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.
Watch the latest episode of the Voices of Visegrad series, offering insights into the political and security developments currently reshaping Central Europe.
This episode examines:
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 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.
The Hungarian European Society, together with its partners within the DIACOMET consortium, organised a panel discussion for a second time at the Forum 2000 conference in Prague on 14 October 2025.
The deepening rift between Hungary and Ukraine in the field of political communication.
As part of the Voices of Visegrad project, a new article examines the growing hostility in Hungarian–Ukrainian relations. The piece highlights how Ukraine has become the central target of the Hungarian government’s propaganda machinery, how anti-Ukrainian rhetoric has intensified since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and how this narrative serves both domestic political purposes and wider Russian interests within the EU and NATO.
Watch the second episode of the Voices of Visegrad series: Czechia Goes to Polls, Slovakia Polarises, Hungary Leads V4.
The DIACOMET international research group organized a total of 87 focus group discussions in eight countries – Austria, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovenia – with more than 500 participants to learn about their views on ethical issues in public communication and the media environment in their countries. The country reports summarizing the results of the empirical research are available here.
The team of the DIACOMET EU project held its fourth consortium meeting in Vienna at the Austrian Academy of Sciences between 1-4 September 2025. The participants discussed the status of the various work packages, with a focus on the development of the online game as well as the strengthening of the NGO network before the closing conference to be held in Brussels in April 2026.
Watch the first video of the Voices of Visegrad series Poland Votes, Hungary Attacks NGOs, Czechia Depends on Russia.
Key questions we ask in this episode:
Representing the Hungarian European Society and the DIACOMET project, Erik Uszkiewicz participated at the World Journalism Education Congress, which took place in San Francisco between 8-10 August 2025. He made a joint presentation with Tobias Eberwein, researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the DIACOMET project, entitled "Tomorrow never knows: On the role of ethical codes and guidelines in journalism’s uncertain future". The two authors presented the results of a content analysis of altogether 429 media regulatory documents from eight European countries.
Res Publica Foundation and its V4 partners – including the Hungarian Europe Society – have kicked off a new monthly videocast, highlighting key developments and challenges across Central Europe. The first episode covers the outcomes of the NATO Summit in The Hague, Poland’s presidential elections, attacks on NGOs and Hungary’s largest Pride parade, as well as Czechia’s energy dependence on Russia.
Useful links:
Erik Uszkiewicz participated at the summer school organised by the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence for journalists and media professionals between 23 and 27 June 2025. Participants focused primarily on the impact of artificial intelligence, tech giants and online platforms on journalism. On the last day of the event the Media Pluralism Monitor 2025 report was presented.
On 17 June 2025 the DIACOMET NGO network held its subsequent online event. The participants discussed and tested the FORUM concept and its platform for analysing media ethics dilemmas as well as learned about the freshly developed GAME methodology. The international network will continue its work with a third online meeting in September 2025.
Bazánth Ivola képei a Magyarországi Európa Társaság Nők a rendszer szövetében című workshopjáról. 2025. június 2.
A workshop előadásai hamarosan elérhetőek a MET YouTube csatornáján.
In May 2025, the Hungarian European Society published the posters from the "Európai nők" exhibition, created as part of the „Mothers of Europe – Európai nők” project.
NŐK A RENDSZER SZÖVETÉBEN
- a Magyarországi Európa Társaság és pécsi partnereinek workshopja a „Mothers of Europe – Európai nők” projekt keretében –
Időpont: 2025. június 2. hétfő, 15.30-21.30
Helyszín: Reggeli Kávézó, Pécs, Király u. 23-25.
The recordings of the workshop titled Európa-Nők-Művészet are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
©Ivola Bazánth
Bazánth Ivola képei a Magyarországi Európa Társaság Európa-Nők-Művészet című workshopjáról. 2025. május 14.
A workshop előadásai elérhetőek a MET YouTube csatornáján.
EURÓPA-NŐK-MŰVÉSZET
– a Magyarországi Európa Társaság workshopja a „Mothers of Europe – Európai nők” projekt keretében
Időpont: 2025. május 14. szerda, 13.00-20.00
Helyszín: Ravasz László Emlékház, Leányfalu, Móricz Zsigmond út 124.
