András Bíró-Nagy
@bironagyandras.bsky.social
Director of Policy Solutions I Senior Research Fellow at ELTE Centre for Social Sciences
🗞️ Great to be featured in @faznet.bsky.social in a detailed piece by Alexander Haneke on Hungary’s upcoming elections.
👉 Read the article here: www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
👉 Read the article here: www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🗞️ Great to be featured in @faznet.bsky.social in a detailed piece by Alexander Haneke on Hungary’s upcoming elections.
👉 Read the article here: www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
👉 Read the article here: www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
New from @washingtonpost.com: a deep dive into Hungary’s intensifying election battle, built on @apnews.com field reporting - even visiting a Péter Magyar event in a small rural town. I contributed background insights, with some quotes featured.
👉 Article here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
👉 Article here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
New from @washingtonpost.com: a deep dive into Hungary’s intensifying election battle, built on @apnews.com field reporting - even visiting a Péter Magyar event in a small rural town. I contributed background insights, with some quotes featured.
👉 Article here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
👉 Article here: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
🇱🇹 At the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) for the
@feps-europe.eu Progressive Pollsters Network - sharing insights on 🇭🇺Hungary’s 2026 elections and how citizens see 15 years of the Orbán government. Great exchange with top experts! #Hungary #Elections
@feps-europe.eu Progressive Pollsters Network - sharing insights on 🇭🇺Hungary’s 2026 elections and how citizens see 15 years of the Orbán government. Great exchange with top experts! #Hungary #Elections
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🇱🇹 At the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) for the
@feps-europe.eu Progressive Pollsters Network - sharing insights on 🇭🇺Hungary’s 2026 elections and how citizens see 15 years of the Orbán government. Great exchange with top experts! #Hungary #Elections
@feps-europe.eu Progressive Pollsters Network - sharing insights on 🇭🇺Hungary’s 2026 elections and how citizens see 15 years of the Orbán government. Great exchange with top experts! #Hungary #Elections
Honoured to contribute to @yarotrof.bsky.social's in-depth article in @wsj.com on 🇭🇺Hungary’s political landscape and the Orbán–Magyar contest.
Always rewarding to see top international media engage with our research at Policy Solutions.
Read the article here: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Always rewarding to see top international media engage with our research at Policy Solutions.
Read the article here: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Honoured to contribute to @yarotrof.bsky.social's in-depth article in @wsj.com on 🇭🇺Hungary’s political landscape and the Orbán–Magyar contest.
Always rewarding to see top international media engage with our research at Policy Solutions.
Read the article here: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Always rewarding to see top international media engage with our research at Policy Solutions.
Read the article here: www.wsj.com/world/europe...
🎵 “Get back to where you once belonged.”
Happy to say I’m back at Corvinus University of Budapest as a Senior Research Fellow for 2025/26, thanks to a scholarship from Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. My research will explore how political narratives shape foreign policy attitudes in Hungary.
Happy to say I’m back at Corvinus University of Budapest as a Senior Research Fellow for 2025/26, thanks to a scholarship from Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. My research will explore how political narratives shape foreign policy attitudes in Hungary.
October 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🎵 “Get back to where you once belonged.”
Happy to say I’m back at Corvinus University of Budapest as a Senior Research Fellow for 2025/26, thanks to a scholarship from Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. My research will explore how political narratives shape foreign policy attitudes in Hungary.
Happy to say I’m back at Corvinus University of Budapest as a Senior Research Fellow for 2025/26, thanks to a scholarship from Corvinus Institute of Advanced Studies. My research will explore how political narratives shape foreign policy attitudes in Hungary.
Honoured to join the farewell lunch of 🇪🇸 Ambassador Alfonso Dastis, hosted by 🇧🇪 Ambassador Jeroen Vergeylen in Budapest. A wonderful occasion to celebrate a remarkable diplomatic career - including his time as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs - and a true friend of European cooperation.
