A Free and Pluralistic Media to Sustain European Democracy

Public Consultation
On 16 May 2013 István Hegedűs represented HES in an expert meeting in the Independent Journalism Centre in Budapest. The participants discussed the recommendations of the high-level group established by the European Commission on media freedom and pluralism.
Second Public Consultation
On 5 June 2013 Judit Bayer and István Hegedűs represented HES at the new round of an expert meeting in the Independent Journalism Centre in Budapest. The participants discussed the recommendations of the high-level group established by the European Commission on media freedom and pluralism.
Is there a Third Way between a Condemnation by the European Parliament and the "Nuclear" Option?
The Hungarian Europe Society organised a workshop entitled "Illiberal democracies – what can the European Union do in case a member state regularly and systematically breaches European values and regulations?" on 24 April 2015 in Hotel Marmara, Budapest.
Illiberal Democracy?
On 7 August 2014, the weekly 168 óra published an interview with István Hegedűs about Viktor Orbán's speech made at Băile Tușnad, Romania.
György Petőcz, Krisztina Mányik, Dóra Husz, Márton Pálmai
Double Standard?
Zoltán Gyenes, official at the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) of the European Commission made a presentation entitled Hungary and the excessive deficit procedure to members of HES on 14 June 2013 in Brussels.