Events

2025-12-31

House rules at Political Capital’s events

House rules at Political Capital’s events
2025-03-18

The Future of Disinformation – (Geo)political, Technological Trends and Countermeasures’

Conference
2025-03-04

Truth Under Siege: Russia’s (Dis)Information Campaigns and the Ukraine Crisis

A joint public event of the British Embassy and Political Capital

2024-11-26

Small State Strategies and Miseries in the Western Balkan

Book talk on Robert Austin’ Royal Fraud: The Story of Albania’s First and Last King
2024-08-23

Budapest Forum 2024: Building Sustainable Democracies; 18-19th September

Press release
2024-06-24

What’s at Stake? – Debating the Impact of the European Elections

A joint event organized by CEU Democracy Institute and Political Capital
2024-06-15

EU Elections: A win for Visegrad Four?

A joint event organized by EURACTIV Slovakia, EURACTIV Czech Republic, EURACTIV Poland, and Political Capital
2024-05-28

European and Hungarian trends after the double elections in Hungary

A joint conference organized by Lakmusz, Mertek Media Monitor, and Political Capital
2024-02-01

The results of the elections in Taiwan and Global Security Dynamics – conference summary

Conference summary
2024-01-13

Dimensions of Hate – Exploring the State of Hate Speech in Europe

Conference
2024-01-09

The results of the elections in Taiwan and Global Security Dynamics

Joint public event of Political Capital and Taipei Representative Office in Hungary following the general elections in Taiwan
2023-11-23

‘Eurosceptic Internationale’ at the gates of Brussels? – The state and outlook of populist alliance-building across the EU and Hungary’s role in it

Summary
2023-11-16

The Orbán regime's disinformation influence in Hungarian minority communities in neighbouring countries

An online public event by the Political Capital

2023-11-15

‘Eurosceptic Internationale’ at the gates of Brussels?

An online public event by Political Capital and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - New Autocratization Trends vs. Democratic Renewal

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Russian Influence and the EU Integration Process of the Western Balkans

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Arbiters of Truth – Defending the Public from Disinformation through Investigative Journalism, Media Literacy and Fact-Checking

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote discussion with Michael Shermer

Keynote discussion

2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Revisiting Energy Independence in the CEE Region: a Stocktaking

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Tomorrow’s Europe – Replacing Energy at the Centre of the European Political and Democratic Project

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - It’s the economy, stupid! The undervalued role of inequalities and inflation in undermining democracy

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - The Disinformation and Military Threat of Chinese Aggression – After the Invasion of Ukraine

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote speech - Jan Philipp Albrecht: Safeguarding Democracy in Europe

Keynote speech
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Going beyond EU conditionality?

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote speech - Věra Jourová: Going beyond EU conditionality?

Keynote speech
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Ukraine After the War – the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote speech - William Browder, Ukraine After the War – the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Keynote speech
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Illiberalism and Gender – An Uneasy Relationship

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote speech – Helena Dalli: Illiberalism and Gender – An Uneasy Relationship

Keynote speech
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Direct European Funding for Cities

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote speech – Elisa Ferreira: Direct European funds for Cities

Keynote speech

2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Towards re-democratization – Challenges and Opportunities within and Beyond the EU

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keynote speech – Didier Reynders: Towards re-democratization – Challenges and Opportunities within and Beyond the EU

Keynote speech
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Keeping Peace and the Future of the Transatlantic Alliance

Panel discussion
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Opening keynote discussion with Margaret Eleanor Atwood

Keynote discussion

2023-10-19

Budapest Forum 2023 - Opening speeches

Budapest Forum 2023 - Opening speeches
2023-10-19

Balkan Csárdás: Hungarian Foreign Policy Dance

Public event
2023-10-19

Budapest Forum - 11-12 October 2023 - Summaries of Panels

Budapest Forum - Summaries of Panels
2023-09-14

Budapest Forum 2023

Press release
2023-07-11

NATO Public Forum 2023

NATO Public Forum 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania
2023-04-27

Hungary, European democracy, and the rule of law in the age of geopolitics

Public discussion

2023-04-06

The Future of Ukraine - Do We Know the Road to Peace?

Summary of Political Capital's event
2023-03-21

The Future of Ukraine - is there a Roadmap for Peace?

A public discussion between members of the Verkhovna Rada, the Hungarian National Assembly, the European Parliament, and experts
2023-02-24

Russia’s war in Ukraine – Predictions and Scenarios with Mark Galeotti

Conference summary
2023-02-08

Russia’s war in Ukraine – Predictions and Scenarios

A discussion with Mark Galeotti and other leading experts one year on from Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine

2022-11-16

Chinese and Russian hybrid threats – democratic resilience in frontline states

The joint event of the Association for Sustainable Democracy, Political Capital and Taipei Representative Office
2022-10-18

Budapest Forum - 21-22 September 2022 - Summaries of Panels

Summaries of Panels
2022-09-25

Will there be a tectonic shift in Europe? – The societal and political results of the crises

The joint online event of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen and Political Capital
2022-08-13

Budapest Forum – Budapest, Hungary, 21-22 September 2022

Press release

2022-06-10

The War against Ukraine, disinformation - Discussion with Michael Weiss

Summary
2022-06-03

How to counter anti-gender and anti-LGBTQI mobilisation in Hungary and Poland?

