Two years ago a new Hungarian law which severely limited the activity of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) made international headlines. Since then, reduced funding, job losses and a climate of fear have made life almost impossible for...
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The highly anticipated European elections have brought mixed results for populist parties in Central and Eastern Europe. Romania’s ruling Social Democrats suffered a...
International media and democracy watchdog Freedom House has said that the Serbian government is contributing to an environment of intimidation for the country’s...
Hungary is planning to introduce legislation from August 1 that will definitively place the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) under the government’s control. Earlier...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here...
Hungary has inaugurated ZalaZone, a test track for self-driving cars. The investment in the project was 45 billion Hungarian forints (137 million euros). “The future...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here...
The Ludwig Museum, one of the most important contemporary art venues in Budapest, recently censored (or, as the author stresses, self-censored), a controversial portrait...
After waiting almost two and a half years, Hungary’s nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán has finally made it to the White House. The long-awaited meeting of the...
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has withdrawn his endorsement of European People’s Party lead candidate Manfred Weber for European Commission president...
RM international, a company controlled by Viktor Orbán’s right-hand-man Lőrinc Mészáros, is part of a consortium that has won the 2.3 billion euros tender to upgrade the...
After a long series of political disputes, the European People’s Party (EPP) has suspended Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party from its ranks. Though Fidesz has not been...
