Árpád Crossing the Carpathians by Mihály Munkácsy

Lajos Prohászka: The Wanderer and the Hider

‘The negatively signed evaluation of the East–West dichotomy in Prohászka is…the legacy of 18th–19th-century Western European thought—the French/Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism. The turning point was brought about mostly by the Enlightenment…and the fetishization of technical progress. It was from this point onwards that the East became “lazy” and “backward” in the eyes of Western man.’

Day 2 of Danube Family Conference Features Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Former Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović headlined the second day of the Danube Institute’s Family Formation Conference in Budapest, stressing that family policy must be approached with humanity, not just statistics. A panel discussion that followed highlighted declining birth rates, rising loneliness, and shifting social norms.

East Asia Wants in on Hungarian Nuclear Industry

‘All three nations are interested in using Hungary to showcase their nuclear technologies to the European market—and it is the perfect place to do so. Unlike Western Europe, countries in Central Europe are heavily invested in nuclear energy, with nations such as Hungary and Slovakia generating more than 50 percent of their electricity from nuclear power.’

Rural–Urban Youth Migration in Ethiopia: An Opportunity or a Threat to Its Development?

‘When labour migrates from rural to urban areas, people often think of the Harris–Todaro 1970 migration theory, derived from wage differences between urban and rural areas…Rural-to-urban migration in Ethiopia, however, continues without structural economic transformation, and it has adversely affected the local labour market and fundamentally shaped external migration decisions.’

A Lifetime in Motion: From Village Dances to the Global Stage — An Interview with Zoltán Zsuráfszky

Artist of the Nation and Kossuth Prize–winning choreographer Zoltán Zsuráfszky reflects on a lifetime devoted to Hungarian folk dance. From his formative collecting trips across the Carpathian Basin in the 1970s to leading the Hungarian National Dance Ensemble today, he speaks about preserving authentic traditions, bringing them to the world stage, and the philosophy behind works such as Hungarian Wedding (Magyar Menyegző).

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