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The Last Nine Years

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

Network

István Hegedűs participated at a workshop entitled "European Hub for Civic Engagement" organised by Das Progressive...

Diagnosis and Therapy

Representatives of the V21 Group and the Hungarian Europe Society held an event on 11 September 2019 to discuss the...

1989: the Year of Miracles

István Hegedűs was one of the speakers among Péter Balázs, Miklós Németh, Géza Jeszenszky and Iván Pető at the event...

Who will be the President of the European Commission?

István Hegedűs gave an interview in Klubrádió on 16 July 2019 about the chances of Ursula von der Leyen, President-...

Authoritarian Hungary

István Hegedűs was quoted in the Finnish magazine Suomen Kuvalehti on 12 July 2019 about the Hungarian political...

European Elections 2019 - Renewing the Political Agenda for a United Europe

The Hungarian Europe Society held an international conference supported by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die...

Witnesses of Great Times

István Hegedűs was one of the guests beside István Elek, Ferenc Kőszeg and Klára Ungár at the event of the Hungarian...

Breaking the Norms

István Hegedűs participated at the annual Chatham House London Conference entitled "A Rules-Based International Order:...

Memories of an Eyewitness

István Hegedűs gave an interview to hvg.hu on 12 June 2019 about the reburial of Imre Nagy and his fellow...

Europe's Fragmentation

István Hegedűs participated at the workshop entitled "The Europe We Want" on 11–12 June 2019 organised by the ...

European Citizens on Both Sides of the Channel

István Hegedűs sent a letter of goodwill to the New Europeans for winning the Europe Award of the Schwarzkopf...

Populism 2.0

István Hegedűs gave a presentation entitled "Hungarian Exceptionalism or the Orbanisation of Europe?" at the...

No Populist Break-through

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió on 28 May 2019 about the European elections.

As Far As Portugal

István Hegedűs gave an interview to the "Europa Minha" programme of the Portuguese RTP - Rádio e Televisão de...

It Is Time, Do Not Hesitate!

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What is At Stake At the European Elections?

István Hegedűs was a guest speaker at the conference "We Also Make our Voice Heard" organised by the National...

Nostalgia

István Hegedűs was a guest speaker at the conference of the Center for European Neighborhood Studies at the Central...

The European Commission Strikes Back

On 23 April 2019 István Hegedűs talked in Klubrádió about the statement by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the...

Hungary and Viktor Orbán in the European Union

István Hegedűs was the guest of the program "Bánó és Bolgár" broadcast by the Budapest 13th district TV on 17 April...

Facing the European Elections

István Hegedűs was a guest expert in the program "Mandátum" of Klubrádió on 11 April 2019.

The Last Thirty Years

István Hegedűs gave a presentation entitled "Facing the European Parliamentary Elections: Hungary and the European...

At the NGO Market in Prague

Kata Nagy participated at the NGO Market 2019 organised by the Forum 2000 Foundation on 10 April 2019 in Prague,...

Hectic Months in Europe

István Hegedűs gave a presentation entitled "The Sate of the European Union Before Brexit and the European Elections"...

After Membership, Before Exclusion?

István Hegedűs was an invited guest at the event of the Hungarian International Press Association on 2 April 2019 where...

Evaporating Trust

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió about the escalated relationship between the European People's Party and...

The Party, the Political Group and the Member Organisation

István Hegedűs talked about the deteriorative position of Fidesz in the European People's Party and inside its...

What Was Missing from the News

Erik Uszkiewicz participated at a training program organised by the Ukrainian NGO Europe Without Barriers in...

Tear Resistance

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió about the potential decision at the political assembly of the European...

Waiting For the Decision of the European People's Party

István Hegedűs was interviewed in the article published by The Washington Post on 19 March 2019 about the conflict...

Manfred Weber and Viktor Orbán

On 18 March 2019 István Hegedűs gave an interview to Civil Rádió about the visit of the lead candidate of the European...

The Chief Prosecutor, the State Propaganda and the Bicycle Adventure Park

The view of István Hegedűs about the Hungarian Prime Minister was quoted in the article published by the Associated...

Europe's Abduction

István Hegedűs was a guest speaker at the event entitled "Let's Have Republic!" organised be the Eötvös Károly Policy...

Unacceptable Discrimination

Györgyi Kocsis gave an interview to Klubrádió on 15 March 2019 about the manifesto signed by more than hundred...

