2010. February 10.
The Accession Process: Adaption to the Requirements of the Acquis and of the Society
"EU membership provides a set of advantages in political, economic, cultural and even security terms." more


2010. January 19.


The Trio Programme and the Water Shortage in Europe
Given its strategic location, Hungary is uniquely placed to put this issue on the European agenda. more


2010. January 15.


MEPs scrutinise the new Commissioner nominees
Four MEPs Leader of the British Labour MEPs, Glenis Willmott, Geoffrey van Orden from the British Conservatives, German Liberal MEP, Alexander Lambsdorff, Hungarian centre right MEP, György Schöpflin, join Shirin Wheeler to discuss the hearings of the Commissioners designate. more



Budget debate
Many of the participants in this debate have spoken about specific issues affecting the budget and these are of great importance. For my part, I would like to look at the big picture. more

Georgia: Test Case of EU
The EU's relationship with Georgia raises far-reaching questions about what the EU is and what it aspires to. In many respects, this relationship is likely to be a test case of Europe's commitment to its proclaimed values of solidarity, human rights and democracy. more

Promoting European Coherence
The European External Action service is, without any doubt, a potentially major element in the promotion of coherence in the EU’s relations with the rest of the world, says György Schöpflin more

Budget 2010
It has become quite evident in the last few years that the institutions of the European Union are much less familiar to the citizens of Europe than should be the case, says György Schöpflin more

Do we really need the North Stream?
Written statement on the Baltic Sea Strategy by György Schöpflin more




2009. June 23.
Articles
"1989 with 20/20 hindsight" The collapse came unexpectedly and neither the West nor the communist elites were prepared for the transformation. There was no intellectual input, just bureaucratic regulation, with some support from Western political parties, but the Social Democrats were more complicit with communism than was evident at the time.
Member of the european parliament