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Honoured to join the farewell lunch of 🇪🇸 Ambassador Alfonso Dastis, hosted by 🇧🇪 Ambassador Jeroen Vergeylen in Budapest. A wonderful occasion to celebrate a remarkable diplomatic career - including his time as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs - and a true friend of European cooperation.
“The real opponent of Orbán is Hungary’s cost-of-living crisis.”
In Szabolcs Dull's podcast, I argued: if the campaign is about social reality, Péter Magyar & Tisza have the edge. Fidesz’s strategy? A “we could live worse” narrative.
🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
In Szabolcs Dull's podcast, I argued: if the campaign is about social reality, Péter Magyar & Tisza have the edge. Fidesz’s strategy? A “we could live worse” narrative.
🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
September 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“The real opponent of Orbán is Hungary’s cost-of-living crisis.”
In Szabolcs Dull's podcast, I argued: if the campaign is about social reality, Péter Magyar & Tisza have the edge. Fidesz’s strategy? A “we could live worse” narrative.
🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
In Szabolcs Dull's podcast, I argued: if the campaign is about social reality, Péter Magyar & Tisza have the edge. Fidesz’s strategy? A “we could live worse” narrative.
🎥 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
🇭🇺 Can a government that most voters see as underperforming still cling to power? And can the opposition turn frustration into victory?
I discussed Fidesz vs. Tisza strategies, Orbán’s record & Péter Magyar’s challenges with Szabolcs Dull.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
I discussed Fidesz vs. Tisza strategies, Orbán’s record & Péter Magyar’s challenges with Szabolcs Dull.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
September 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🇭🇺 Can a government that most voters see as underperforming still cling to power? And can the opposition turn frustration into victory?
I discussed Fidesz vs. Tisza strategies, Orbán’s record & Péter Magyar’s challenges with Szabolcs Dull.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
I discussed Fidesz vs. Tisza strategies, Orbán’s record & Péter Magyar’s challenges with Szabolcs Dull.
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJL...
🇭🇺 Team Hungary, a Policy Solutions-Political Capital partnership at the International Workshop on Right-Wing Extremism in 🇫🇷 Paris. As always, excellent experts and thought-provoking presentations! It was a pleasure to contribute with our research with Bulcsú Hunyadi again this year!
September 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🇭🇺 Team Hungary, a Policy Solutions-Political Capital partnership at the International Workshop on Right-Wing Extremism in 🇫🇷 Paris. As always, excellent experts and thought-provoking presentations! It was a pleasure to contribute with our research with Bulcsú Hunyadi again this year!
Just back from #UACES2025 in Liverpool🇬🇧 — great time with some of the best experts in European studies! I presented findings from our upcoming Palgrave book on 🇭🇺 Hungary’s EU path: how EU funds are spent, impact on regions&firms, policy reforms, and what Hungarians think after 21 years in the EU.
September 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Just back from #UACES2025 in Liverpool🇬🇧 — great time with some of the best experts in European studies! I presented findings from our upcoming Palgrave book on 🇭🇺 Hungary’s EU path: how EU funds are spent, impact on regions&firms, policy reforms, and what Hungarians think after 21 years in the EU.
Exciting news! 📘 Our book 'The Path of Hungary's EU Membership', co-edited with Gergo Medve-Balint, will soon be published by Palgrave Macmillan.
🎙️Ahead of the launch, we talked with Klubrádió about Hungary’s relationship with the EU - a topic that never gets old: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAId...
🎙️Ahead of the launch, we talked with Klubrádió about Hungary’s relationship with the EU - a topic that never gets old: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAId...
August 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Exciting news! 📘 Our book 'The Path of Hungary's EU Membership', co-edited with Gergo Medve-Balint, will soon be published by Palgrave Macmillan.
🎙️Ahead of the launch, we talked with Klubrádió about Hungary’s relationship with the EU - a topic that never gets old: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAId...
🎙️Ahead of the launch, we talked with Klubrádió about Hungary’s relationship with the EU - a topic that never gets old: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAId...
