A Changing World Order: European Questions and Answers

Conference

A Changing World Order: European Questions and Answers

Results of the Project Europe Survey in 2025

Budapest

2 June 2025

08:50

Topic

Századvég Foundation has been conducting a public opinion survey since 2016 to examine the views of European citizens on the issues that most affect the future of the EU. The aim of the 2025 survey of the unique Project Europe survey series was to map public attitudes on the most important public issues affecting our continent. Among many relevant topics, this year’s research focuses on European identity, the cost of living for European citizens, the changing world order—paying particular attention to the situation in Ukraine and the relationship with China—and an assessment of the EU leadership’s handling of the crisis in recent years.

Information

Venue

Várkert Bazár (H-1013 Budapest, Ybl Miklós tér 2-6.)

Date

2 June 2025

Time

08:50

Participation

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Programme

8:00–8:50

Registration

Welcome speech

Kinga Kenyeres

Chief Executive Officer, Századvég Foundation

Opening speech

Dr. János Bóka

Minister for European Union Affairs, Ministry of European Union Affairs

Presentation

Áron Hidvégi

Vice-Chairman of Századvég Foundation

Presentation

Tamás Deutsch

Member of European Parliament, European Parliament

10:20–10:40

Coffee break

10:40–12:00

Session I: Economy and cost of living

Presentation

Erik Bánki

Member of the Hungarian National Assembly, Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs

Presentation

Presentation of research results

Dr. Péter Pillók

Director of Social Processes and Media Research Institute Center, Századvég Foundation

Roundtable talks

Moderator:

Soma Csaba Lehotzky

Head of Research, Centre for Research on Economic Trends, Századvég Foundation

Participants:

Dr. András Hajdú

Deputy State Secretary, Public Policy Analysis Office

André Palóc

Spokesperson, Ministry for National Economy

Piroska Szalai

Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister

12:00–13:00

Lunch break

13:00–14:20

Session II: Geopolitical and energy challenges

Presentation

Gábor Czepek

Deputy Minister, Parliamentary State Secretary

Presentation

Presentation of research results

Dr. Oliver Hortay

Director, Centre for Research on Economic Trends, Századvég Foundation

Roundtable talks

Moderator:

Zoltán Kiszelly

Director of Policy Analysis, Századvég Foundation

Participants:

Dr. Kovács Árpád

Member of the Strategic Advisory Board to the Prime Minister

András László

Member of European Parliament, European Parliament

Dr. Péter Sztáray

State Secretary for Security Policy and Energy Security, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade

Gábor Megadja

Director, Research Institute for Political Thought, Századvég Foundation

14:20–15:20

Session III: The present and future of the European Union

Presentation

Dr. Tibor Navracsics

Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development, Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development

Roundtable talks

Moderator:

Kinga Kenyeres

Chief Executive Officer, Századvég Foundation

Participants:

Balázs Hidvéghi

Member of Parliament, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office, Deputy Minister

Ádám Kavecsánszki

President, Foundation for Civic Hungary

Closing speech

We reserve the right to make changes to the programme.

Moderator: Dániel Bohár

Speakers

Ádám Kavecsánszki

President, Foundation for Civic Hungary

András László

member of European Parliament

European Parliament

André Palóc

spokesperson

Ministry for National Economy

Áron Hidvégi

Vice-Chairman

Századvég Foundation

Balázs Hidvéghi

member of Parliament, parliamentary state secretary

Prime Minister’s Office

Dr. András Hajdú

Deputy State Secretary

Public Policy Analysis Office

Dr. Árpád Kovács

Member of the Strategic Advisory Board to the Prime Minister

Dr. Gábor Czepek

Deputy Minister, Parliamentary State Secretary

Ministry of Energy

Dr. Gábor Megadja

Director of Political Thought Research Institute Center

Századvég Foundation

Dr. János Bóka

Minister for European Union Affairs

Ministry for European Union Affairs

Dr. Olivér Hortay

Business Unit Director/Research Institute Director

Energy and Climate Policy Divison/Economic Processes Research Institute Center

Dr. Péter Pillók

Director of Social Processes and Media Research Institute Center

Századvég Foundation

dr. Péter Sztáray

State Secretary for Security Policy and Energy Security

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary

Dr. Tibor Navracsics

Minister of Public Administration and Regional Development

Ministry of Public Administration and Regional Development

Erik Bánki

Member of the Hungarian National Assembly, Chair of the Committee on Economic Affairs

Kinga Kenyeres

Chief Executive Officer

Századvég Foundation

Piroska Szalai

the prime minister’s advisor

Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister

Tamás Deutsch

member of the European Parliament

European Parliament

Zoltán Kiszelly

Director for Political Analysis

Századvég Foundation