Towards a compromise: political debates related to the EU budget Dániel Bartha | Download | 13.06.2018 European Commissioner for Budget, Günther Oettinger presented the overall figures and the basic structure for the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) on May 2nd. Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker described the plan as “an...
by Carson Thal | 31st May 2018 Download US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó met on May 30th, 2018 for the first ministerial-level meeting since 2012. This meeting was a clear victory for the Hungarian government...
by Eszter Zalan The European Commission will roll out its budget proposals for 2021-2027 next Wednesday proposing more EU spending after Brexit. While the EU's executive aims for a quick agreement that could boost the bloc's confidence, its plans will pitch Central and Eastern member states...
Dániel Bartha | Download | CEID Perspectives The Hungarian elections took place on the 8th April. With a 69 % turnout, the governing Fidesz party secured 49,8% of the votes, enough for an absolute majority (about 68%) in the Hungarian Parliament. Prime Minister Orbán indicated during and following the campaign that certain freedoms will be further...
On 9th March Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID) organised a roundtable discussion in Eger in cooperation with ERSTE Foundation, National Cooperation Fund (NEA) and, in this case, Agria Universitas Association in Eger with the title of "Security Policy Challenges in the 21st Century:...
Think Visegrad Fellowship About: Think Visegrad is a think tank platform for structured dialogue on issues of strategic regional importance. The platform aims to analyze key issues for the Visegrad Group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia), and provides recommendations to the governments of Visegrad Group (V4) countries, the...
The Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID) organized a European Café event on February 12, 2018. The title of the discussion was “New Dimensions - The Relationship Between the V4 and France.” Experts from France and the V4 explored areas of cooperation and examined significant policy...
This year CEID partnered with the Hungarian Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT) to organize the Think Visegrad Mid-Term Conference 2018 held in Tata and Budapest. We were pleased to bring together over 40 experts from the V4 and around the globe to provide...
The Centre for Euro-Atlantic Integration and Democracy (CEID) organized a European Café event on the 15th of December. The title of the discussion was “The Euro Dilemma: Success in the Baltics, Concerns in the V4” with the participation of Mr István Újhelyi, Member of the...
Our Executive Director, Daniel Bartha, recently wrote an article looking at the implementation of the 2004 V4 reforms and how external factors have facilitated further cooperation. Furthermore, the article investigates how long the V4 can remain an effective partnership. Read the full article here. 02/01/2018...