[Analysis] #EUPolitics: Mixed economic results and growing political conflict – #Hungary’s 20 years of #EU membership, by András Bíró-Nagy & Gergő Medve-Bálint | LSE Europp Blog pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-analys…

Just over a month ago, Policy Solutions showed with detailed data that anti-migration campaigns could backfire on Fidesz regarding guest workers. A few weeks later, the Orbán government drastically tightened guest worker rules: dailynewshungary.com/breaking-guest…

The Tisza Party, leading in 🇭🇺 national polls, did not run, Fidesz won the Dombóvár by-election by a large margin. I analysed the context, the results and the lessons in the election show of Partizán, Hungary's leading online broadcaster: m.youtube.com/watch?v=zaIg9K…

🇭🇺 HUNGARIAN POLITICS IN 2024 ✅The new edition of the classic Policy Solutions #yearbook series is out now! It is highly recommended to all interested in #democracy, Hungary-EU affairs and Orbán's #foreignpolicy. ➡️Download: policysolutions.hu/userfiles/elem…

🇭🇺 No rest for Viktor Orbán: economic difficulties and a formidable younger challenger make life difficult for Hungary’s PM. Read our analysis about the strategic challenges of the Orbán government in the Policy Solutions yearbook on Hungarian politics: policysolutions.hu/userfiles/elem…

The 🇭🇺opposition is now about Péter Magyar. Read our analysis on the transformation of the Hungarian opposition after the European elections and the rise of the Tisza Party in the Policy Solutions yearbook: policysolutions.hu/userfiles/elem…

The rise of Péter Magyar and the Tisza party has redrawn Hungary's political map, while Fidesz must also find a way to fix Hungary's struggling economy. Read this summary of the Policy Solutions yearbook by 24.hu, a leading 🇭🇺 online news site: 24.hu/belfold/2025/0…

On Hungary's leading YouTube channel, Partizán, I had the opportunity to talk for an hour about the implications of Policy Solutions’s research results for Fidesz and the challenges facing the Tisza Party. Watch Partizán's political show "The veto" here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=wivU1u…

The discussion featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa of the Rappler news organization in the Philippines, András Bíró-Nagy of Policy Solutions in Hungary and Rafal Pankowski of the Institute of Sociology of Uniwersytet Civitas in Poland. freepress.net/blog/how-defea…

Far-right candidate Simion tries to reach out to the Hungarian minority at the Romanian presidential elections with a supportive message by Orbán. EL PAÍS article with my comments on the Hungarian context: elpais.com/internacional/…

🎥 Partizán’s new documentary '10 Years of Hate' has reached over 500,000 viewers! It explores how fear-based narratives & political propaganda have shaped Hungary over the past decade. A timely and important film. 📺 Watch it with English subtitles: m.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA6i…

Sehenswerte Doku über Viktor Orbáns Kampagnen gegen Flüchtlinge und die EU:

Great English summary of the Policy Solutions research 'ORBÁN15' on @telexhu, a leading Hungarian news site. Highly recommended to all interested in how Hungarians view the Orbán government’s performance in the past 15 years! Read it here: telex.hu/english/2025/0…

Just back from an energizing few days in 🇪🇸Madrid at #EPSA2025 (EPSA). I presented our upcoming Palgrave Macmillan book (w/ Gergo Medve-Balint) on "The Path of Hungary’s EU Membership" 🇭🇺🇪🇺 —exploring sovereignty, dependence & how Hungarians assess 20 years in the EU. More info soon!

I was interviewed by de Volkskrant, a leading Dutch newspaper, for their in-depth report on the political context of this year’s #BudapestPride - which brought an estimated 200,000 people to the streets. Read the article by Arnout le Clercq here: volkskrant.nl/buitenland/ond…

💥In this new Policy Solutions publication, we explore how Hungarians assess the performance of the Orbán government concerning the quality of public services 👇