The social dynamics set into  motion under state socialism continues to have a lingering negative impact even today. Around 55 per cent of the Hungarian Roma live in villages or towns with a population of less than 50 thousand people.

The privatization policy of the 1990s aimed to make the sitting tenants owners of their rented flats, by offering 70–90 per cent discounts on the price of the houses and flats.

Albeit due to a low turnout the referendum was invalid, the overwhelming majority of those who cast valid votes supported the government’s position.

Hungarians celebrate the National Poetry Day on 11 April; the birthday of the notable poet, Attila József.

While generally speaking Western Europe is characterized by high levels of trust, Central Eastern European societies, due to the legacy of Communism, have lower trust levels, which hinders their economic and political prospects and development. 

To commemorate the day this article reviews all the major historic events when Hungarian-Polish friendship revealed itself. 

The 1848-49 Revolution and Freedom Fight fundamentally changed the course of Hungarian history, and it remains the core of Hungarian national identity to this day. 

Even though by the late 1990s Hungary’s economic performance had recovered to its pre-transition levels, unhappiness persisted in the region – giving rise to the question: why?

Count Lajos Batthyány, the first Prime Minister of Hungary, is the spiritual father of our institution. Read more to find out about the sacrifices he made for the homeland.

Lacking accountability, secret policing under communism compromised Central European societies. The dark past of collaboration with communism still overshadows regional political culture. 

There is an alternative look at nationalism – as one that is compatible with classical liberalism, which promotes unity within the nation and solidarity with neighbouring countries. 

Demographically, outmigration for Hungary is not as serious a concern as for neighbouring countries, but in terms of the loss of professionals, it is a serious problem.

In this article, we are reviewing Hungarian minority parties in Slovakia and Romania.

Since 1989, it has been one of Hungary’s main priorities to step up for the protection of the rights of ethnic Hungarians living in nearby countries.

This article is dedicated to discussing how Hungarian right-wing parties evolved over the last 30 years of multiparty competition. 

This article is dedicated to discussing how Hungarian left-wing parties evolved over the last 30 years of multiparty competition.  

Although it always comes as a shock for people from Central Eastern Europe who lived through state socialism, nowadays in the West there are increasingly more young people who identify as Marxists or even Communists.

Given the increasingly widespread appeal of Marxist beliefs in Western academia, it is important to remind ourselves of what really happened under Soviet-type planned economies.

While some disappointment with capitalism—just like with any system—is completely understandable, the virtues of capitalism must be acknowledged.

Among many other awards, Károly Makk was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Figueira da Foz IFF in 1986 and the Kossuth Prize in 1973 for his achievements in creating and popularising Hungarian arts.

The team of Hungarian Conservative wishes you all a very merry Christmas with this article.

The achievements of the last 30 years must not be forgotten nor underestimated – Central Europe, and Hungary in it, have gone through spectacular development which can be observed across all measurements of economic growth.

It was not only the repression of personal liberties, the control over the media and the personal cult of Ceaușescu which made the Romanian one party-system infamous, but also the decline in the country’s living standards.

This article aims to provide a brief overview of the most important milestones of the two countries’ economic cooperation. 

The organic development of the Hungarian constitution endowed the nation with its self-image, will and continuity as Roger Scruton argued.

What is behind the nostalgia for state socialism in East-Central Europe?

While Brexiteers argued that the EU is a threat to democracy, Hungarian conservatives were fixated on what might happen to the stock exchange if the UK leaves the EU.

Is Central Europe as enthusiastic about its Western neighbours today as it was in 1989? 

In memoriam of János Kornai’s life and work, his main ideas about the socialist economy, shortages and the budget constraint are discussed on the columns of the Hungarian Conservative. 

Let us consider a few examples, the most widely accessed sources of international news to represent that Hungary is increasingly and undeservedly depicted negatively.