The recordings of the workshop titled Globális és európai politikai dilemmák szakértő magyar nők szemével are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
©Ivola Bazánth
Bazánth Ivola képei a Magyarországi Európa Társaság Globális és európai politikai dilemmák szakértő magyar nők szemével című workshopjáról. 2025. április 14.
A workshop előadásai elérhetőek a MET YouTube csatornáján.
The Hungarian Europe Society presented the DIACOMET project at the public camp of POLIP Association on 26 April 2025. Fanni Bársony and Erik Uszkiewicz demonstrated the newly developed interactive dilemma game. Almost thirty young participants played it immediately on the spot.
Enikő Albert reported on the HES workshop „Globális és európai politikai dilemmák szakértő magyar nők szemével” in Magyar Hang on 26 April 2025.
The DIACOMET consortium held its first online NGO meeting organised by the Hungarian Europe Society and Praxis from Estonia on 23 April 2025. The key objective of the network is to coordinate the work of civil society organisations active on the field of media accountability, media literacy and education, self-regulation and communication ethics.
János Kárpáti reported on the HES workshop „Globális és európai politikai dilemmák szakértő magyar nők szemével” in the Hetes Stúdió programme of Klubrádió on 19 April 2025.
Globális és európai politikai dilemmák szakértő magyar nők szemével
– a Magyarországi Európa Társaság workshopja a „Mothers of Europe – Európai nők” projekt keretében –
2025. április 14., hétfő
Helyszín: Nyitott Műhely, 1123 Budapest, Ráth György utca 4.
Workshop felvételek - MET YouTube
Sajtóvisszhang:
Albert Enikó: Európai nők, akikre érdemes figyelni, hang.eu
Kárpáti János: Hetes Stúdió, Klubrádió
“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 of eighteen identified outstanding women.
As a representative of the DIACOMET project Erik Uszkiewicz participated at the international conference entitled "Regulation and Accountability in a Hybrid Media System: Content Creators, Algorithmic Plurality and Online Platforms" held at Charles University in Prague, 10-11 February 2025.
István Hegedűs held a presentation entitled "Strongman and Illiberalism - Pushing Back Against the Enemies of Liberal Democracy in Hungary" at the Annual Conference of the Austrian Political Science Association entitled "Pushing Back Against the Enemies of Democracy" at the Central European University in Vienna on 29 November 2024.
István Hegedűs and Erik Uszkiewicz participated at the annual festival of NECE (Networking European Civic Education) in Tirana between 14 and 17 November 2024. During a session of the event that was held in the cultural center Pyramid, Erik Uszkiewicz presented the activities and potential future outcomes of the DIACOMET project.
The recordings of the conference titled “Mothers of Europe” / Európai nők - Az európai sztori másik fele are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
Communication Distortions and the Possibility of Democratic Dialogue in the 21st Century
– in-person international conference organised by the Hungarian Europe Society under the auspices of DIACOMET project in cooperation with the SCIENCE+ regional network –
Date: 12 November 2024, Tuesday 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Venue: Central European University, Budapest Campus, 15 Nádor utca, Budapest, H-1051, Room 106
Photos by Ivola Bazánth taken at the conference titled "Mothers of Europe” / Európai nők - Az európai sztori másik fele. Női küzdelmek a demokráciáért, szabadságért és az egységes Európáért Magyarországon, illetve a világon" held on October 22, 2024.
Conference recordings are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
“Mothers of Europe” / Európai nők - Az európai sztori másik fele
Női küzdelmek a demokráciáért, szabadságért és az egységes Európáért Magyarországon, illetve a világon
– a Magyarországi Európa Társaság és az ELTE Társadalomtudományi Kar konferenciája –
Dátum: 2024. október 22., kedd
Helyszín: ELTE TáTK, Ferge Zsuzsanna Kari Tanácsterem, földszint 0.100/C, 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A.
Conference photos by Ivola Bazánth
Conference recordings on the YouTube Channel of HES
The Hungarian Europe Society, together with its partners in the DIACOMET project, organised a panel discussion on the 28th Forum 2000 Conference on 15 October 2024 in Prague.
