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The publication titled Facing the Tide: Understanding and Countering the Illiberal Populist Surge was issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in January 2026.
The publication titled Facing the Tide: Understanding and Countering the Illiberal Populist Surge was issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in January 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
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On 10 November 2025 at the joint event organised by the Hungarian European Society in 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 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.
Once again, the Hungarian Europe Society organised the program of the fellows of the German Marshall Fund - Julian Gluck, Cinthia Flores, Candace Wallace, Philip Essienyi - in Budapest between 7-10 September 2025. The visitors from the United States met several actors of the Hungarian political and economic landscape.
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.
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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.
Bazánth Ivola képei a Magyarországi Európa Társaság Európa-Nők-Művészet című workshopjáról. 2025. május 14.
A workshop előadásai elérhetőek a MET YouTube csatornáján.
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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.
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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.
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Sajtóvisszhang:
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The Hungarian Europe Society organised a study tour between 21-24 January 2025 to Warsaw. István Hegedűs, Zselyke Tófalvi and Erik Uszkiewicz held numerous meetings with civil society partners and political analysts. A detailed report was prepared on the lessons learned from the "wellbeing" program. The trip was supported by the Civilizáció coalition.
On 27 December 2024, first, two presentations were listened to and discussed by the members who arrived at the seat of the Hungarian Europe Society between each other.
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 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
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Date: 25 April 2024, Thursday 6:00 – 8:30 PM
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
On 12 September 2023, at the seat of the Hungarian Europe Society in Budapest, Zsuzsanna Szelényi presented her book "Szétzilált ország" on the development and characteristics of the Orbán-regime. Following her presentation, Miklós Mitrovits, historian, lecturer at ELTE University and the National Public Service University analysed the political situation in Poland ahead of the parliamentary elections.
The publication "The Renewal of Liberal Democracy: Strategy, Vision, Competition, Parties, Civil Society" has been issued by the Hungarian Europe Society in June 2023.
Summary of a Hungarian experts' workshop organised by the Hungarian Europe Society, 20 April 2023
By Erik Uszkiewicz
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.
Pictures from the international conference "The Renewal of Liberal Democracy: Vision, Strategy, Competition. Parties and Civil Society" organised by HES on 21 April 2023.
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On 23 February 2023 Epp Lauk and Kristina Juraitė, Professors at the Vytautas Magnus University Kaunas talked online about the objectives of the new DIACOMET project that will start with the participation of the Hungarian Europe Society after a successful application for an EU grant. They were followed by Krisztina Rozgonyi, senior scientist at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, who spoke about the legal framework of the concept and by Erik Uszkiewicz, who elaborated the role and tasks of HES in the consortium.
On 15 December 2022 Antal Örkény, sociologist gave a presentation entitled "Identities and Identity Politics" at the seat of the Hungarian Europe Society. Further on at the annual meeting, István Hegedűs was elected to chairman, Emma Gothár, Erik Uszkiewicz and Zselyke Tófalvi to vice-chairpersons, Anita Bakos, Kata Nagy and Zsófia Stahl to members of the supervisory committee of HES.
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)
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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
Thibault Muzergues, French political analyst, author of the books "The Great Class Shift: How New Social Class Structures are Redefining Western Politics" and "War in Europe?: From Impossible War to Improbable Peace" gave an online presentation entitled "The French Presidential Election and the Future of Europe" on 1 March 2022.
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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.
At the extraordinary assembly of the Hungarian Europe Society on 23 August 2023, Ildikó Mislai Birizdóné was elected as a member of the board. The financial report about the year 2020 was also approved. Following the session, Mónika Kovács made a presentation entitled "Illiberal Strawman or Equal Dignity and Equal Opportunities".
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 -
Eighth Debate
Energy and climate policy: A green future amidst competing interests
Date: 5 July 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 -
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.
On 26 May 2021 the Hungarian Europe Society held an online discussion focusing on the Western Balkans. First, Hana Semanić, former research fellow at the Central European University, Center for European Neighborhood Studies spoke about „Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Path to the EU: State of Affairs and Key Issues”, followed by Beáta Huszka, member of HES, Marie Curie fellow at ELIAMEP in Athens, visiting researcher of ECFR, assistant professor at ELTE talking about „Political Upheavals in the Western Balkans during the Covid Crisis”.
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)
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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 -
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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On 22 April 2021 there was an online event organised for the members of the Hungarian Europe Society.
Ilona Kiss, literary historian, literary translator and András Radnóti, foreign policy expert, members of the Hungarian Europe Society made short online presentations about the political situation in Russia and the upcoming Duma elections on 9 April 2021.
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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Report and analysis by the Hungarian Europe Society
Authors: István Hegedűs, Kata Nagy, Erik Uszkiewicz
On 8 December 2020, the Hungarian Europe Society hosted Mr. Shih-Chung Liu, Taiwan’s Representative to Hungary for an online discussion titled"Searching For Cooperation Between Taiwan and Europe in the Post-Pandemic Era".
On 27 November 2020 the new board of the association was elected at the general meeting of the Hungarian Europe Society.
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.
For the corresponding papers please scroll down here.
Register on our Open Space platform, or sign in if already registered, and share your comments in the comment section below this event.
The international conference “The Twenties of the Twenty-First Century: Liberal Answers to Anti-Liberal Challenges” organised by the Hungarian Europe Society, supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom was held online on 6 November 2020.
All conference recordings are available on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
On 1 July 2020 Edit Zgut, researcher at the Polish Academy of Sciences analysed the outcome of the first round of the presidential elections in Poland in her presentation. At the beginning of the meeting Wojciech Przybylski, the editor-in-chief of Visegrad Insight talked about the election campaign on Zoom from Warsaw.
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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.
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Gábor Filippov, political scientist-historian, gave a presentation entitled "The Nature and Perspectives of the Hungarian Political Regime" on 15 February 2019.
On 9 January 2019 Volkmar Wenzel, ambassador of the German Federal Republic in Hungary made a presentation to members of the Hungarian Europe Society.
Members of the Hungarian Europe Society gave lectures at the annual final meeting of the organisation on 29 December 2018.
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.
Fruzsina Albert, sociologist, Semmelweis University, made a presentation to members of the Hungarian Europe Society in Brussels on 4 October 2018.
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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.
Tamás Molnár, member of the Hungarian Europe Society, researcher at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in Vienna, made a presentation entitled "After the European refugee crisis - still in the same operational mode?" at the Brussels seat of HES on 1 February 2018.
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.
Summary about the problems of the media system
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 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.
HES organised once again the yearly study tour of the fellows of the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Hungary between 5-9 May 2017.
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.
The Budapest event of the NGO training programme is co-organised by HES.
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András Bíró-Nagy political analyst gave a presentation to members of HES on 21 November 2013 in Brussels.
Martin Schulz signs the European Initiative for Media Pluralism.
The second analysis in our European Masterpieces series is entitled "New Modes of Governance in the European Union", written by Helen Wallace, one of the most well-known scholars dealing with European studies.
The first booklet in our European Masterpieces series is entitled "The United States of Europe", written by the social scientist and politician Oscar Jászi. The whole text is published both in English and Hungarian first time ever.
Presentation by István Hegedűs at the conference of the European Consortium for Political Research at Corvinus University of Budapest on 9 September 2005.
This preliminary paper deals with the issue how partisan politics correlate with the perceptions of the people on European topics in Hungary. In general, strategies of the political parties might conclude in both driving and following public opinion. In this case I argue that beyond a solid differentiation in the views of the electorate according to ideological guidelines, the social representation of the European Union is quite uniformed - both in elite and mass perceptions - in this new member state of the European Union.
