Democratic Security
EU Values Foresight
Events
Think Tank
Lessons from Hungary on Europe’s Democratic Security Future
13 May 2026
On 15 and 22 January 2025, the project team held two coordination meetings in Warsaw to launch the third year of the Foresight on EU Values and Democratic Security. The sessions brought together all team members, both in person and online, to review progress from the first two years, outline strategic objectives, and plan activities with influence on the EU policy agenda on democracy and democratic values, including the development of a European Democracy Shield. Key discussions covered thematic priorities such as funding and financing of democracy, preparation of relevant policy briefs, and communication strategies targeting stakeholders like civil society, academia, MEPs, the European Commission, and national governments.
As we enter this third year, the team is very happy to continue this important discussion on EU values and to build on the work done so far, ensuring timely, evidence-based contributions to policy debates across Europe.
This project is a part of the European Commission’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programmes and involves a Visegrad Insight-led three-year engagement across Central and Eastern Europe: https://visegradinsight.eu/eu-values-foresight/