Scandal Party

István Hegedűs gave an interview to the Austria Presse Agentur about the conflict between Fidesz and the European...

Targets: Juncker and Timmermans

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió on 4 March 2019 about the billboard campaign of Fidesz and the reaction...

Orbán and the Useful Idiots

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Civil Rádió about the deepening conflict between Fidesz and the European People's...

The Story of the Award of Bálint, the Gardener

The opinion of István Hegedűs on the Hungarian Prime Minister was quoted in the Liberation on 3 March 2019. "Orbán is...

Visegrad NGO People

Fanni Bársony participated at a study tour organised by the Polish Fundacja Edukacja dla Demokracji in Warsaw and...

"Such a Dance Cannot Keep For Ever"

István Hegedűs gave an interview to the Süddeutsche Zeitung about the discord between Viktor Orbán and the European...

Federalists in Budapest

Erik Uszkiewicz was also a speaker at the event We are Citizens' Agore organized by the Union of European Federalists...

The Loose Cannon

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió about the Hungarian government's propaganda campaign against Jean-Claude...

Where is the Red Line?

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Független Hírügynökség about the relationship between Fidesz and the...

The Refugee Crisis in Hungarian and European Political Context

István Hegedűs gave a presentation to the guest students of the George Mason University at the Faculty of Social...

For the Freedom of Research

István Hegedűs' opinion was quoted in the article published in La Stampa about the attacks of the government against...

The Strongman of Europe?

István Hegedűs talked about the European role of Viktor Orbán in the Eurozóna program of Klubrádió on 1 February 2019.

Hungarian Exceptionalism?

István Hegedűs gave a presentation to the students of the Long Island University in the framework of the LIU Global...

The State of Affairs

István Hegedűs gave a video interview to the Austrian Der Standard on 20 January 2019 about the radicalisation of the...

Grief

Mihály Csákó, sociologist, member of the Hungarian Europe Society, died on 10 January 2019. We have lost not only one...

A Far-right Vision?

István Hegedűs was quoted in an article dealing with the Hungarian Prime Minister in The New Yorker on 7 January 2019....

Learn Your Rights!

On 27 December 2018 the Hungarian Europe Society joined the movement initiated by the Association of Hungarian History...

Demonstrations in Hungary and the European Union

István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió about the demonstrations in Budapest and the European reactions on 17...

CEU, Soros, Erdoğan

István Hegedűs gave an interview to "The Newsmakers" program of the Turkish television TRT World about the attacks...

CEU's Leave from Budapest and the Dilemma of the European People's Party

On 4 December 2018 István Hegedűs gave an interview to Klubrádió about the reactions of the actors of the European...

Bottom-up Decision-making

István Hegedűs participated at a round-table discussion of the conference entitled "New Tools of Citizens'...

The Bright Future of Liberalism

István Hegedűs gave a presentation at the conference of individual members of ALDE, the European party of liberals...

Ideologically Driven International Policy-making

István Hegedűs made a presentation in the Pensioners' Club of the Trade Union of the Employees of the Ministry of...

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HES Publications

Facing the Tide

The publication titled Facing the Tide: Understanding and Countering the Illiberal Populist Surge was issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in January 2026. ...

Open Space

Európai nők

In May 2025, the Hungarian European Society published the posters from the "Európai nők" exhibition, created as part of the...
Open Space

Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody: Dancing with Dependency - Impacts of Lex OZE III on Czech Energy Security and Renewable Investments
Open Space

Mothers of Europe Project Publication Is Out

“Who were the Mothers of Europe?” Members of a consortium from the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, Poland and Hungary sought answers to this question in a new edited volume and with the posters...
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What Can Liberals and Democrats Fight With? Finding a Winning Narrative in the High-stakes 2024 European Elections

The publication titled "What Can Liberals and Democrats Fight With?
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The Renewal of Liberal Democracy: Vision, Strategy, Competition. Parties and Civil Society

The publication "The Renewal of Liberal Democracy: Strategy, Vision, Competition, Parties, Civil Society" has been issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in June 2023. ...
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The Renewal of Liberal Democracy: Strategy, Vision, Competition, Parties, Civil Society

Summary of a Hungarian experts' workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society, 20 April 2023
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MACI Campaign

The HES joined MACI campaign promoting Hungarian civil organisations.