Head of Communications
English, German, Hungarian
Andreas Bock is the head of communications at ECFR.
Andreas joins ECFR after 11 years at the Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe (n-ost), a journalist network and media NGO which produces content on Eastern Europe and strengthening cross-border journalism and foreign reporting.
At n-ost, Bock was heading the editorial department of the daily European press review eurotopics.net where he led the editorial team as well as a network of correspondents in more than 30 countries, translators, and social media managers. During his time he organised and moderated trainings on topics including access to information and data journalism, and he has spoken on issues like freedom of information and a (digital) European public sphere.
Previously, he worked for several years as a project manager for the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) in Budapest as well as a freelance journalist for various print media outlets.
The goal of preserving European unity could hinder the EU’s fight against democratic backsliding in Hungary. To remain a community of values, the union needs to keep up the pressure on the country’s leader.
The selection of a lead opposition candidate in Hungary is a promising sign for the strength of democracy in Europe. Democrats throughout the EU should lend their support to restoring the rule of law.
The European People’s Party tolerated Fidesz for far too long. Its de facto expulsion should be a turning point in the relationship between the EU and Orbán’s Hungary
Germany, together with France, aims to play a decisive role in the reconstruction of the post-coronavirus world
Before the elections, opposition politicians rarely appear in the state media
Andreas Bock comments on politics in Hungary
With his Nazi rhetoric, