I am honored by the opportunity to speak at the
CERI Sciences Po workshop on Monday dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the 2004 big bang #enlargement in such a great line-up.
We will take stock of the experiences with #EU #TransformativePower and draw lessons for future…

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📽️ Watch our discussion w/ Erin Jenne, Mehmet Yavuz, Dean Schafer of Central European University CEU Democracy Institute & Daniel Hegedus Engaging Central Europe on our Youtube channel ⤵️

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Very much looking forward to our workshop on EU enlargements Monday at CERI Sciences Po ! We will take stock of the 2004 enlargement to Central Europe twenty years later and reflect on future enlargements to Western Balkans/Ukraine/Moldova. For that, we are very fortunate… 1/3

Join us on May 10th at 18:00 for an online discussion w/ Daniel Hegedus (@gmfus) & Eszter Nagy (@federalists 🇭🇺) on the #EUelections2024 in #Hungary & rising star #MagyarPeter . If you want to know more about 'the humble servant of Brussels' register here federalists.eu/event/the-stak…

Ebenfalls am Freitag findet um 18:00h eine Online-Diskussion zum Aufstieg von Péter Magyar in Ungarn statt. Ich freue mich auf die Diskussion mit Daniel Hegedus und Eszter Nagy (Secretary General UEF Hungary). Anmeldung: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

#XiJinping is visiting Europe next week to try to prevent an escalation in trade disputes.
I argued for the Financial Times that the 🇨🇳 investment spree in 🇭🇺 is political in nature: it rewards #China 's most loyal EU partner (servant?) and demonstrates the benefits of pro-🇨🇳 policies in a…

Here's a must-read on how China is carving out its sphere of influence in a corner of Europe. Daniel Hegedus Gergely Salát Andrea Dudik Misha mkasnyik Bloomberg Politics

bloomberg.com/news/features/…

#XiJinping is visiting Europe next week to try to prevent an escalation in trade disputes.
I argued for the Financial Times that the 🇨🇳 investment spree in 🇭🇺 is political in nature: it rewards #China 's most loyal EU partner (servant?) and demonstrates the benefits of pro-🇨🇳 policies in a…

“Hungary is greatly over-represented in🇨🇳FDI into the region” said Daniel Hegedus: “HUN has been loyal & reaps the rewards.” But Xi’s visit to🇭🇺is sure to antagonise many leaders in western Europe. “HUN is considered a pariah,” said a w European diplomat
ft.com/content/06bb39…

BTW for one of the best early warnings abt Hungary's Sovereignty Protection Law, see Daniel Hegedus post I link to in 5th paragraph x.com/danielhegedus8…. I spoke to Daniel and his terrific insights will appear in broader story I'm still writing on the law & its impact.

🇲🇰🇧🇬 The 2n round of presidential election is around the corner in North Macedonia w/ the campaign being dominated by tensions w/ Bulgaria.

💡German Marshall Fund Engaging Central Europe's D. Keranov, PhD & Asya Metodieva explore Bulgaria's role in how the election may pan out on May 8.
gmfus.org/news/bulgarian…

It was a great honor to be quoted in prime time by tvn24 on Fakty o Swiecie about #Morawiecki 's appearance at #CPACHungary . I argued that the visit also served to redefine #Fidesz - #PiS relationship with an eye to Fidesz joining #ECR after the EP elections.

My new column on the #EU ’s complete naivety and misperception of the destructive force of Victor Orban. In a few months he will be the EU Council s leader. My interest Jacob Öberg Kim Lane Scheppele R. Daniel Kelemen Daniel Freund Jon Kyst Soren Liborius Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 Daniel Hegedus