On June 9, the Christian Democratic Institute and Szent István Intézet hosted an international conference on the late Pope Benedict XVI.’s social criticism and vision for Europe titled Self-Identity and Life-Giving Source at the Don Bosco Community House in Budapest.
The Center for Fundamental Rights hosted a book launch on June 8 for The Curse of Popularity, which is a book that the Christian Democratic Institute and the Foundation for a Civic Hungary also helped bring to fruition.
On June 1-2, the Christian Democratic Institute had the honor of playing host to the European Conservatives and Democratic Alliance (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) Group Seminar in Budapest.
The Christian Democratic Institute took part in the CPAC Hungary conference held May 4-5 in Budapest. This world-renowned international gathering of conservatives gave us the chance to introduce CDI to the wider world, while also affording us the opportunity to meet many interesting right-wing thinkers and organizations.
On April 24, the first Conservative Ladies’ Breakfast was hosted by the Foundation for a Civic Hungary and the Christian Democratic Institute. We were honored to host Kinga Gál, Member of European Parliament, as our special guest, who provided us with her insights on current European affairs and shared her experiences as a successful female politician in Hungary and the European Union.
On March 24-25, Christian Democratic Institute staff participated in the Citizen and Politics in Europe international conference organized by the Károlyi J. Foundation at the beautiful Károlyi castle in Fehervárcsurgó.
The Christian Democratic Institute’s acting director accompanied a Hungarian delegation to the Centrist Democrat International Africa conference on Democracy in Africa in Lisbon in February. The Hungarian delegation included MEP Kinga Gál, Vice President of Fidesz, and MP Zsolt Németh.
On January 24, 2023, the Christian Democratic Institute and the Center for Fundamental Rights co-hosted an MEP roundtable discussion regarding who controls the European Union and who directs the future of Europe.