2025
On 10 November 2025 at the joint event organised by the Hungarian European Society int the framework of the DIACOMET project and Mérték Media Monitor, Bea Bodrogi, Éva Bognár and Pál Dániel Rényi participated in a panel discussion moderated by Erik Uszkiewicz at the public space of Magyar Hang.
„Etika a határon?” – sajtóetikai dilemmák egy foglyul ejtett médiarendszerben
– a Mérték Médiaelemző Műhely és a Magyarországi Európa Társaság DIACOMET projektjének közös rendezvénye –
Időpont: 2025. november 10. (hétfő), 17:00 – 18:30 (érkezés 16:45-től)
Helyszín: a Magyar Hang közösségi tere, 1096 Budapest, Thaly Kálmán utca 22-24. (bejárat közvetlenül az utcafrontról)
A beszélgetés résztvevői: Bodrogi Bea, ügyvéd; Bognár Éva, médiakutató, a Médiafórum Egyesület koordinációs igazgatója; Rényi Pál Dániel, újságíró, a 444 munkatársa
Moderátor: Uszkiewicz Erik, a Magyarországi Európa Társaság alelnöke, a DIACOMET projekt kutatója
The Hungarian Europe Society Stands with the Organisers of Budapest Pride and in Defence of Freedom of Assembly
On 27 June 2025, the Hungarian Europe Society joined 71 other civil society organisations in signing a joint statement in support of the organisers of Budapest Pride and the right to peaceful assembly. The statement was issued on the occasion of the 30th Budapest Pride Community Festival, in response to yet another government measure aimed at restricting fundamental freedoms.
On 14 May 2025 the Hungarian Europe Society signed the petition elaborated by "Civilizáció" coalition of NGO-s protesting again the newborn bill submitted to the Hungarian Parliament. The proposal falsely argues in favour of more transparency, but in fact, it is another and dangerous attack on the free media and the civil society.
Hungarian civil society organisations, including the Hungarian Europe Society, called on EU Member States to finally take action in the Article 7 procedure against the Hungarian government on 20 June 2024.
The Hungarian Europe Society, as a member of Civilizáció NGO community, signed a protest against the so-called sovereignty protection bill introduced by the Hungarian government in November 2023. A broader campaign was also started to collect supportive signatures from citizens on 1 December.