About the project
Mothers of Europe is an initiative that tells the story of the pioneering achievements of women who helped shape modern Europe – women who championed democracy, social progress, and justice, yet remain underrepresented in our knowledge about history.
As a preparation for the task of designing the Principles of Good Communication Conduct, the DIACOMET project has completed a systematic collection of existing codes of ethics and guidelines for public communication. They are presented to the public in the form of a searchable online database that is integrated in the DIACOMET project website. It is now available online.
Erik Uszkiewicz gave a presentation entitled "How Ukraine and Russia have been portrayed in the Hungarian public sphere since February 2022" at the Warsaw East European Conference at the University of Warsaw on 3 July 2024. The theme of the twentieth academic meeting in a row was "How to Deter Russia: Resilience of Ukraine and the Western Community".
The publication titled "Media Polarization Turbulences in Georgia and the Visegrad States: How to Depolarize?" was issued by the Georgian Institute of Politics in partnership with the Hungarian Europe Society, the Strategic Analysis Think Tank (Bratislava), the Institute of Public Affairs (Warsaw) and Masaryk Univers
The publication titled "What Can Liberals and Democrats Fight With? Finding a Winning Narrative in the High-stakes 2024 European Elections" was issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in May 2024.
The Hungarian Europe Society organised an in-person and on-line workshop under the auspices of the DIACOMET project in cooperation with the SCIENCE+ regional project entitled "Scientific disinformation and populism" on 25 April 2024.
Scientific disinformation and populism
INVITATION to an in-person and on-line workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society under the auspices of DIACOMET project
in cooperation with the SCIENCE+ regional project
Date: 25 April 2024, Thursday 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Venue: Hungarian Europe Society, H-1052 Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 11.
RSVP: via e-mail (uszerik[at]gmail.com) by 19 April 2024
The DIACOMET consortium gathered on a project meeting in Budapest, Hungary, organised by Hungarian Europe Society on between 10 and 12 April 2024.
As the project is approaching its first year, the consortium meeting was a great opportunity to review the project activities so far and make plans for the future. The meeting began with a workshop on Dilemmas of Democratic Dialogue, organised under the auspices of DIACOMET.
István Hegedűs and Erik Uszkiewicz gave presentations about the state of the Hungarian media at the event "Causes and Implications of Media Polarization in Georgia and V4 states" organised by the Georgian Institute of Politics at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel on 15 April 2024.
The recordings of the conference "What Can Liberals and Democrats Fight With? Finding a Winning Narrative in the High-stakes 2024 European Elections" are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
Concluding Public Discussion
April 15, 2024 | 12:00h (GMT +4) | 10:00h (CET) Tbilisi Marriott/Hybrid
Dilemmas of Democratic Dialogue – workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society under the auspices of DIACOMET project
Date: 10 April 2024, Wednesday 9:00 AM. – 12:30 PM.
Venue: ibis Styles Budapest Center (Budapest, Rákóczi út 58., H-1074)
Photos of the international conference "What Can Liberals and Democrats Fight With? Finding a Winning Narrative in the High-stakes 2024 European Elections" organised by HES on 5-6 April 2024.
Please find the conference recordings on the YouTube channel of HES.
Finding a Winning Narrative in the High-stakes 2024 European Elections
– international conference organised by the Hungarian Europe Society –
Date: 5-6 April 2024 (Friday-Saturday)
Venue: ibis Styles Budapest Center, 1074 Budapest, Rákóczi út 58.
Fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories in the Hungarian public sphere was the title of the in-person and on-line workshop organised by HES under the auspices of DIACOMET project on 21 February 2024 at its seat.
Fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories in the Hungarian public sphere
in-person and on-line workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society under the auspices of DIACOMET project
Date: 21 February 2024, Wednesday 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Venue: Hungarian Europe Society, H-1052 Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 11.
"New EU Ideas and Legislation to Strengthen Media Freedom" was the title of the workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society under the auspices of DIACOMET project at its seat in Budapest on 28 November 2023.
New EU ideas and legislation to strengthen media freedom
EMFA, DSA, DMA: what do the acronyms mean?
– workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society under the auspices of DIACOMET project –
Date: 28 November 2023, Tuesday 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Venue: Hungarian Europe Society, H-1052 Budapest, Gerlóczy utca 11.
Georgian Institute of Politics, in cooperation with the International Visegrad Fund and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, is pleased to invite you to the Virtual Public Discussion- "Analysing Polarization in Georgia and V4 States: Domestic and External Factors," which will take place on September 29, at 13:00 GMT+4 (Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani times) on Zoom Webinar Platform.
Working language: English
To attend the event, please register here.
István Hegedűs and Erik Uszkiewicz travelled for the kick-off meeting of the EU-funded DIACOMET project held on 13-14 June 2023 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
DIACOMET: Fostering capacity building for civic resilience and participation: Dialogic communication ethics and accountability
Funded by the European Union (grant agreement ID: 101094816).
The Renewal of Liberal Democracy: Vision, Strategy, Competition. Parties and Civil Society
- hybrid international conference organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Date: 21 April 2023, Friday
Venue: Ibis Styles Budapest Center, Budapest 1074 Rákóczi út 58.
Funded by the European Union (grant agreement ID: 101094816). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The conference recordings of "The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO" are available on the YouTube Channel of HES.
The publication "The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO" has been issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in December 2022.
Editors: István Hegedűs, Monika Éva Pál
On 26 November 2022 Klubrádió broadcasted on the international conference "The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO", organised by the Hungarian Europe Society.
Pictures from the international conference "The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO" organised by HES on 26 November 2022.
Photos by Ivola Bazánth
International conference organised by HES: "The Future of Democracy and the Summit for Democracy from the Perspective of a Hungarian NGO"
Date: 26 November 2022, Saturday
CONFERENCE RECORDINGS on the YouTube Channel of HES
Media coverage: Details of the Conference in the Report of Klubrádió (HU)
The publication by the Hungarian Europe Society entitled "The Future of Democracy: Strengthening Liberal Values, Institutions and Procedures at Global, European, Regional and National Levels" has been issued in June 2022.
The Future of Democracy: Strengthening Liberal Values, Institutions and Procedures at Global, European, Regional and National Levels
online conference of the Hungarian Europe Society
Date: 17 March 2022, Thursday
In February 2022 a new publication of the EUritage project entitled "A European success story? Central Europe from democratic revolutions to EU accession (1989-2004) and beyond" has been issued in cooperation with the Hungarian Europe Society, with István Hegedűs' article entitled "Hungary at the crossroads: challenges of democratic backslide and Euroscepticism".
February 23 (Wednesday), 2022 16:00-18:10h
Online Event (ZOOM)
The publication by HES entitled "Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary" has been issued in December 2021.
October 27 (Wednesday), 2021 15:00–17:00h
Online Event (ZOOM)
The Legacy of 1956, 1989 and 2004 from the Perspective of 2021 in Hungary - hybrid conference organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
PROGRAM
Date and venue: 22 October 2021, Friday 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (CET) at ibis Styles Budapest Center (Rákóczi út 58., 1074 Budapest) & Zoom
István Hegedűs participated at the roundtable discussion following the launch of the video entitled "A European Success Story?" at the European Centre for Solidarity in Gdańsk.
Watch the discussion HERE.
Online international conference
Monday, 27 September 2021
WATCH THE CONFERENCE RECORDINGS ON HES'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL
The Hungarian Europe Society has provided a platform for political analysts, policy experts, intellectuals, civil society activists and citizens from the Central European region, the European Union and the United States of America in order to analyse new global trends and seek solutions to current political, cultural and economic dilemmas. At our forthcoming event we intend to discuss with our guests the growing challenges of great power politics and their security implications, inequality in all its forms and the need of economic recovery, climate change as well as the pressure of anti-liberal, populist forces in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. This conference is also a closing event of our webinar series held in 2020-21 under the same title.
Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Seventh Debate
The challenges of digitalisation and economic competitiveness
Date: 14 June 2021, Monday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET)
For the corresponding papers please scroll down here and share your comments in the comment section following a fast registration.
Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Sixth Debate
Security policy challenges in the 21st century: The role of big power politics in Central Europe
Date: 7 June 2021, Monday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET)
For the corresponding papers please scroll down here and share your comments in the comment section following a fast registration.
Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Fifth Debate
Inclusiveness and its challenges: The state of minorities in the Western world
Date: 28 April 2021, Wednesday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET)
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Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Fourth Debate
Shrinking space for civil society: The future of civic activism
Date: 12 March 2021, Friday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET)
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Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Third Debate - The future of liberal democracies: The rise of populism
4 February 2021, Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET)
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Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
Second Debate: Transatlantic ties: American - (Central) European relations after the 2020 United States presidential election
3 December 2020, Thursday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET)
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Uncertain Times: The Future of Trans-Atlantic Relations from the Perspective of NGOs and Think Tanks in Central Europe and Hungary
- online webinar series organised by the Hungarian Europe Society -
First Debate: Media freedom and media pluralism: the role of social media in modern democracies on the two sides of the Atlantic
9 November 2020, Monday 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (CET) - The debate is available on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
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Register on our Open Space platform, or sign in if already registered, and share your comments in the comment section below this event.
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 Budapest. The event was part of the "Promoting evidence-based media coverage of labour migration from Ukraine to V4 countries" project supported by the International Visegrad Fund.
Openly questioning liberal democracy and openly abusing political power for serving corruption are equally dangerous for democracy, stability and Europe’s future. This was the conclusion of the discussion entitled "The future of the EU: Central and Eastern European Perspectives"
The Hungarian Europe Society and the German Marshall Fund of the United States organised the final event of the V4Europe project entitled "Turning the tide of populist authoritarianism. Mobilising a pro-European agenda in Central Europe" on 16 October 2018 at the Residence Palace in Brussels. The speakers were István Hegedűs and Zsuzsanna Szelényi as well as Benedek Jávor, Member of the European Parliament. The debate was moderated by Rosa Balfour, Senior fellow, Europe Program, GMF.
Pro-European vision for the European Union from the perspective of the Visegrad countries: The summary discussion paper of the V4Europe project has been published in July 2018, edited by István Hegedűs, András Radnóti, Zsuzsanna Szelényi, Zsuzsanna Végh and Erik Uszkiewicz.
The international workshop "From Populist, Illiberal Political Narratives to Conspiracy Theories and Fake News in the Visegrád Region and Beyond" organised by the Hungarian Europe Society and supported by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit was held on 7 June 2018 at the conference room of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists (Vörösmarty utca 47/A, H-1064 Budapest).
The research group of the Hungarian Europe Society presented its third report entitled "What Does the PERC Indicator Show?" about the attitudes of the Hungarian political parties towards the European Union on 28 March 2018 at the Center for Independent Journalism. Members of the team were Fanni Bársony, Emma Gothár, István Hegedűs, Györgyi Kocsis, Kata Nagy, Zsuzsanna Németh, Monika Pál, András Schweitzer, Zselyke Tófalvi, Erik uszkiewicz and Zsuzsanna Végh.
The HES is a member of the Visa-free Europe Coalition which aim is to promote visa-free status for the citizens of Eastern Partnership countries and Russia.
The online booklet was published in the framework of the EUbyCitizens project managed by Maison de l'Europe in Paris at the end of 2017. The historic overview and assessment is the outcome of the two years long joint efforts of ten European civil organisations, including the Hungarian Europe Society.
The two international workshops organized by the Hungarian Europe Society (HES) in October are entitled
"Sovereignty in the Era of Globalisation: V4Europe – Renewal in the European Union from Central European Perspectives”, which was held on 27 October 2017 (Friday)
and
"Reforming the EU: Central European Perspectives", which was held on 28 October 2017 (Saturday).
The Hungarian Europe Society organised an international workshop entitled "V4Europe - Pieces of Populism in Europe and How To Overcome the Challange" on 8 June 2017 at the co-working space Kaptár in co-operation with the Institute of European Democrats (IED) and with the support of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
István Hegedűs, Zsófia Stahl and András Schweitzer participated at the final meeting of the EUbyCitizens project organised by Maison de l'Europe in Paris between 18-20 May 2017.