Joint conference of Political Capital and Friedrich Naumann Foundation
2022-06-02

Overt and covert privatization in healthcare – Whose interest is it?

A joint online event of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen and Political Capital
2022-05-30

The War against Ukraine, disinformation, and the image of the United States - Discussion with Michael Weiss

An event by Political Capital with the support of the US Embassy Budapest
2022-05-13

Brussels vs Moscow: What is the point of sanctions against Russia?

A joint event by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen magazine and Political Capital
2022-04-30

Euroscepticism in the heart of Europe

Political Capital’s online event
2022-04-14

Domestic and foreign "dirty campaigns” in the general elections of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Serbia

Political Capital’s conference
2022-03-24

Hungary 2022-2026

Political Capital’s conference
2022-03-07

Discussion on the Russian aggression with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Budapest

Summary
2021-11-03

Putin’s Trolls: The Tricks and Tools of the Kremlin’s Pseudo-Grassroot Disinformation

Summary
2021-10-07

Putin’s Trolls: The Tricks and Tools of the Kremlin’s Pseudo-Grassroot Disinformation

A discussion with Jessikka Aro
2021-09-24

Budapest Forum (16-17/09/2021)

On September 16-17, 2021, Budapest Municipality, Political Capital, and CEU Democracy Institute held the inaugural Budapest Forum for Building Sustainable Democracies, intending to establish a new annual event.
2021-09-22

Overcoming tribalism and pernicious polarization

Budapest Forum panel summary
2021-09-22

Beyond Dystopian Visions: Social Media for the Public Good

Budapest Forum panel summary
2021-09-22

Sister cities: Wolf warrior diplomacy in a sheep’s clothing

Budapest Forum panel summary
2021-08-16

Budapest Forum for Building Sustainable Democracies

Press release
2021-07-06

Human rights or economic ties: what does the EU want from China?

A joint online event of Political Capital and National Endowment for Democracy on Chinese, Russian authoritarian influence in the EU and the Union’s foreign policy
2021-05-26

Disinformation against the European Union - How could the EU defend itself in information space?

An event organized jointly by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen and Political Capital
2021-05-11

A sovereign Europe – Fiction or reality? Challenges and opportunities for the EU’s strategic autonomy

A joint event by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen magazine and Political Capital
2021-04-13

Chinese Disinformation in Europe, Taiwan and the World - Challenges and Perspectives

A discussion organized by the Institute for National Policy Research (Taiwan) and Political Capital (Hungary)
2021-04-12

On Diverging Paths? The future of the EU and the United Kingdom after Brexit

Joint event by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen and Political Capital

2021-03-11

Do not go at it alone: defending against the pandemic

A joint online event organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Jelen and Political Capital
2021-03-03

China, Taiwan and the West

Online live streamed event, organized by the Institute for National Policy Research (Taiwan) and Political Capital (Hungary)
2021-01-08

Winners and losers of the pandemic – the Visegrad outlook

Online live streamed event, organized by EURACTIV Slovakia, EURACTIV Czechia, EURACTIV Poland and Political Capital

2020-11-23

Revealing Russian disinformation networks and active measures fuelling secessionism and border revisionism in Central and Eastern Europe

Political Capital's webinar
2020-11-11

Covid-19: Narratives and policies of the populist and radical right in the Visegrad countries

Online conference
2020-09-01

The societal effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the 8th district of Budapest

A joint online event organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Political Capital

2020-08-14

Authoritarian shadows

Malign Influence in the European Parliament
2020-06-12

Europe’s future after the coronavirus

A joint webinar organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
2020-05-22

Digital Authoritarianism and the Sharp Power Influence of China

A joint webinar organized by Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and Political Capital

2020-05-11

Propaganda & disinformation campaigns during the COVID-19 crisis: The Role of Social Media

The European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the U.S. Mission to the European Union and Political Capital, cordially invite you to an online discussion

2020-03-31

Defending critical communication infrastructures against bot and troll armies in Central-Eastern Europe

Conference Summary
2020-02-12

Russian Disinformation and Putin’s “Postmodern Dictatorship”

A discussion with Peter Pomerantsev

2020-01-12

Eastern Europe Goes South?

