Who Pays for Your Sex Life?
In 2016, Hungarian state agencies supported a controversial „sugar daddy“-webpage with a 14 million Euros grant. Andrea Petö, Professor at the Central European University in Budapest, on the current situation in Hungary, structural inequities and global discussions on state-financed sex work.
Streitthema Migration aus Zentral- und Osteuropa – Ein Beitrag zur einseitigen Debatte in Österreich
Österreich wurde im vergangenen Wahlkampf oft als Opfer „billiger Arbeitskräfte aus dem Osten“ porträtiert. Tobias Spöri zeigt auf, dass eine Beschränkung des Arbeitsmarkts gegen EU-Recht verstoßen würde und zudem negative Folgen die österreichische Wirtschaft hätte.
„Serbia should be able to balance between EU and Russia“
Interview with Reinhard Krumm, Head of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung’s Regional Office for Cooperation and Security in Europe in Vienna, on current perspectives of the Western Balkans and its relations with both the EU and Russia.
Orbán’s Victory or the Endgame of His Regime?
Hungary held a referendum about the country’s stance towards the refugee crisis and “Brussels”. The outcome turned out to be invalid, but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared a victory. The government’s campaign was aggressive and full with negative stereotypes and hatred against migrants. The illiberal Hungarian political regime needs enemies: the relative failure of the referendum might push the top leader to blame and stigmatise new target groups and individuals.
