Political Capital

Although not all governments were well-prepared and equipped to deal with the consequences of the pandemic, we can see a general “rally around the flag” effect: the popularity of ruling parties has been increasing in most European countries since the coronavirus outbreak reached the continent.

2020-05-28

Nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution - the state of danger will come to an end in Hungary, but its impact remains

Political Capital's Flash Report

2020-04-18

Anne Applebaum on the Post-Pandemic Global Order

A conversation about the pandemic's impact on the democratic world, and the myth that authoritarian states managed to better deal with the consequences of the crisis.

2020-03-25

Abusing the state of emergency

Political Capital’s flash report

2020-02-24

Seven out of ten Hungarians would support CSOs

finds our new study on Hungarian civil society

2019-12-04

Doors Wide Shut

Russian, Chinese and Turkish authoritarian influence in Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

2019-10-29

Lifting the veil of Fidesz’s invincibility

A summary of the joint study of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and Political Capital on the consequences of the most recent elections in Hungary

2019-07-31

Anti-Muslim populism in Hungary: From the margins to the mainstream

At the request of the Brookings Institution, Political Capital implemented a research project to understand the evolution of right-wing populism through its relationship to Islam and Muslims

2019-05-27

Fidesz’s EP election dreams did not come true

Flash report on the EP elections

2018-10-16

Demographic challenges – political and policy answers

Summary of Political Capital's study

2018-10-10

The role of the government’s social policies in the stability of the Orbán regime

Summary of Political Capital's study

2017-12-20

Refugees, Asylum and Migration Issues in Hungary

Study on the Orbán Government’s rhetoric and policy measures with regard to refugee, asylum and migration issues

2017-10-11

The new relationship of politics and media - the case of Hungary

A study by Political Capital

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

2017-05-24

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

In this study, we analyse the public discourse about international migration. This is a globally relevant topic, the discussion of which is characterised by the use of fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories all over the world.

2017-05-04

Recent Changes in Refugee-Related Policies in Hungary

An analysis on the recent changes in migration related policies

2016-07-06

Hungary: Migration trends and political dynamics

This report outlines migration trends and the political dynamics on this issue in Hungary

2016-03-02

The special case of Hungary in the European refugee crisis

Our studies on the domestic aspects of the refugee crisis summarise and evaluate data on migration, analyse its political consequences, and offer a regional outlook on V4 countries.

2016-02-08

Focus on Hungary: Refugees, Asylum and Migration

Study on the Orbán Government’s rhetoric and policy measures with regard to refugee, asylum and migration issues

2015-07-30

Scaling the Wall

Hungary's Migration Debate - an article by Péter Krekó and Attila Juhász in Foreign Affairs

2013-12-20

Proliferation of Migration Transition - Selected New EU Member States

A study appeared in the publication of the European Liberal Forum

2013-04-08

Integration of the Roma in Central and Southeastern Europe

Policy recommendations of the European Liberal Forum, in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and the Centre for Liberal Studies.

2011-11-22

MOL in Croatia – Lull before the storm

The Croatian government failed to put legal controls on the Hungarian Company’s business share, which means that it will leave the resolution of the problem to the incoming administration.

2011-05-31

Mol-affair: Foreign policy coup with potentially risky consequences

On May 24, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán unexpectedly, although not without preliminaries, announced: the government acquired the 21.2% stake of Russia’s Surgutneftegaz in MOL for EUR 1.88 billion.

2011-05-23

Government in pensions trap

Almost three million people receive a pension or pension-type allowance. Of those almost one and a half million are below retirement age and claim an allowance based on various legal categories.

2011-05-13

Multiculturalism in the Cross-Hairs

The debate on the social integration of the Muslim minority totalling 5 to 8 per cent of the population has risen to the highest political level in the large receiving countries in Europe.

2010-12-07

Eastern Europe’s Roma Predicament: Integration or Emigration

Eastern Europe’s Roma, also known as Gypsies, are desperate to break out of the grinding poverty in which many of them live - but they frequently see little hope of doing so in their home countries.

2010-07-08

Deeply Unhealthy

Economist: „A commendably thorough paper from Political Capital, a Budapest-based research outfit, highlights the mess the new government has inherited and the unrealistic nature of its promises"

2008-12-05

Can Hungary become a bioethanol superpower?

Biofuels production offers an economic growth potential for Hungary in the short- and medium term, moreover, first-generation biofuels may utilize annual surpluses of agricultural production.

Public policy

We are Family: The State of Rainbow Families in the European Union

The final act: new peace offensive, budget passed, Schengen to be extended – Hungarian EU Presidency Watch

Proceedings against Hungary continue as Schengen deal nears for Bulgaria and Romania – Hungarian EU Presidency Watch

A Volatile Unity: Hungary’s Leadership Amid Geopolitical Shifts and EU Challenges – Hungarian EU Presidency Watch

Gearing up for the big show amid a "peace mission" 2.0 and new levels of anti-EU rhetoric – Hungarian EU Presidency Watch

What Would Happen to the World if China Invaded Taiwan?

Poland's Re-Democratization Experiment – a Blueprint for Hungary?

Empowering Europe: Strengthening Democracy, Protecting Citizens from Authoritarian Influence, and Addressing External Economic and Political Challenges

The Relevance of Filter Bubbles in Polarized Countries

Keynote Speech by Ambassador David Pressman

Navigating Central European Journalism: Unraveling the Current Landscape and Financial Dynamics

Green Transition and 15-Minute Cities: A Path to Sustainable Urban Living – Lecture by Carlos Moreno

Green Transition of the Capitals of the EU Enlargement Countries

Opening and Welcome Speeches

Budapest Forum - 18-19 September 2024 - Summaries of Panels