Alexander Lukashenko Belarus democracy Echoes of Revolutions Past: 1989 Hungary – 2020 Belarus The regime of the last dictator in Europe, Alexander Lukashenko, is on shaky legs, as protests against his controversial 80% victory in the August presidential elections continue. Accusations of electoral... András Vaski 2020.09.15.
face mask school year schools Episode Two: Coronavirus Strikes Back Covid-19 has returned with a vengeance, with a record high of 510 new cases in Hungary as of September 4th. These new numbers coincide with multiple different factors, among them... András Vaski 2020.09.05.
bicycle bicycle road Budapest It Takes More Than Paint To Redesign a City One of the recent controversial policies of the opposition-led Budapest city government is the recent increase in the number of bike lanes in the city. You can find them all... András Vaski 2020.08.23.
August 20 battle of mohács Habsburgs What Should We Be Proud of on August 20th? When you look at “national day” celebrations held in other countries, the best example of which is probably Independence Day in the United States, they are mostly characterized by booze,... András Vaski 2020.08.20.
average salary coronavirus gross wage Wage Growth in Hungary Under the Coronavirus Crisis? It is Possible, and Here’s Why In May, gross wages in Hungary grew by 9.4% compared to last year, despite peaking unemployment and a long-lasting coronavirus-induced economic slowdown. However, reported increases in the average wage characterizing... Róbert Panyi 2020.08.04.
borders coronavirus coronavirus recovery fund Fighting Covid-19 Now and In The Future With The EU As the first few weeks of the coronavirus epidemic demonstrated, European Unity can be a fickle and fragile thing. When the virus first started sweeping across Europe, EU member states... András Vaski 2020.08.03.
Angela Merkel coronavirus coronavirus recovery fund Everyone Proclaims Victory After EU Budget Negotiations After a grueling five-day period of negotiations, the gloves have finally come off, and European leaders have returned to their respective countries. Here in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced... András Vaski 2020.07.28.
coronavirus forecast gdp What Will Hungary’s Post-Coronavirus Economy Look Like? Hungary’s domestic reopening officially happened on June 15th, and since then there has been a sort of return to normalcy. Bars are open, beachgoers are flocking to Lake Balaton, and... András Vaski 2020.07.17.
bay castle cultural heritage herkulesfürdő The Effect of Selective Memory on Transylvania’s Historical Buildings As reported by multiple news sources, the Bay Castle in Ördögkút (Treznea), Transylvania, collapsed after enduring torrential rains over the past few weeks. The castle, long known to be in... András Vaski 2020.07.12.
Angela Merkel china coronavirus recovery fund Together for Europe’s Recovery: Germany Takes Up the EU Presidency “Together for Europe’s Recovery” is the motto announced by Chancellor Angela Merkel, as Germany took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1st. Let’s take... András Vaski 2020.07.03.
ethnic Hungarians Hungarian minority rmdsz Ethnic Minority Representation in Politics: Why Does It Matter? The first European election since the outbreak of Covid-19 took place on Sunday, with citizens of Serbia going to the polls to vote in parliamentary and regional elections. With more... András Vaski 2020.06.30.
EC coronavirus package EU frugal four With Recession Looming, European Leaders Debate on How to Shake the Money Tree With the relief of reopening comes the fear of the oncoming recession. Now that many European countries have begun to open their borders, normal life (or whatever the “new normal”... András Vaski 2020.06.19.
discrimination ethnic Hungarians Human rights Trianon 2020: Where One Thing Ends, Another Begins A week after the anniversary of Trianon, we are coming to the close of this four-part series. So far, every single article has focused on the past, just like most... András Vaski 2020.06.11.
autonomy carpathian basin dual citizenship Trianon 2020: Deportations, Assimilation, and Broken Promises While the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon has officially passed, we still have two more parts to this series on the Treaty. So far, we have examined what... András Vaski 2020.06.07.
Austria-Hungary austro-hungarian monarchy borders Trianon 2020: Hungary’s Versailles Today is June 4th, 2020. Exactly one hundred years ago, the Treaty of Trianon was signed in the palace after which it was named. This treaty, along with the Treaty... András Vaski 2020.06.04.
1848 revolution Austria-Hungary kingdom of hungary Trianon 2020: Investigating Magyarization and Liberal Nationalism This June 4th will mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon, the treaty that dismantled the long-standing historical Kingdom of Hungary. For many Hungarians, this... András Vaski 2020.06.02.
