For the independent Hungarian media platform “Partizán”, Péter Techet analyzed the political situation in Austria and Croatia before the European Parliament elections.
The interview (in Hungarian) can be seen here (starting from 39 minutes).
In the German daily newspaper “taz”, Péter Techet analyses the possibility of a conservative alternative against illiberal populism in Hungary. In other Visegrád states as well, illiberal populism is being challenged from the right.
The article can be read here.
For the EastBlog of the Austrian daily newspaper “Der Standard”, Péter Techet analyses how illiberal populists in East-Central Europe, particularly in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, are increasingly being challenged and, in some cases, successfully combated by right-wing conservative forces. The occasion for the analysis is the high popularity of the Hungarian politician Péter Magyar, who aims to challenge Viktor Orbán from the right and has already become the strongest opposition force.
The article can be read here.
In Ihrem Gastkommentar für Die Presse fordern Sebastian Schäffer und Sophia Beiter transnationale Listen und ein echt europäisches Spitzenprogramm. Themen gäbe es genug, zum Beispiel die Zukunft der EU. Erweiterung und Vertiefung müssen von der nächsten Kommission endlich wieder zusammengeführt und vorangetrieben werden.
Lesen Sie den Artikel hier.
IDM Director Sebastian Schäffer returned for another edition of FO Talks with Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of Fair Observer, Atul Singh. This time they tackled the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, the current situation in the country as well as the different threat perceptions in the Danube Region. Having just returned from Uzhhorod and Lviv, Schäffer talked about his experiences also in comparison to his trip to Kyiv around the same time last year. While his stay in the capital was physically more dangerous, as there have been direct missile attacks, he felt the second trip to be much more psychologically draining. Having only been there for a couple of days each, one can only imagine how the constant attacks on the civilian infrastructure must be for the brave people living under these conditions in Ukraine. Schäffer also gave an assessment on the varying perspectives of countries in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe on the war. According to him they fall into three categories:
(1) governments in countries like Poland, Czechia, and the Baltics that have warned about the possible aggression coming from the Russian Federation,
(2) governments in countries that have to come to terms with this new reality, even if it is a painful and slow process, which would include France, Germany, and also Austria
(3) governments in countries that try to gain benefits for themselves like Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, which hopefully will at a certain point realize that they are at the wrong side of history.
Read the article here.
Im Nachgang des Attentats auf den Ministerpräsident der Slowakei Robert Fico, sprach Daniel Martínek mit dem ORF und der Kleinen Zeitung über die politische Radikalisierung und Frustration in der slowakischen Gesellschaft.
Die Artikel können sie bei orf.at und kleinezeitung.at lesen.
Darüber hinaus wurden Martineks Analysen in der gedruckten Ausgabe der Kleinen Zeitung veröffentlicht.
Sebastian Schäffer spoke to ED News about the evolving dynamics in the South Caucasus region, the signals of the Armenian government to pursue closer ties with the European Union (EU) as well as possible reactions from Moscow. While the latter should not matter for neither Brussels nor Yerevan, an EU membership remains a distant prospect for Armenia, the IDM Director stated.
Read the article here.
In the Hungarian-language program of Slovak Radio RTVS, Péter Techet, research associate at IDM, analyzed the results of the enlargement of the European Union in 2004 as well as the challenges the EU faces regarding the “new” members and candidate countries.
The entire program can be listened to in Hungarian here.
Im Ö1-Radiokolleg sprachen Melanie Jaindl und Sebastian Schäffer über das Konzept Europa, die Absteckung der Grenzen des politischen Kontinents sowie bevorstehende EU-Erweiterungsrunden, insbesondere am Westbalkan. Die Sendung wurde am Montag, 13. Mai 2024, ausgestrahlt und kann in der Mediathek nachgehört werden.
You can read the whole article here.
