January 22-23, 2021: Two online panel discussions on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the regime change in the framework of the 'Democracy is Europe project':

In the framework of the project “Democracy is Europe”, UEF and JEF Hungary are organizing a series of two-part talks, which aims to draw inspiration from the change of regime and the events of 30 years ago to solve the current challenges of democracy in Hungary and the European Union. We will have the first conversation on 22 January, the main topic of which, in addition to recalling the events, will be how we thought about democracy and Europe at the time. Economist Eszter Nagy, Secretary General of the Hungarian Group of the Union of European Federalists, organizer of the event, gave a heraldic interview with Miklós Haraszti on "Democracy at the system change: A dream come true?”, a participant in a panel discussion on the subject held on 22 January. 

At the second panel discussion on 23 January, we talked to experts about the current challenges of democracy in the European Union and in Hungary. The discussion focused on the situation in Hungary from different perspectives and how to return to democracy. Zoltán Fleck, lawyer, sociologist, Eszter Kirs, legal expert (Helsinki Commission) and András Pulai, public opinion researcher (Publicus Institute).

Eszter Nagy, Secretary General of the Hungarian section of the Union of European Federalists and co-moderator Balázs Brandt, leader of the Hungarian chapter of the Young Federalists.