The Hungarian Europe Society organised a workshop entitled "V4 for Europe – Developing positive scenarios for Europe’s future" in co-operation with the Friedrich Ebert Alapítvánnyal May 2017.
The HES – as the partner organisation of Maison de l’Europe de Paris – completed a survey in the framework of the EUbyCitizens project in Hungary.
The final report entitled "The Response of the Visegrad Countries to the Refugee Crisis" was completed by the Hungarian Europe Society at the end of September 2016. The authors are István Hegedűs, Györgyi Kocsis, Kata Nagy, András Schweitzer, Zsófia Stahl, Erzsébet Strausz, Erik Uszkiewicz, Zsuzsanna Végh, Zsófia Vidák as well as Alena Krempaska, Christian Kvorning Lassen and Peter Weisenbacher. The project was supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation für die Freiheit.
The Hungarian Europe Society organised an international workshop at the Central European University, Budapest on 30 May 2016. The invited experts discussed how the Visegrad countries reacted to the refugee crisis. The partners of HES were the representatives of the Europeum Institute for European Policy from Prague, the Human Rights Institute from Bratislava, and the Centre for Direct Democracy Studies at the University of Białystok. The host of the event was the CEU Center for European Neighborhood Studies. The project is supported by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit.
A toolkit about human rights was completed by the Foundation for Democratic Youth (DIA) for the request of the Hungarian Europe Society in the framework of the "Do We Have European Citizen Rights?" project in February 2016. Rita Galambos included the outcomes of the trainings in secondary schools supported by the project into the methodological description.
In the framework of the Citizen-rights project trainers of the Foundation for Democratic Youth in co-operation with the Hungarian Europe Society held sessions about democratic rights and responsibility for altogether hundred students of the Petrik Lajos Bilingual Secondary School, the Alternative Secondary School of Economics, the Városmajori Secondary School and the Politechnikum between November 2015 and January 2016.
We, Visa-Free Coalition members require signing of an agreement on the Common Aviation Area between the European Union and its member states and Ukraine in the near future.
The Budapest training of the Create/React program took place between 16-18 October 2015 in the framework of the European Citizen Rights project. The workshop was organised by HES in cooperation with the European Alternatives.
Where Does the PERC-index Stand? or from EU Destructivists to Federalists: the Relationship of Hungarian Parliamentary Parties towards the European Union" is the title of the second report by the research team of the Hungarian Europe Society published on 20 March, 2014.
On 19 December 2013 the Visa-Free Europe Coalition, of which the Hungarian Europe Society is a member, issued a statement calling for a temporary suspension of the visa regime for the Ukrainian citizens with regards to short-term travel to the European Union in 2014. The declaration is a gesture to the Ukrainian people, who have peacefully demonstrated their European orientation.
Supported by Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit.
Invitation
The Hungarian Europe Society (HES) cordially invites you to its international conference entitled “European Citizens' Initiative for Media Pluralism: the State of the European Union and Hungary”.
In Britain, the campaign of the European Citizens' Initiative for Media Pluralism started on 21 March 2013. István Hegedűs represented the coalition of Hungarian NGO-s at the event in the House of Lords.
Members of the research team reported about their study on the attitudes of the Hungarian parliamentarian parties to the European Union and the PERC index at the regular year-end event of HES on 29 December 2012.
A press release itt olvasható.The Hungarian Europe Society held a press conference on 5 December 2012 to introduce the report written by its research team entitled "Where Does the PERC Index Stand? Or: From EU Destructives to Federalists: Relationship of the Hungarian Parties to the European Union".
Where Does the PERC-index Stand? or from EU Destructivists to Federalists: the Relationship of Hungarian Parliamentary Parties towards the European Union - the first report (2012) of the research team of HES can be downloaded below (in Hungarian).
The Hungarian Europe Society organised an international workshop on European policy issues on 4 December 2009 in Budapest.
The program of the workshop
Tamás Molnár was interviewed by InfoRádió after the workshop
Pictures of a Workshop
Hungary in the Schengen system - Bastion or Gateway? the booklet published by the Hungarian Europe Society on the visa issuance practice in Hungary can be downloaded below.
