Danube Institute

The Danube Institute is a conservative think tank founded in 2013[1] and based in Budapest, Hungary. Its president is John O'Sullivan. People associated with the Danube institute include the Hungarian politician János Martonyi and Polish politician Ryszard Legutko.[2]

In 2019, a video of remarks made by Tim Montgomerie at a meeting hosted by the Danube Institute was published, creating a controversy regarding his views on the Hungarian government.[3] Other politicians who have spoken at Danube Institute meetings include the Australian politicians Tony Abbott and Kevin Andrews.[4]

References
  1. Buzogány, Aron; Varga, Mihai (2018-11-02). "The ideational foundations of the illiberal backlash in Central and Eastern Europe: the case of Hungary". Review of International Political Economy. 25 (6): 811–828. doi:10.1080/09692290.2018.1543718. ISSN 0969-2290.
  2. Wickham, Alex. "A Top Boris Johnson Aide Says The UK Will Have A "Special Relationship" With Viktor Orbán's Hungary After Brexit". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. Read, Jonathon. "Boris Johnson aide says UK will have 'special relationship' with Hungary after Brexit". The New European. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. Koziol, Michael (2019-10-05). "Why Australia's conservatives are finding friends in Hungary". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-01-08.


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