Declarations

Letter to the Ministers

02.07.2024 - 21:27
Hungarian civil society organisations, including the Hungarian Europe Society, called on EU Member States to finally take action in the Article 7...

Monster Law

01.12.2023 - 20:03
The Hungarian Europe Society, as a member of Civilizáció NGO community, signed a protest against the so-called sovereignty protection bill...

Solidarity with an Attacked Pastor

24.02.2022 - 19:56
In February 2022 HES signed the joint declaraion of Civilizáció to object that the Hungarian authorities' continuously pestering the ...

The Fundamental Right of Strike

24.02.2022 - 19:48
HES signed a joint letter of Civilizáció in February 2022 to express its respect and appreciation to the civil disobedience of Hungarian school...

Inviting the OSCE

14.01.2022 - 18:06
The Hungarian Europe Society signed a letter to the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-...

Under the Surface

03.05.2021 - 21:03
In April 2021 HES signed the joint declaraion of Civilizáció about the importance of the withdrawal of the LeX NGO and about concerns over the...

A Terrorist Social Scientist?

16.04.2021 - 20:49
On 14 April 2021 the Hungarian Europe Society joined the protest of numerous NGOs urging the Egyptian authorities to release Ahmen Samir Santawy. The...

We Demand Social Consultation!

11.02.2021 - 21:29
In an open letter dated on 9 February 2021, Civilizáció Coalition requested Szabolcs Ágostházy, Minister of State for EU Development Projects at...

Red and White

02.02.2021 - 20:34
On 29 January 2021 HES signed along with several civil society organisations a petition for Hungarian university autonomy and academic freedom.

No Concession!

27.11.2020 - 20:50
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the Rule of Law* 1. The Hungarian Europe Society insists on the concept of the rule of law as a...

Democracy for Belarus!

03.09.2020 - 21:25
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society* The wave of protests in Belarus provoked by the fraudulent presidential election has been going...

About a Press Review

10.05.2020 - 18:09
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the publication of Nézőpont Institute We might even welcome the arduous work of Nézőpont Institute...

When Will the European Commission Act?

01.05.2020 - 12:47
The Hungarian Europe Society signed a letter together with academic researchers and NGO-os on 29 April 2020 urging European Commission's Vice-...

We Need Civil Rádió!

21.12.2019 - 16:26
Thirteen NGO-s, including the Hungarian Europe Society, members of the Civilizáció group protested against the decision of the National Media...

For the Renewal of Budapest

21.12.2019 - 16:21
"NGO-s can be important co-operative partners of the new local council; their expertise, volunteers and members are able to provide significant...

On a Candidate of the European People's Party

22.07.2019 - 18:32
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...

Against the Gleichschaltung of the Hungarian Acade...

08.06.2019 - 12:29
The Civilisation Coalition - including its member organisation, the Hungarian Europe Society - protested in a declaration on 4 June 2019 against the...

Participation and Voice

23.05.2019 - 20:55
Thirty-five civil organisations, including the Hungarian Europe Society as well as former ombudsmen Jenő Kaltenbach and László Majtényi, sent a...

Protest and Resistance

14.03.2019 - 16:00
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...

At Last, the European Parliament Has Taken Firm St...

13.09.2018 - 23:45
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society* on triggering Article 7 of the Treaty on the European Union​   Article 2 of the Treaty...

For the Local Communities, for a Peaceful Hungary

19.12.2017 - 10:03
On 18 December 2017 135 Hungarian NGO-s, including HES, protested against the attacks on civil society by the local governments of Kaposvár,...

We Are All Foreigners!

22.08.2017 - 12:41
Please find the latest declaration of the Hungarian Europe Soiety about the current legislation impacting NGOs in Hungary here (HU).

We Are Here To Stay

13.06.2017 - 12:52
The Hungarian Europe Society, together with numerous NGO-s, protested in a statement against the stigmatising "Law on the...

Hungary Needs NGO-s

21.03.2017 - 11:56
On 21 March 2017 the Hungarian Europe Society signed a joint protest declaration as one of its initiators against the threats presented by...

Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the...

02.12.2016 - 12:18
The Hungarian Europe Society (HES) has been witnessing with great bewilderment and concern, that the European Commission has refrained from referring...

Make the Referendum Invalid!

14.09.2016 - 16:36
Hungarian non-governmental organisations, including the Hungarian Europe Society, condemned the anti-refugee referendum announced by the government...

Solidarity with Protesters in Poland

17.01.2016 - 12:36
The Hungarian Europe Society expresses solidarity with all Poles protesting against recent steps by the Polish government limiting democracy in...

Humanism and the Refugees

08.09.2015 - 15:14
On 8 September 2015, Hungarian NGO-s, including the Hungarian Europe Society, in a joint statement, asked the Hungarian government to...

Humanism and the Refugees

08.09.2015 - 13:49
On 8 September 2015, Hungarian NGO-s, including the Hungarian Europe Society, in a joint statement, asked the Hungarian government to acknowledge...

Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the...

19.06.2015 - 16:16
"Nobody has the intention of building a wall", declared GDR Head of State Walter Ulbricht in the summer of 1961, in East-Berlin. Despite of his words...

Declaration about the article published by Magyar...

10.03.2015 - 19:48
We find it amusing that Magyar Nemzet, having failed to negatively paint our society as a sort of EU “lobby group”, resorted to unveiling one by one...

Appeal to the Leaders of the European Union Insti...

