Dossier: Focus on Hungary
The Heinrich Böll Foundation is compiling a dossier containing articles on the situation in Hungary since the right-wing government came to power in April 2010. The arguments and opinions presented in the dossier provide an acute, sometimes trenchant critique of the current government and its policies. We see our role in supporting the democratic voices in Hungary and raising public attention in Europe with regard to critical developments in our common political space.
We hope that this dossier will help our readers get a better grasp of the controversies surrounding the socio-political changes in Hungary, and thereby involve members of the European public in the crucial debate on democracy in a changing Europe. This debate is not limited to current developments in Hungary. We see democracy as a never-finished task. There is no guarantee against retrogression, and it’s always up to citizens to reinforce democratic structures and procedures through their engagement in the public sphere.
Ellen Ueberschär, President, Heinrich Böll Foundation
Klaus Linsenmeier, Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation Prague (Klaus.Linsenmeier@cz.boell.org)
Nóra Köves, Editor of the dossier (Nora.Koves@cz.boell.org)
- Transforming the opposition in Hungary after the EP elections
03.Jul.2019 - 15:36
- “Bitter experiences” reconsidered: paradigm change in Holocaust memorialisation
28.Jun.2019 - 16:52
- The situation in Hungary is unchanged
17.Apr.2019 - 19:02
- Parallel judiciary system in Hungary is to the Government's taste
12.Mar.2019 - 21:49
- The Battle of the Academy: The war on academic freedom in Hungary enters its next phase
12.Mar.2019 - 21:20
- Hot winter in Hungary: Protests against the “slave law”
12.Mar.2019 - 19:14
- “All we want is to work in partnership with our readers”
09.Jan.2019 - 18:16
- The Hungarian state is refusing to carry out certain court orders regarding freedom of information requests
28.Dec.2018 - 12:45
- Orban most probably used a military aircraft to spend an evening in Milan’s La Scala
28.Dec.2018 - 12:03
- The Do-All, the Real Estate Agent and the Casino Man: three businessmen close to prime minister Orban control nearly 400 companies
21.Dec.2018 - 17:38
To see the whole dossier, go to the main site of the Foundation.
Democracy
In many countries around the world people are protesting against injustice, abuse of power, dire living conditions, and they are campaigning for higher standards. In the process new forms of citizens’ participation in political and administrative processes are evolving. We support all attempts to achieve greater democratisation and participation.