Catégorie : Articles
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Hungarian heresy in the mirror of history
By László Andor, Secretary General for the Foundation for European Progressive Studies. From the very start of the Russia—Ukraine war, Hungary has been seen as an outlier in the EU, due to the ostensibly pro-Moscow pivot of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He took decisions against Hungarian arms deliveries to Ukraine, or even just to allow…
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Reduction of the role of the State after 1989 and its consequences on the public sphere in Poland.
By Sarah Bomba, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), Paris. The dynamics of institutional transformation in Poland after 1989 have led to a gradual erosion of its democracy. Following 1989, the Polish state increasingly embraced the principles of the free market, characterized by a significant reduction in taxes and a growing influence of…
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War, Justice, Politics.
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By Antony Todorov, New Bulgarian University. We usually understand war as organized mass violence, justice as an ethical category, and politics as the “art of the possible” and a way of living together, despite our differences. Their combination is always a great test of reason and morality. The war in Ukraine has put to the…
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The lev against the euro or what is behind it?
By Antony Todorov, New Bulgarian University. Let us recall: with its accession to the EU in 2007, Bulgaria assumed the obligation to join the monetary union (the eurozone) when it managed to meet the criteria for this, and until then a derogation is in effect. This is an obligation for all EU countries, with one…
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From Nicușor to President Dan.
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By Cristian Preda, University of Bucharest. This article was first published in the review Comunitatea liberală 1848, on the 2nd of June 2025. Link of the original article in Romanian: De la Nicușor la președintele Dan – Comunitatea Liberala. It happened the same way back in 1996: during the campaign and on the night of…