News

What to Do in an Authoritarian Regime?

On 11 October 2019 István Hegedűs gave an interview to Civil Rádió about the study entitled Tyranny and Hope published by the Hungarian Europe Society. 

Thirty Years After: Hungarians and Poles

István Hegedűs gave a presentation entitled "Transition to Democracy: Still the Years of Miracle - What Happened to the Regime-change in Hungary?" at the conference "1989's Contested Legacies - The Challenges of the Ideological, Institutional and (Geo)political Heritage".

The Last Nine Years

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió on 20 September 2019 about the study entitled "Tyranny and Hope" published by the Hungarian Europe Society. 

Network

István Hegedűs participated at a workshop entitled "European Hub for Civic Engagement" organised by Das Progressive Zentrum on 16-17 September 2019 in Lisbon. The objective of the event was to start a project of a pan-European platform for civil society and Civic-Tech.  

Events

Belgian, Walloon, Flemish
On 19 September Benjamin De Cleen, assistant professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel gave a presentation entitled "Populism, nationalism and the radical right in Belgian politics" in Brussels.
Diagnosis and Therapy
Representatives of the V21 Group and the Hungarian Europe Society held an event on 11 September 2019 to discuss the evaluation of the Hungarian situation entitled "Breaking the Silence" prepared by the V21 Group and the analysis entitled "Tyranny and Hope" as a contribution of...
Ukraine at Turning Point
Debunking Disinformation & Fake News on Ukraine's Labour Migration - The Hungarian Europe Society together with Europe Without Barriers organised a workshop entitled "Ukraine at Turning Point - Debunking Disinformation & Fake News on Ukraine's Labour Migration" on 20 May 2019 in...
Changes in Hungary from American Perspective
Once again the Hungarian Europe Society organised the leadership program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States between 29 March and 3 April 2019 in Budapest and the Danube Bend. The Hungarian study tour for five US fellows - Priscilla Cheng, Los Angeles County, Federation of Labor, AFL-...

Declarations

On a Candidate of the European People's Party
On 15 July 2019 the Hungarian Europe Society signed a joint letter of protest published by European civil groups against the nomination of a Fidesz politician for the role of a Vice-Chair of the Committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs of the European Parliament calling upon the group...
Against the Gleichschaltung of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Civilisation Coalition - including its member organisation, the Hungarian Europe Society - protested in a declaration on 4 June 2019 against the new intentions of the Hungarian government to undermine academic freedom. 
Participation and Voice
Thirty-five civil organisations, including the Hungarian Europe Society as well as former ombudsmen Jenő Kaltenbach and László Majtényi, sent a letter to the Hungarian President on 23 May 2019. According to their request, János Áder should nominate his candidate to the position of the next...
Protest and Resistance
More than a hundred NGOs, the Hungarian Europe Society among them, have joined a common manifesto published on the occasion of the 15 March 2019 public holiday, in which they declare their shared democratic values. At the same time they demand the withdrawal of the government's...