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Sixteen years of authoritarian rule by Viktor Orbán have come to an end in Hungary, after his Fidesz party lost parliamentary elections to the opposition Tisza party. This is a seismic result for Hungary, but it also has huge implications for Europe more broadly. Orbán’s efforts to build an “illiberal state” in Europe have involved regularly flouting European Union laws and norms. Péter Magyar, Tisza’s leader and Hungary’s incoming prime minister, has promised to rebuild relations with the EU. But as Michael Toomey, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Glasgow, explains, this may be easier said than done. He lays out how Magyar might achieve some of the necessary reforms, and where Hungarians could see a continuation of some of Orbán’s policies. Alexander Bor is a researcher of democracy at Central European University, which was forced to move from Budapest to Vienna under Orbán’s laws targeting foreign universities. This makes him uniquely positioned to explain the propaganda machine that Orbán constructed over his years in power, and why it ultimately failed. Get to know Péter Magyar and how he beat Orbán in the latest episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast. Europe’s digital future is well on its way, with the launch of European Digital Identity Wallets and the European Central Bank now working towards a digital euro. Both are likely to be part of Europeans’ everyday lives soon, but many people are concerned about the privacy implications of keeping personal data and money stored digitally. Our experts explain the benefits and risks of this tech. And while men on scooters deliver food across Paris, around half of them who responded to a survey reported having spent at least a full day without eating in the last year. The results add eye-opening detail to ongoing debates about gig worker rights in Europe. |
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Avery Anapol Commissioning Editor, Politics + Society, London |
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Viktor Orbán’s propaganda machine and campaign of disinformation failed to convince voters, while Péter Magyar came across as the leader of a credible opposition. EPA/Tibor Illyes, photocosmos1/Shutterstock
Alexander Bor, Central European University Even controlling 80% of the media wasn’t enough in the face of a well-organised opposition. |
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 Michael Toomey, University of Glasgow Magyar wants to restore a friendly relationship with the EU, but the reset will face sizeable tests over the years ahead. |
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 Maryline Laurent, Télécom SudParis – Institut Mines-Télécom; Claire Levallois-Barth, Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) EU digital ID wallets will make it easier for citizens and residents to prove their identity, and safely store, share and sign important digital documents within the EU. But digital applications aren’t totally risk-free. |
 Kevin Burke, University of Limerick; David O'Sullivan, University of Limerick How maths can help us understand how rare it is to find a bottle with a message inside. |
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 Débora González Celdrán, Universitat de Barcelona The EU aims to launch the currency by 2029, but digital literacy and security are possible barriers. |
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Gemma Ware, The Conversation Hungarian political scientist Zsolt Enyedi speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how Viktor Orbán lost power to Péter Magyar and what the result means for the European Union. Marwân-al-Qays Bousmah, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques); Annabel Desgrées du Loû, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Anne Gosselin, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques); Flore Gubert, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Université Paris Dauphine – PSL; Kevin Poperl, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) An unprecedented occupational health study on takeaway delivery workers in France reveals shocking working conditions amid Europe-wide debate on their entitlement to standard employee rights. Marina Sanz-Martín, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO - CSIC) The Mediterranean is one of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems. A scientific study on shifting distribution dynamics examines how its fish species contend with sea warming. Lidia de la Iglesia Aza, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Half of the world’s population faces the ‘second glass ceiling’, often at the peak of their careers. Javier Calvo Anoro, Universidad San Jorge The Spanish director’s new film, Bitter Christmas, marks another step towards dramatic weight, and away from his early madcap humour. Farid Lamara, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Human rights and the rights of nature are the two missing links in the international community’s efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs). Anja Shortland, King's College London In Greece it is now less attractive to sell fishy objects, and riskier to do so repeatedly. |
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