I had the pleasure of contributing to the Progressive Pollsters Network seminar, held in the European Parliament by @feps-europe.eu, with an online presentation on the 🇭🇺Hungarian political landscape & main findings from #ORBÁN15, our latest research at Policy Solutions. Thank you for the invitation!
July 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I had the pleasure of contributing to the Progressive Pollsters Network seminar, held in the European Parliament by @feps-europe.eu, with an online presentation on the 🇭🇺Hungarian political landscape & main findings from #ORBÁN15, our latest research at Policy Solutions. Thank you for the invitation!
🇭🇺 RATE YOUR STATE 2025
📊 This Policy Solutions research explores how Hungarians see the quality of public services and what changes they have observed during the 15 years of Viktor Orbán’s governance.
✅ Read the English summary: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
📊 This Policy Solutions research explores how Hungarians see the quality of public services and what changes they have observed during the 15 years of Viktor Orbán’s governance.
✅ Read the English summary: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
July 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🇭🇺 RATE YOUR STATE 2025
📊 This Policy Solutions research explores how Hungarians see the quality of public services and what changes they have observed during the 15 years of Viktor Orbán’s governance.
✅ Read the English summary: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
📊 This Policy Solutions research explores how Hungarians see the quality of public services and what changes they have observed during the 15 years of Viktor Orbán’s governance.
✅ Read the English summary: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
I was interviewed by @volkskrant.nl, a leading Dutch newspaper, for their in-depth report on the political context of this year’s Budapest Pride - which brought an estimated 200,000 people to the streets. Read the article by @arnoutleclercq.bsky.social here: www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/o...
July 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I was interviewed by @volkskrant.nl, a leading Dutch newspaper, for their in-depth report on the political context of this year’s Budapest Pride - which brought an estimated 200,000 people to the streets. Read the article by @arnoutleclercq.bsky.social here: www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/o...
Just back from an energizing few days in 🇪🇸 Madrid at #EPSA2025 (@epsanet.bsky.social). I presented our upcoming Palgrave Macmillan book (w/ Gergo Medve-Balint) on "The Path of Hungary’s EU Membership" 🇭🇺🇪🇺 — exploring sovereignty, dependence & how Hungarians assess 20 years in the EU. More info soon!
June 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Just back from an energizing few days in 🇪🇸 Madrid at #EPSA2025 (@epsanet.bsky.social). I presented our upcoming Palgrave Macmillan book (w/ Gergo Medve-Balint) on "The Path of Hungary’s EU Membership" 🇭🇺🇪🇺 — exploring sovereignty, dependence & how Hungarians assess 20 years in the EU. More info soon!
Great English summary of the Policy Solutions research 'ORBÁN15' on @telexhu.bsky.social, a leading Hungarian news site. Highly recommended to all interested in how Hungarians view the Orbán government’s performance in the past 15 years!
👉 telex.hu/english/2025...
👉 telex.hu/english/2025...
May 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Great English summary of the Policy Solutions research 'ORBÁN15' on @telexhu.bsky.social, a leading Hungarian news site. Highly recommended to all interested in how Hungarians view the Orbán government’s performance in the past 15 years!
👉 telex.hu/english/2025...
👉 telex.hu/english/2025...
🇭🇺ORBÁN15: What do Hungarians really think?
📍A majority say his government held the country back
📍Health care, corruption&cost of living top the list of failures
📍Top achievements:13th month pension, family subsidies, utility price controls
🔗by Policy Solutions: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
📍A majority say his government held the country back
📍Health care, corruption&cost of living top the list of failures
📍Top achievements:13th month pension, family subsidies, utility price controls
🔗by Policy Solutions: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
May 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🇭🇺ORBÁN15: What do Hungarians really think?