Central Eastern Europe and the integration of the Western Balkans - Public conference in Budapest
2019-10-28

Making and remaking the Balkans - Book launch and roundtable

A joint conference of Center for European Neighborhood Studies (CENS) and Political Capital
2019-10-21

After the 2019 Municipal Elections– The Consequences of 3 Elections in 1.5 years

A joint conference of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Political Capital
2019-09-16

The Lands In Between - Russia vs. the West and the New Politics of Hybrid War

A joint conference of Center for European Neighborhood Studies (CENS) and Political Capital
2019-03-21

Larger than life - How the Kremlin’s master manipulator and military superpower image is created in Central-Eastern Europe?

A joint conference of National Endowment for Democracy, CEA Hungary and Political Capital
2019-03-05

Mystification and Demystification of Vladimir Putin’s Russia - Summary of the conference

Summary of the conference where Political Capital introduced the results of the research „Mystification and Demystification of Vladimir Putin’s Russia”.
2019-02-18

Mystification and Demystification of Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Political Capital's conference
2018-10-29

Conspiracy theories, fake news and superstition in Hungarian public opinion

The joint conference of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Political Capital
2018-10-12

Understanding Germany - Possible implications of the Bavarian election

Political Capital's public debate
2018-10-08

Demographic challenges – political and policy responses

The joint conference of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Political Capital
2018-10-05

Central European Futures – Five Scenarios for 2025

Political Capital introduce the study "Central European Futures - Five Scenarios for 2025 in cooperation with Visegrad/Insight and the German Marshall Fund of the United States

2018-06-28

Brexit: what impact it will have on the UK, Europe and Hungary?

Conference of Political Capital
2018-05-25

What does the future hold for democracy in the V4? - Conference summary

Conference summary
2018-05-18

What does the future hold for democracy in the V4?

Joint conference of Political Capital and Friedrich Naumann Foundation
2018-04-16

What makes Orbán and Kaczynski successful? Populist attitudes in Hungary and Poland

Political Capital’s conference
2018-04-05

Hungary 2018-2022

A joint conference of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Political Capital
2018-03-21

Presidential elections in Russia: what is at stake for Europe?

Political Capital's roundtapble discussion
2017-10-19

Van remény? A V4-ek aktív állampolgárai

A Forum 2000 Festival of Democracy 2017 rendezvénysorozatának keretében a Cseh Centrum és a Political Capital a STEM és a Visegrad Fund közreműködésével kerekasztal-beszélgetést szervez az aktív állampolgárság, állampolgári részvétel aktuális kérdéseiről.
2017-10-18

Visegrad– Democratic and foreign policy challenges

Joint conference of Political Capital and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
2017-10-13

Do we need the Euro? Should we belong to the core of Europe? – Conference

What is the role of Hungary in the changing European Union? Do we want the Euro in Hungary? These questions were discussed first by politicians and then by economic experts on a conference organised by Political Capital.
2017-06-16

Fighting back: Liberal Democratic Responses to the Populist Challenge

CEU Center for European Neighborhood Studies, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Policy Solutions and Political Capital cooperated to organise a public debate on populism, which took place at CEU on June 8, 2017
2017-05-24

The political effects of migration-related fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories - conference

A joint conference of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Political Capital
2017-04-20

From Russia with Hate - The activity of pro-Russian extremist hate groups in Central-Eastern Europe

Political Capital’s conference
2016-11-24

Radikalizmusprevenció a politikamentes oktatásban – lehetséges?

A Political Capital kerekasztal-beszélgetése
2016-10-25

TTIP: átok vagy áldás Magyarország és az EU számára?

A Political Capital és a Nemzeti Közszolgálati Egyetem kerekasztal-beszélgetése. A TTIP-vitasorozat harmadik rendezvénye.
2014-10-15

Putin’s Trojan Horses

Russian influence on the European radical scene
2014-02-20

New Pact for Europe - Strategic Options for Europe’s Future

A Political Capital és Budapesti Nyílt Társadalom Intézet Alapítvány a European Policy Center és a King Baudouin Foundation támogatásával meghívja Önt az Új Egyezményt Európának – Európa jövőjének stratégiai lehetőségei című konferenciára.
2013-11-12

Apolitikus politika? – Új ellenzéki mozgalmak és pártok a Facebookon és azon túl

A rendezvény az új ellenzéki mozgalmak online szimpatizánsainak (Facebook-követőinek) motivációit és attitűdjeit vizsgáló kutatás eredményeit mutatja be egy saját kutatás alapján.

2013-10-16

Aktív fiatalság vagy apatikus fiatalság?

Aktív fiatalság vagy apatikus fiatalság? A fiatalok politikai mobilizálhatósága a 2014-es választások előtt

2013-05-15

Demokratikus Deficitek az Európai Unióban

A Political Capital Institute és a Friedrich Ebert Alapítvány meghívja Önt a Demokratikus Deficitek az Európai Unióban című konferenciájára.
2012-10-11

How to tackle the far right? Delusions and new Proposals

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Budapest and Political Capital Institute organized a conference on strategies against right-wing extremism.
2010-12-22

Anti-Semitism and Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories

A Joint Conference by Political Capital Institute and Central European University.
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