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Civitas Press Watch
The latest Civitas Institute public opinion poll has received heavy media coverage in Hungary. Here is how the findings of our poll have been received
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Pichler: We need digital citizens
Dietmar Pichler talks about the dangers of Internet 2.0, Donald Trump’s Twitter ban, how to combat disinformation, why deepfakes pose the next level of cyber
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Civitas Institute Poll: Hungary Election 2022
With only one year to go until the Hungarian parliamentary election, opposition forces are still shaping up to offer a competitive contender to Prime Minister
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Faludy: Hungary needs a real conservative party
Journalist Alexander Faludy talks about Europe’s post-Merkel era, where Fidesz is going after the exit from EPP, why he is worried by recent statements by
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Kelemen: Orbán can’t afford to let the opposition win
Political scientist R. Daniel Kelemen explains how Orbán jumped from the EPP before being pushed out, and why he doubts the Hungarian prime minister would
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Democracy in Hungary then and now
The pan-European project of the Union of European Federalists provided the opportunity to link the revolutionary events from 30 years ago with the current challenges
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Polish Film Industry Set to Rebound in 2021
The Central European Affairs Magazine has spoken to several figures in the vibrant Polish cinema world in order to get a better feel of how
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Bálint Magyar: The Orbán government is a criminal organization
Bálint Magyar, former Hungarian Minister of Education, was the latest guest of the CEA Talk podcast series where he talked about illusions after the transition,
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Anita Posch: Bitcoin can eliminate corruption and retain privacy
In the CEA Talk podcast, cryptocurrency expert Anita Posch talked about different aspects of bitcoin, the blockchain technology revolutionizing the global financial system, the diminishing
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Martin Vlachynský: Next Generation EU is not a reaction to Covid
Slovakian economic analyst Martin Vlachynský talked in the CEA Talk podcast about why Europeans should be concerned about the EU’s €750 billion coronavirus Recovery Plan,
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Roland Freudenstein: Full EPP membership of Fidesz will not be reestablished
Roland Freudenstein talked with CEA about the future of foundations, Viktor Orbán being a gambler, the biggest challenges facing the EU, why Europe would be
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Ádám Bartha: The UK will see some increased pain
Think-tanker Ádám Bartha was the latest guest of the CEA Talk podcast. He discussed Brexit and its consequences, the relations between Brussels and Washington, and
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Vladan Lausevic: The era of struggle between digital democracy and digital dictatorship
Social entrepreneur Vladan Lausevic was recently the guest of the CEA Talk podcast. He talked about liquid democracy, the necessity of decentralized social media, the
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Daniel Freund: Merkel has held a protective hand over Orbán and Fidesz
MEP Daniel Freund (Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance) discusses kleptocracies, corruption in Hungary, the question of democracy and rule of law, the new CDU
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András Simonyi: The US is as strong as its democratic institutions
In the latest edition of the CEA Talk podcast, András Simonyi, former Hungarian ambassador to the United States, talks about major challenges for the Biden