Hungary and Romania officially completed their transition process when they joined the EU, but they appear to be going in very different directions. Both countries, which until recently belonged to the “post-Socialist” European space, are still considered “flawed democracies” according to the EIU, where Hungary ranks higher than Romania. But, in fact, a closer look reveals that democracy is gradually deteriorating in Hungary and, on the contrary, slowly progressing in Romania. Why such different dynamics? And what threats lay ahead? Anton Shekhovtsov will lead a discussion explaining this discrepancy, looking at the differences between the two countries in four particular …read more
Source: Legatum Institute
