Judit Takacs

Jul 19, 2024 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Judit Takacs |Kata Benedek |Konrad Bleyer-Simon |Cléa Fache

In recent years, the suppression of LGBTQ+ rights in Hungary has placed Victor Orbán’s government on a collision course with European institutions. At the centre of the controversy is a 2021 law known as the “Child Protection” act. The bill has attracted international condemnation for enabling the subjugation of the rights of sexual minorities, but that is not the full story. Analysing the effects of the law shows how its complex nature has led to a stifling atmosphere of uncertainty.

Dec 4, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Judit Takacs |Kata Benedek |Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield |Maria Kazakova

This is the editorial of the Green European Journal’s winter 2023 edition Aligning Stars: Visions for a Different Europe. You can read the full edition online, or order your print copy. The adage that Europe is “forged in crises” has come back into vogue over the past few years. While the eurozone crisis sharpened divisions between EU member states and fuelled stereotypes, the European project has navigated successive global upheavals with remarkable unity – at least until recently.

Sep 26, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Jakub Majmurek |Piotr Maciej Kaczynski |Judit Takacs |Kata Benedek

In just five years, Konfederacja has grown from an anti-system force on the fringes of Polish politics into a likely kingmaker after the parliamentary elections on 15 October. What brought it to this result is an explosive mix of anti-refugee sentiments and an almost scientific approach to scapegoating minorities. The Polish political landscape isn’t much different from its European neighbours.

Feb 15, 2023 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Thomas Simon Mattia |Judit Takacs |Kata Benedek |Zoltán Fleck

In October 2023, Poland will hold parliamentary elections that will determine the country’s democratic course as well as its place in the European Union. What does the crowded political field mean for the country’s future?  The Polish 2023 parliamentary elections will be one of the most important votes of the year in Europe.