Hungary

• Happy anniversary, EU enlargement!

  May 2, 2014 Category: EU Affairs, Hungary

  It was more than 10 years ago that I fell in love with the idea of the European Union as Hungary was preparing to become a member. Often, it was the big unknown if/when enlargement would really happen towards Central and Eastern Europe, and one professor in Bruges did joke that in our region, the abbreviation ‘EU’ actually stands for… (read the full post on my blog)

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• Arboreus is a Deloitte “Rising Star”: the 4th fastest growing tech start-up in CEE

  October 27, 2012 Category: E-business, Hungary, Online EU Training

  What started as an idea in 2007 is now a Budapest-based company with a fantastic team of 4 enthusiastic people, helped by some 20 freelancers all over the world (including the UK, USA, Germany, Philippines and beyond), powered by more than 60,000 clients from over 80 countries in the world: Arboreus has just been given Deloitte’s prestigious Rising Star Award as the 4th fastest growing tech start-up in Central Europe.

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• How Hungary is becoming the Belorussia of Central Europe: the story of a 21st century authoritarian (EU) state

  January 3, 2012 Category: EU Affairs, Hungary

  From the 1st of January 2012, Hungary is no longer a republic as it has officially changed its name to be ‘Hungary’. This is more telling than anything else of how Fidesz and PM Orban has abused its powers and created the 1st authoritarian EU member state in the European Union’s history – right in front of EU leaders’ eyes. Shame on all of them.

  To read the full story, here is the link to the most comprehensive summary by the New York Times. The original article can be read here: (click for the full post)

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