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A new German-language supplement comparing Hungary and Germany has been published by the German Catholic weekly Die Tagespost in cooperation with the German-Hungarian Institute for European Cooperation. This is the third such publication prepared under the institute’s professional supervision.

The publication features contributions from twelve authors. In their introduction, Bence Bauer, Director of the Institute, and Petra Szalontai, Project Coordinator examine the foundations of German-Hungarian relations and the persistence of a positive image of Germany in Hungary. Bauer also contributes an article on Hungarian education policy, outlining the goal of raising a value-based, internationally open yet nationally rooted generation. 

Boris Kálnoky, Head of the School of Media focuses on public safety and quality of life in Budapest, while Gergely Kitta analyzes the economic and social consequences of ideologically driven climate policy in Germany and the European Union. Lieutenant Colonel Wolf Illner, Senior Military Adviser to the Hungarian Chief of Defence and Founder of the Budapest Security Dialogue, presents Hungary’s military modernization and German-Hungarian defense cooperation.

Political Scientist Enrico Seewald and Urs Unkauf, Historian and Sociologist provide a historical overview of German-Hungarian relations from the Middle Ages to the present. Balázs Péter Molnár, Deputy State Secretary for European Affairs, outlines Hungary’s European policy priorities, with an emphasis on unity in diversity and competitiveness. 

Further contributions include Tristan Csaplár, Research Coordinator on the European political implications of left-wing extremist violence cases in Hungary, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz on the dynamics of Hungary’s electoral system and the international interpretation of Hungarian politics, and Project Manager Tamás Fonay on the historical and contemporary significance of the expulsion of ethnic Germans from Hungary. 

The supplement concludes with an interview with Zoltán Szalai, Director General of MCC on managing talent, international academic cooperation, and the role of educational institutions in providing high-quality opportunities regardless of social background. 

Read the supplement here: https://magyarnemetintezet.hu/documents/doc/Die_Tagespost_Im_Fokus_20260108.pdf