Erik Uszkiewicz analysed the Hungarian election results and provided an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing the new Hungarian government at the event 'What Comes Next for Hungary? Liberal Perspectives on the Election Outcome' organised by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Central Europe office on 15 April 2026 in Prague.
István Hegedűs gave an interview to TVP World on 15 April 2026 after the election victory of Péter Magyar's party.
Portuguese news outlet JPN interviewed Erik Uszkiewicz about the possible outcomes of the Hungarian parliamentary election on 11 April 2026.
István Hegedűs gave an interview to El Mundo about the results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections on 14 April 2026.
On 27 December 2025 the Hungarian Europe Society organised its traditional annual workshop at the seat of the organisation. Participating HES members listened to the presentations of three co-members. Dr. Emma Gothár talked about The Green Shift and the Business World in the European Union, Gábor Erőss focused on The Fight of Green Policy for Survival from Józsefváros, Budapest to France, and Ádám Őri analysed the issue Media in the Age of Ecological Crisis - the State of Hungarian Environmental Journalism.
Photos by Ivola Bazánth taken at the conference titled Facing the Tide: Understanding and Countering the Illiberal Populist Surge held on November 21, 2025.
Conference recordings are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
The event and the forthcoming publication have been supported by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für Freiheit.
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
Conference photos by Ivola Bazánth
Conference recordings on the YouTube Channel of HES
Podcasts by Nyugat.hu:
A legnagyobb kérdés az, hogy képes lesz-e önmegtartóztatásra a politikai elit?
Nem csak az fontos, Orbán Viktor milyen lett. Hogyan nőtt meg propaganda szerepe hazánkban?
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.
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.