📍A majority say his government held the country back
📍Health care, corruption&cost of living top the list of failures
📍Top achievements:13th month pension, family subsidies, utility price controls
🔗by Policy Solutions: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
📍A majority say his government held the country back
📍Health care, corruption&cost of living top the list of failures
📍Top achievements:13th month pension, family subsidies, utility price controls
🔗by Policy Solutions: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
🎥 Partizán’s new documentary '10 Years of Hate' has reached over 500,000 viewers! It explores how fear-based narratives & political propaganda have shaped Hungary over the past decade. A timely and important film.
📺 Watch it with English subtitles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
📺 Watch it with English subtitles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
May 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎥 Partizán’s new documentary '10 Years of Hate' has reached over 500,000 viewers! It explores how fear-based narratives & political propaganda have shaped Hungary over the past decade. A timely and important film.
📺 Watch it with English subtitles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
📺 Watch it with English subtitles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
Far-right candidate Simion tries to reach out to the Hungarian minority at the Romanian presidential elections with a supportive message by Orbán. @elpais.com article with my comments on the Hungarian context: elpais.com/internaciona...
May 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Far-right candidate Simion tries to reach out to the Hungarian minority at the Romanian presidential elections with a supportive message by Orbán. @elpais.com article with my comments on the Hungarian context: elpais.com/internaciona...
🎬 10 Years of Hate is a must-watch documentary on how Viktor Orbán’s regime uses fear & propaganda to shape Hungary. Proud to have taken part as an expert in this powerful project by Partizán, Hungary’s leading online broadcaster. Watch with English subtitles 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
May 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🎬 10 Years of Hate is a must-watch documentary on how Viktor Orbán’s regime uses fear & propaganda to shape Hungary. Proud to have taken part as an expert in this powerful project by Partizán, Hungary’s leading online broadcaster. Watch with English subtitles 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgA...
On Hungary's leading YouTube channel, Partizán, I had the opportunity to talk for an hour about the implications of Policy Solutions' research results for Fidesz and the challenges facing the Tisza Party. Watch Partizán's political show "The veto" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wivU...
February 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On Hungary's leading YouTube channel, Partizán, I had the opportunity to talk for an hour about the implications of Policy Solutions' research results for Fidesz and the challenges facing the Tisza Party. Watch Partizán's political show "The veto" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wivU...
Quoted by @reuters.com on how Hungary's shaky economy disrupts Orban's re-election playbook: "The main issue will be whether Hungarians feel like they can afford more from their income relative to the price levels which have emerged in the past years": www.reuters.com/world/europe...
February 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Quoted by @reuters.com on how Hungary's shaky economy disrupts Orban's re-election playbook: "The main issue will be whether Hungarians feel like they can afford more from their income relative to the price levels which have emerged in the past years": www.reuters.com/world/europe...
The rise of Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party has redrawn Hungary’s political map, while Fidesz must also find a way to fix Hungary’s struggling economy. Read this summary of the Policy Solutions political yearbook by 24.hu, a leading 🇭🇺independent online news site: 24.hu/belfold/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The rise of Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party has redrawn Hungary’s political map, while Fidesz must also find a way to fix Hungary’s struggling economy. Read this summary of the Policy Solutions political yearbook by 24.hu, a leading 🇭🇺independent online news site: 24.hu/belfold/2025...
The 🇭🇺 opposition is now about Péter Magyar. Read our analysis on the rise of the Tisza Party and the transformation of the Hungarian opposition after the European elections in the Policy Solutions yearbook: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
January 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The 🇭🇺 opposition is now about Péter Magyar. Read our analysis on the rise of the Tisza Party and the transformation of the Hungarian opposition after the European elections in the Policy Solutions yearbook: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
🇭🇺 No rest for Viktor Orbán: economic difficulties and a formidable younger challenger make life difficult for Hungary’s PM. Read our analysis about the strategic challenges of the Orbán government in the Policy Solutions yearbook on Hungarian politics: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...
January 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🇭🇺 No rest for Viktor Orbán: economic difficulties and a formidable younger challenger make life difficult for Hungary’s PM. Read our analysis about the strategic challenges of the Orbán government in the Policy Solutions yearbook on Hungarian politics: www.policysolutions.hu/userfiles/el...