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Event Report - “The 20th Anniversary of Slovenian Independence"

June 3, 2011

In order to commemorate twenty years of independence of the Republic of Slovenia, the Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS) and the Slovenian Embassy to Budapest organized a public lecture on 1 June 2011 entitled “The 20th Anniversary of Slovenian Independence.” The lecture was delivered by Ambassador H.E. Darja Bavdaž Kuret to a distinguished group of diplomats, ambassadors, students and university professors.

Péter Balázs re-elected as Vice-President of the Hungarian Economic Association

June 2, 2011

On 27 May 2011 the leadership of the Hungarian Economic Association (MKT) was elected for the period of 3 years. Péter Balázs, director of CENS and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, has been re-elected as Vice-President of the Association for the period starting from 27 May 2011 until May 2014.

MKT is the oldest and the most important organization of the Hungarian economists. Its goal is the dissemination of economic knowledge, the professional development of public life and also represents the interests of the economists.

Péter Balázs speaks for a Ukrainian weekly magazine "Профиль"

May 25, 2011

On 20 May 2011 Péter Balázs, director of CENS and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, gave an exclusive interview for a Ukrainian weekly magazine "Профиль", speaking about the current political situation in Hungary, government and reforms.

The full and original interview written in Russian is provided below. 

Péter Balázs in ATV

May 23, 2011

 

Az Egyenes Beszéd vendége: Balázs Péter, ATV, May 20. 2011

 

Péter Balázs gave an interview to ATV about the newly launched Haza és Haladás Foundation. He mainly focused on the goals, objectives and future plans of the foundation

Event Report: "Exploring experiences – Good governance exchange on the frontiers of Europe"

May 13, 2011

On 29 April 2011, the Center for European Enlargement Studies at CEU organized a one-day conference dedicated to the reflection on the past experiences and future challenges to the European Union’s good governance promotion mechanisms in Central and Eastern Europe. The event was part of an accompanying research project funded by the Jean Monnet Lifelong Learning Programme.