#OeComment – Key events in 2025
2025 will be an eventful year for global, European and domestic economies and politics. On 1 January, Poland took over the presidency…
Oeconomus Economic Club Kicks Off with Focus on U.S. – Hungary Relations Under Trump
The Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation, in partnership with Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and the Tholos Foundation, launched the Oeconomus Economic Club…
Tourism during the war – how Russian, Ukrainian and European tourism changed
Tourism sectors have gone through a very difficult and challenging period globally. Over the last four years, tourism has declined, first as…
Great power ambitions in Antarctica
We might think that except for scientists, Antarctica is basically of no interest to mankind. But this is not the case: human…
Assessing the last six months – what are the achievements of the Hungarian presidency?
On 1 January 2025, Poland was given the opportunity to hold the rotating presidency of the European Union for six months. Hungary…
Hope as a strategy: where is the European car industry heading?
“Vorsprung durch Technik”, or to gain an edge through advanced technology, has been the motto of the German car industry for decades….
Agriculture summary – how the Hungarian and global sectors performed in 2024
2024 has been a difficult year for workers in Hungarian agriculture. They have faced many obstacles over the past two years, but…
Oecomment – Antarctica in the crosshairs of the great powers
You might think that Antarctica is only important for researchers, but in fact there has been a treaty in place since 1961…
New Book from Oeconomus: Hungary’s 20 Years in the European Union
We are pleased to present the latest publication of the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation, now available in major bookstores across Hungary! The…
European Competitiveness and the Hungarian EU Presidency
The Egmont Institute in Brussels and the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation organized a joint event on December 3, 2024, at the Hungarian…
Turning the Tides: Issues of European Competitiveness through the Prism of the Hungarian EU Presidency
“Without serious, deep, and comprehensive reforms Europe will inexorably decline, both economically and politically. Absent profound change, in twenty or thirty years…
Deep-sea mining – the guarantee of a green future or another form of environmental destruction?
As green technologies to reduce carbon emissions proliferate around the world, the demand for the critical minerals needed to produce them is…
