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Decoding the Sargentini-report: A New Hope?

September 16, 2018

By the adoption (?) of the European Parliament report on triggering the ‘Article 7 procedure’ against Hungary, a convincing political majority has been forced agreeing on the existence of a clear risk of a serious breach of the European values. Damning statement. Why did Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán provoked this precedent? What are the… » read more

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Children’s well-being, Civil Society (NGOs), Education, EU news & updates, Europe's East, European citizens, European Integration, Hungary, National minorities, Roma, Visegrád alliance (PL-CZ-SK-HU)

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Hungarian Commitment to Healthy Romani Children post 2020?

December 8, 2017

While national governments, EU institutions and civil society met late November 2017 in Brussels during 11th European Platform for Roma inclusion to discuss education and employment situation of Roma, it seems that there is a Hungarian commitment to push for a renewed post 2020 EU Roma Framework mainstreaming healthy children. Is it rhetoric or will… » read more

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Children’s well-being, Civil Society (NGOs), Education, European citizens, European Integration, Health & Consumers, Human Rights, Hungary, National minorities, Public Health, Roma, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

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#IstandwithCEU: Illiberal Hungary’s Move against Freedom of Science

April 2, 2017

Genval, 2nd April 2017 – The latest plans of illiberal Hungary aiming at closing the Central European University (CEU) can be explained in the context of the 2018 general elections. As there is no potent opposition, the government desperately needs permanent war rhetoric & a popular public enemy. Attacking science and research can however backfire.… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Culture, Education, Hungary, Languages & Culture, Research & Development

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EU Roma Week for a positive post-2020 Roma agenda?

March 29, 2017

Genval, 29th March 2017 – The Second European Parliament Roma Week put the spotlight again on the issue of Roma integration in Europe and its future post-2020. What about the mid-term review of the EU actions on Roma: is the glass half-full or half-empty? And what is the role of strategic litigation for the Roma… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Education, EU Priorities 2020, Hungary, Languages & Culture, Public Health, Roma, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

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The European Solidarity Corps and Health

December 10, 2016

Genval, December 10th, 2016. – By launching the European Solidarity Corps – an initiative aiming at tackling youth unemployment and reviving the Europan solidarity spirit – the Commission did something unusual, something good: it delivered quickly an innovative European solution which may be beneficial for public health. The European Solidarity Corps is made for young… » read more

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Children’s well-being, Civil Society (NGOs), Education, European citizens, European Integration, Health & Consumers, Public Health, Social Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

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Roma Summit without Roma involvement?

April 14, 2014

Good news is that the 3rd European Romma Summit has gathered high level political attention from both the EU Leaders (Commission President Barroso, Commissioners Reding, Andor and Vassiliou) and from Member States (Romanian President Basescu and 7 Ministers). Bad news is that that was it: there were no real chance either for Roma contribution or… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Culture, Eastern Partnership, Education, EU news & updates, European citizens, European Integration, Housing, Human Rights, Hungary, National minorities, Roma

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Only a Massive Increase of the Budget of the ERASMUS Programme Could be a Real European Answer to the Crisis

December 2, 2012

It would be so easy to cut the budget of the ERASMUS Programme to make immediate, short term savings in period of economic crisis. It is true that there is a massive push on national political leaders to achieve as many cuts at European budget level as possible. From this perspective, maintaining the same level… » read more

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Culture, Education, European citizens, European Integration, Languages & Culture

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In Time of Crisis, We Want Cuts on the Right Places: Let’s Have 50% Femal Quotas in the Public Sector, Right Now!

November 18, 2012

“I am not font of quotas but I very much like what quotas do. And maybe it is necessary what quotas do.” ~Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice (Source of the photo © Department for Communities and Local Government’s photostream) Are women happy with their secret supporting role in the shadow of successful men? I… » read more

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Education, Human Rights

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European Youth Capital – the Example of Cluj, the Treasure City, Kolozsvár, a Kincses Város, Klausenburg, die Schatzstadt

May 11, 2012

(on the photo: Kolozsvár with the Matthias Corvinus Monument made by János Fadrusz Photo © Julie Kertész) “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~Winston Churchill Why did I focus on the European Youth Capital issue? I discovered the significance of that idea when I participated… » read more

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Civil Society (NGOs), Culture, Education, Europe's East, European citizens, European Integration, Hungary, Languages & Culture, National minorities, Regional Policy

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My blogging history

April 14, 2012

My blogging history is basically a constant search for a better understanding on how can I formulate my EU related policy and advocacy experience publicly. This blog has been created on 14 April 2012 under the heading ‘Blog of Zoltán Massay-Kosubek’, so 14 April is considered as the ‘birthday’ of this blog. After several months,… » read more

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