Democracy assistance in the form of sharing ‘transition experience’ is a rising area of Visegrad countries’ international development cooperation policy. Nevertheless, many aspects of it are still unclear and require thorough debate among policy-makers and practitioners in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. A panel discussion, entitled “Democracy Assistance from Central Europe: Goals, Ambitions, Tools” organized by the CEU Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS) on February 7, 2014, sought to contribute to this discussion.

CEU’s Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS), the Embassy of India in Hungary, and CEU Rectorate hosted first Ambassadorial Lecture Series event of 2014 on 21 January entitled “Contemporary Dimensions of India's Foreign Policy”. The lecture was delivered by Indian Ambassador to Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Mr. Malay Mishra to a distinguished group of diplomats, ambassadors, students and university professors. The lecture was chaired by Péter Balázs, Director of CENS and former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and introduced by CEU President and Rector John Shattuck