The Hungarian Side of the Story: Balázs Hidvéghi Speaks Out

<p>Adrian Verbrugge speaks with Balázs Hidvéghi, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office about the shifting world order, the incorporation of Central Europe after 1989, the European Union, and the migration crisis.</p>
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<p>Resources</p>
<p>Millan Kundera&apos;s A Kidnapped West: The Tragedy of Central Europe (1983). <br />Ook in het Nederlands: Een gekidnapt Westen (2024) uitgegeven door De Nieuwe Wereld / Ten Have, verkrijgbaar via https://www.uitgeverijtenhave.nl/boek/een-gekidnapt-westen/.</p&gt;
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<p>00:00 Highlights<br />02:00 Introduction<br />09:00 The End of Communism, the European Community and Yugoslavia<br />16:45 The danger of Central Europe losing its traditionalist identity (Milan Kundera)<br />21:30 The wide-ranging diversity of norms and values in Europe<br />24:40 Migration as the turning point in EU relations<br />28:58 The Migration Crisis (2015) as a test of power and sovereignty<br />30:16 Hungary and the War in Ukraine<br />36:21 The historical significance of the War in Ukraine<br />40:00 The end of a liberal Europe?<br />44:38 The future of the European Union</p>
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