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Liberal Voters in Hungary and in Region [EVENT]

Republikon Institute/March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

The Republikon Institute, supported by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit, is organizing a conference to discuss the state of liberal voters in the CEE region. In the first panel discussion, experts from the V4 countries will present the results of their latest research on the state of liberalism and liberal voters in their countries. We are curious to see what people think of liberalism and how parties could address liberal voters more effectively…

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Infosecurity.sk: Bi-Weekly Report on Emerging Disinformation Trends

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

By Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and STRATPOL – Strategic Policy Institute Project Infosecurity.sk organized by STRATPOL – Strategic Policy Institute and Slovak Security Policy Institute, supported by the Prague office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, continuously monitors the activities of both Slovak and foreign disinformation actors, but focuses mainly on the former. The project activities are built upon daily monitoring of emerging disinformation, hoaxes and conspiracy theories in the online information space. That…

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Struggle to Access Abortion During Pandemic: Sex Discrimination and Women’s Rights in Healthcare

Menta Mora and Republikon Institute/March 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

The current pandemic and the previous lockdown had effects on several areas of life, including work and social life. However, there is a rather neglected sphere which is rarely discussed in the media compared with other topics.

Society

Sense of Freedom in Hungary During COVID-19 Pandemic

Adam Kefer and Republikon Institute/March 15, 2021March 16, 2021 /Leave a comment

2020 was a special year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The introduction of the restrictive measures had a negative effect on both human rights and the economy – which is true for both Hungary and the Netherlands.

Society

Death by Thousand Cuts: Erosion of Media Independence in Poland

Maria Slominska-Fabis and Projekt Polska/March 12, 2021March 15, 2021 /Leave a comment

Since coming into power by an overall majority in 2015, the right-wing Christian-nationalist PiS party has engaged in a systematic effort to weaken and destabilize independent media critical of the government, creating a severe concern for political and cultural media diversity in Poland.

Politics

Women in European Politics

Magdolna Molnar and Republikon Institute/March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, I asked four MEPs from Central-Eastern Europe what they think where we stand now on the issue of female political leadership in Europe. I was interested in what they consider the biggest obstacles for women pursuing a career in politics.

Politics

Turmoil in European Parliament: Orbán Forestalls Expulsion from EPP Group

Toni Skoric and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom/March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 /Leave a comment

Shortly after the EPP Group in the European Parliament approved an amendment to its Rules of Procedure, which paved the way for Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party to be suspended from its ranks, the Hungarian PM announced that his party’s MEPs will leave the Group of the Christian Democrats.

Economy

Success Factors of Social Market Economy in Germany Amid COVID-19

Justus Lenz and Liberales Institut/March 2, 2021 /Leave a comment

In recent months, many countries have introduced enormous stimulus packages to help their economies overcome the devastation caused by the COVID-19 crisis. In Germany, the government made available emergency funds, created sector-specific relief programmes, and implemented demand stimulus measures such as a temporary reduction in the sales tax rate.

Society

Beyond Digital Education: Ethical Formation in Digital Age

Thomas Clausen and Liberales Institut/February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 /Leave a comment

After having spent more than two hundred pages on Kantian philosophy, Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister, and a number of obscure German Pietists, Jennifer A. Herdt hurls the reader of her newest book back into a seemingly very different present.

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Liberal Voters in Hungary and in Region [EVENT]

Infosecurity.sk: Bi-Weekly Report on Emerging Disinformation Trends

Struggle to Access Abortion During Pandemic: Sex Discrimination and Women’s Rights in Healthcare

Sense of Freedom in Hungary During COVID-19 Pandemic

Death by Thousand Cuts: Erosion of Media Independence in Poland

Women in European Politics

Turmoil in European Parliament: Orbán Forestalls Expulsion from EPP Group

Beyond Digital Education: Ethical Formation in Digital Age

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