@veghzsuzsanna
Political analyst | Looking at radical right impact on intl affairs & democracy | Working with GMF, ECFR | PhD-ing at Viadrina | Views are my own My book --> "Depleting Democracies": http://t.ly/NsNey
🇩🇪 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s third visit to Washington was overtaken by the unfolding war in the Middle East, but GMF’s Bennet Nicolaisen argues that Merz emerged unscathed.
🇭🇺 GMF’s Zsuzsanna Végh told the Guardian:
“Effectively, Ukraine is portrayed as a main enemy. This is not just about Ukraine per se, but it fits into the standard strategy of the governing party, of mobilising its electorate through generating fear in society.”
Thank you very much for the shout-out, Cas! I happen to dicuss the very topic today at the symposium of the @sudosteuropa.bsky.social in Regensburg from 3pm CET / 9am ET. We will have a livestream and registration is still open: sogde.org/de/events/sy...
This Friday, I'll be speaking at the symposium "Make Illiberalism Great Again" in Regensburg, exploring how a small state punches far above its weight globally. Organized by @sonjapriebus.bsky.social & @sudosteuropa.bsky.social, I'm glad to join @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social and Ivana Ranković. 1/6
Curious about "Make Illiberalism Great Again - How the Orbán Government is Forging Transnational Alliances"? Join us for the event organized by @sudosteuropa.bsky.social and me on 27 February, 3 p.m. online 👉https://www.sogde.org/de/events/symposion-2026/
💡 New event video
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social explores how illiberal actors shape politics in Austria, Italy & France
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-42...
Join us in Regensburg or online on Feb 27 (Friday)!
I'll talk about Fidesz's allience building in Europe, but we will also cover its transatlantic networking and influence in the Western Balkans.
Details: sogde.org/de/events/sy...
Keep an eye on the New Politics Project, led by @jeremycliffe.bsky.social & Piotr Buras!
NPP will research how volatility, fragmentation & populism are reshaping European foreign policies, and aims to build a resilient agenda for a stronger, autonomous Europe.
➡️ ecfr.eu/npp
🌍 With two months until Hungary's next parliamentary election, time to take a look at what the foreign policy offer of Tisza, the main opposition party leading the polls ahead of Fidesz, would mean for the EU.
Read my piece published by the New Politics Project of @ecfr.eu
ecfr.eu/article/tisz...
After nearly 16 years of Fidesz rule, the centre-right Tisza party stands a chance of winning Hungary’s April election. Under their rule, Budapest would work with Europe, not against it, writes Zsuzsanna Végh. @ecfrpower.bsky.social
🔍Check out the situation in Hungary: https://bit.ly/3Mf4Evj
Delighted to announce the launch of the New Politics Project at @ecfr.eu.
Led by me in Berlin and Piotr Buras in Warsaw, it will 1) research how volatility, fragmentation & populism are reshaping European foreign policies, 2) build a resilient agenda for a stronger, autonomous Europe.
ecfr.eu/npp
📽️ Have you missed our concluding conference mapping the illiberal challenge to liberal democracy in Europe held at the Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social earlier this month?
☝️ Worry not!
What will be the fall-out for Europe's far-right leaders who turned on Trump over his threats to seize Greenland? Listen to my report @theworld.org with 🙏 @catherinedevries.bsky.social @ieuniversity.bsky.social @scottlucas.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social tiny.cc/8f8y001
US threats over Greenland has sparked a rift with populist party leaders in Europe who have long been Trump allies. How long will it last and is Trump keeping score? @scottlucas.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social reflect in my report up shortly on @theworld.org
📢 AUTHLIB webinar
How do illiberals challenge democracy in Austria, Italy & France?
🗓️ Jan 26 |🕒 10:00 CET
🎙️Batuhan Eren (Scuola Normale Superiore), @caterinafr.bsky.social @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social, Sylvia Kritzinger (Uni Vienna) & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social
👉 t.ly/DdE4e
📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: European Responses to the Shrinking Spaces of Democracy
🗓️ Tuesday, 20 January 2026
⏰ 09:00–10:30 ET / 15:00–16:30 CET
📍Online
🔗 Register here: www.gmfus.org/event/europe...
🔖 We kicked off the day with AUTHLIB's consortium head, Zsolt Enyedi @zsolt.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social introducing the research focus of the project & @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social highlighting some of the main achivements of the past 3.5 years.
💥Our AUTHLIB project studying illiberalism in Europe is slowly wrapping up. Starting today, we are discussing some of the main findings of this 3.5-year project at CEU @weareceu.bsky.social in Budapest.
😀 Exciting two days ahead!
Here's ECFR’s most popular reads of 2025, reflecting stark and changing dynamics of the world. Trump has been back in the White House for a whole year, Russia is still waging war in Ukraine and Europeans are trying to reassert their influence in a multipolar world.
Read more:https://bit.ly/48XCqMS
That's a pretty impressive sleep score!
🌍 Three days left to apply to the 2026 Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network (TILN) cohort!
Are you ready to lead change and build inclusive communities across the Atlantic?
📣 AUTHLIB Final Conference
🗺️ Mapping the Illiberal Challenge: Patterns, Drivers, Consequences
📅 Jan 8–9, 2026
📍 @weareceu.bsky.social, Budapest
Two days on illiberalism, democracy & democratic responses.
👉 Register today to secure your spot: www.authlib.eu/authlib-fina...
You’re very kind, Cas! It was a great discussion, I enjoyed it very much.
Far-Right Networks in Motion — Webinar on Dec 5, 4 PM CET A discussion on the transnational dynamics of the far right with
@steppe-project.bsky.social @casmudde.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social
steppe.hypotheses.org/2236
📩 Register with mertz@cmb.hu-berlin.de
Hi! I expect colleagues are registering the incoming emails and will follow up with the link closer to the event, not one by one. Maybe send a reminder if you don't hear back by the middle of next week. Thanks a lot for your interest! 🙏
Nov 26, 3pm CET, @gmfus.bsky.social webinar
As the Hungarian parliamentary election campaign takes off, Zsófia Banuta, @danielhegedus.bsky.social, Péter Krekó, Dániel Róna & I discuss parties' chances, tactics & necessary steps to improve election integrity
Register: www.gmfus.org/event/hungar...
Very much looking forward to this discussion on Dec 5!
Happy to be on panel again with the one and only and much too kind @casmudde.bsky.social!
I'll talk about the emerging organizational networks and non-party actors on the far right.
Register via email at dorothee.mertz[at]cmb.hu-berlin.de
🇭🇺#Hungary’s 2026 #Elections: The Stakes and Challenges
📢Join us for this online panel with Zsófia Banuta, Péter Krekó, Dániel Róna, @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social & yours truly
📅Nov 26, 3:00 pm CET / 9:00 am EST
RSVP👉 www.gmfus.org/event/hungar...
@gmfus.bsky.social @engagingce.bsky.social
⚡Join us to discuss what's at stake at next year's Hungarian parliamentary election and what to expect in the run-up to it!
Register via @gmfus.bsky.social ⤵️
