Centre for Democratic Integrity

16/06/2026

Washington’s attempts to influence the Hungarian parliamentary elections in April this year may be just the tip of a much larger interference iceberg looming over Europe in 2027.

What the string of elections Europe faces in 2027, from France to Greece, demands is a crystal-clear conceptualisation of foreign interference, stated without qualification: the illegitimate manipulation of a member state’s democratic processes is unacceptable, whether it emanates from a hostile s...

28/04/2026

Viktor Orbán’s regime turned Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a private Hungarian educational institution, into a talent factory for Fidesz. By opening an office in Brussels and launching multiple...

28/04/2026

Fidesz’s electoral defeat means the removal of a key hub of illiberal power, right-wing networks, and far-right financing built under Viktor Orbán.

Yet while Orbán's fall carries clear symbolic, political, and financial consequences, it does not fundamentally alter the broader picture: the populist radical right across Europe remains electorally strong and politically relevant, even without Hungary as their central anchor.

Viktor Orbán’s regime turned Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a private Hungarian educational institution, into a talent factory for Fidesz. By opening an office in Brussels and launching multiple events, MCC brought together rightwing politicians, journalists, academics, and other figures from ...

11/04/2026

International far-right networks: Peter Jukes and Nafeez Ahmed reveal how James Orr, Nigel Farage’s new head of policy, is the key religious and ideological linkman for Palantir’s Peter Thiel and Sir Paul Marshall’s GB News.

Peter Jukes and Nafeez Ahmed reveal how James Orr, Nigel Farage's new head of policy is the key religious and ideological linkman for Palantir's Peter Thiel and Sir Paul Marshall's GB News

31/03/2026

Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks

The hotline between Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov provided Russia with strategic information on critical EU issues.

25/03/2026

Russian energy giants tied to Ukrainian children deportation — report

According to a new study, Russian energy giants Gazprom and Rosneft have played an important role in indoctrination of forcefully deported Ukrainian children.

12/03/2026

The Alliance of Sovereign Nations represents a new transatlantic network linking MAGA politicians, European far-right parties, and actors aligned with Russian geopolitical interests, united by rhetoric about sovereignty but effectively aimed at weakening the EU and Western unity.

Behind ideological language about national identity lies a convergence of strategic motives – including Russian influence operations, American techno-oligarchic interests hostile to EU regulation, and domestic political calculations of European far-right actors – all contributing to efforts to fragment Europe and undermine its political resilience.

The far-right Alternative for Germany spent €35,000 to hold an “Alliance of Sovereign Nations” conference in Washington, bringing right-wing figures from all over Europe together under the banner of Trump’s MAGA movement. The participants included not only European right-wing populists but a...

10/03/2026

The Iran war may be disastrous for the Middle East, but it is turning into unexpectedly good news for the Kremlin.

Rising energy prices, disrupted Gulf supplies, and shifting political attention are strengthening Russia economically and strategically while the world looks away from its war against Ukraine.

Calls to lift oil-related sanctions imposed on Russia to limit its war budget are now also being heard in the EU. Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has already urged the EU “to review and lift all sanctions on Russian energy”. And he may not be the only EU leader thinking along similar li...

23/02/2026

Former British Lord Peter Mandelson has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, but there are other Lords who are worth investigating too.

From fake election observation to a decade of Moscow-friendly narratives

01/02/2026

Ukraine’s EU accession risks becoming strategically hollow as Europe’s internal contradictions persist. Rather than waiting, Ukraine may need to orient itself towards the next Europe, a more cohesive and power-conscious continental project. Yet building such a Europe will face serious political and structural obstacles.

Continental power and political renewal, or managed decline?