More than 80 journalists resign from Hungarian news outlet after the editor-in-chief was fired – Interview with journalist András Földes
Index.hu is one of the largest and certainly the most popular independent news sites available in Hungary. Last week, Index’s editor-in-chief Szabolcs Dull was fired. On Friday, more than 80 journalists within Index, including some of the leading editors initiated proceedings for their resignation. One of them, András Földes who has been working within Index […]
Freedom of expression in Hungary in the aftermath of the coronavirus act – Interview with Budapest-based journalist Justin Spike
Seven weeks ago, the Hungarian parliament passed the controversial coronavirus act which extended the state of emergency in Hungary with no specific time limit and granted the government extraordinary powers to rule by decree until the end of the state of emergency. The so-called coronavirus act put media and civil society in Hungary in a […]
Interview with Ambassador Christian Berger, the head of EU delegation to Turkey: “What this pandemic has shown us is that we are only strong enough when we are together”
COVID-19 will change our world. That’s what everybody is certain about. But by the time this crisis ends, how different our world will be, is anyone’s guess. Joseph Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union, said “it will depend on the choices we make today.” Sı I asked Ambassador Christian Berger, the head of the […]
Taking advantage of a pandemic: Hungary passes law allowing Prime Minister Orbán to rule by decree – Interview with Tamás Lattmann and Dalma Dojcsák
Civil society members and academics in Hungary are concerned about the government’s insistence on extending the state of emergency with no time limit and acquire more power taking advantage of the coronavirus outbreak. An International Law expert based in Budapest, Tamás Lattmann and Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s Political Freedoms Project Director Dalma Dojcsák answered Özge […]
Political scientist Zoltán Vörös: “In Hungary, not the parliament but media and civil society are at stake”
Political Scientist Zoltán Vörös answered Özge Somlyai-Çakır’s questions. According to Vörös, “Hungarian government is playing a political game and the EU has a lot to learn from the panic created by this pandemic in Europe”. Vörös states that there is more to worry about in Hungary than the strength of parliament such as weakening of […]
“Populists came to power with the help of the center-right” – Exclusive interview with Jan-Werner Müller
Edgar Şar interviewed Jan-Werner Müller, professor of political science at Princeton University who is the author of the book “What is Populism?” that has been translated into many languages including Turkish. Müller has touched on various important points on the theory and practice of populist politics.
What’s behind Hungary’s protests? Interview with Andras Földes
In the run-up to this Christmas, the climate in Europe’s streets is growing more heated. Starting with the yellow west movement in France, people in many countries across Europe have been taking to the streets lately. There were sporadic sightings of “yellow vests” in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. In Albania students were out to […]
