The project seeks to create a platform for raising awareness about policy debates surrounding the EU’s coronavirus response across the V4 countries
International Relations
We analyze key EU political and institutional issues, factors shaping integration, Visegrád cooperation, and Hungary’s foreign relations, focusing on EU policy and bilateral ties with the US, China, and Russia.
Research on the nature and the degree of authoritarian influence in the Western Balkan region
Influence of authoritarian third countries on EU institutions
A podcast about the political and economic situation in Italy, policy responses to the corona crisis, the future of the European integration. Guest: Erik Jones
Central Eastern Europe and the integration of the Western Balkans - Public conference in Budapest - summary
The EP decided on 16 January to advocate for further consultations and measures concerning breaches to the rule of law and stated that in the past period the situation only deteriorated in Hungary and Poland.
Russian, Chinese and Turkish authoritarian influence in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Budapest on 7 November.
On 10 October, the European Parliament approved a resolution condemning foreign electoral interference and disinformation in democratic processes with a vast majority. The result of the vote on text, similarly to previous cases, shows that the Kremlin has nowhere near enough friends in the EP to inf
Interview with Tamar Kintsurashvili
An article by Daniel Hegedüs