17.09.2014 - 10:12
The Hungarian Europe Society signed the solidarity declaration with the Hungarian NGO-s elaborated by the European Foundation Centre...

For a Fair, Impartial and Proportionate Election S...

29.07.2014 - 20:06
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society with regard to the OSCE Final Report on Parliamentary Elections in Hungary As it is known, following...

Major Step Forward in the Democratization of the E...

01.07.2014 - 21:54
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society* The Hungarian Europe Society welcomes the European Council’s appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker,...

We pay our respects to the victims in Ukraine and...

04.03.2014 - 23:35
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society The Hungarian Europe Society calls on the leaders of the Russian Federation to withdraw all of its...

Visa-Free Solidarity

19.12.2013 - 20:18
On 19 December 2013 the Visa-Free Europe Coalition, of which the Hungarian Europe Society is a member, issued a statement calling for...

Good Advice Is To Be Followed, Not Dismissed!

05.07.2013 - 20:19
The declaration in Spanish Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the resolution of the Hungarian Parliament condemning the report on the...

The Government Should Stop Its Coup-Like Modificat...

10.03.2013 - 22:49
Abusing their two-third parliamentary majority, Viktor Orbán and his government in a new wave of “coup-like” amendments to the constitution wants to...

Declaration about the Extradition of Safarov

03.09.2012 - 17:06
The Hungarian government has caused an international scandal by sending home a nationalist Azerbaijani soldier who had been convicted and sentenced...

Congratulations to awarded journalists fighting fo...

11.07.2012 - 07:27
HES Congratulates to Ms Aranka Szávuly and Mr Balázs Nagy Navarro for the Leipzig Press Award In 2012, the shared Prize of the Leipzig Media...

The Hungarian Europe Society in solidarity with th...

21.12.2011 - 12:25
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...

On the behaviour of the Hungarian Government and t...

10.12.2011 - 10:53
Declaration of the Hungarian Europe Society on the behaviour of the Hungarian government and the deepening of the European integration The...

Success of Hungarian Presidency in Jeopardy!

29.11.2010 - 10:56
Declaration by the Hungarian Europe Society* On the eve of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Hungarian Europe...

On the Irish Referendum

08.10.2009 - 22:05
The Hungarian Europe Society’s Declaration on the Irish Referendum* With relief and happiness we accept the convincing victory of the “Yes” votes...

On Hungary's International Relations

31.10.2007 - 00:00
In the view of the Hungarian Europe Society, in the 21st century’s changed world, it is essential for the Republic of Hungary to establish a...

About the Brussels Summit Launching the Reform Tre...

30.06.2007 - 00:00
We welcome the news that at the meeting of the European Council the political leaders of the member states succeeded in reaching an agreement about...

About the European Union - in Plain Language and o...

05.11.2006 - 09:15
About the European Union - in Plain Language and on High Level was the title of the event held by HES (Attila Bartha, Tamás Galambos, István Hegedűs...

In Regard to the Violent Events on the Streets of...

24.10.2006 - 04:24
The Hungarian Europe Society condemns the violent acts of the past days, the street riots and the attacks on public institutions. The mobs acting...

On the Freedom of the Press in Russia

19.10.2006 - 13:43
It is again a politically motivated murder that not only Russia, but the whole world in consequence, has to face. The assassination of Anna...

On the European Constitution

15.09.2006 - 12:45
What we have feared for weeks has happened: the majority of French and Dutch citizens have voted against the adoption of the Constitution of the...

Social, Political and Security Challenges in the W...

17.05.2006 - 13:36
On 17 May 2006, the Hungarian Europe Society organised an international workshop concerning the political and security challenges of the Western...

On the Introduction of the Euro in Hungary: Let’s...

11.10.2005 - 00:00
The Hungarian Europe Society observes the indecisiveness of the Hungarian government with increasing concern: the “floatation” of the introduction of...

On the Bomb Attacks in London

11.07.2005 - 00:00
The Hungarian Europe Society declares its revulsion and horror at the despicable attacks in London on 7 July 2005. We offer our sympathy to the many...

Europe Needs Its Own Constitution! Lets Have a Eu...

08.06.2005 - 07:06
What we have feared for weeks has happened: the majority of French and Dutch citizens have voted against the adoption of the Constitution of the...

On the Joint List for the European Parliament Elec...

18.02.2004 - 07:49
We were shocked and surprised to receive the senseless, antidemocratic and populist proposal raised by Péter Medgyessy in the Hungarian Parliament on...

Hundred signatures for the accession of Hungary to...

28.03.2003 - 05:50
Almási, Tamás film director, Antalóczy, Timea sociologist, Babarczy, Eszter publicist, Bácskai, Vera historian, Bienerth, Gusztáv managing director...

On the closing of the accession talks with the EU...

10.02.2003 - 06:00
The Hungarian Europe Society welcomes the results of the Copenhagen summit in December 2002, which created the possibility for Hungary to become an...

On the European Youth Convention

28.10.2002 - 05:55
The Hungarian Europe Society (HES) welcomes the initiative of the European Convention to establish the convention of young people in Europe....

On the Irish Referendum

27.10.2002 - 06:53
The Hungarian Europe Society welcomes the positive result of the Irish referendum about the Treaty of Nice of the European Union with great pleasure...

Protest to the Belarus Authorities

20.04.2001 - 06:52
We, members of the Hungarian Europe Society express our protest against the attitude of the politics of the Lukashenko-regime in Belarus concerning...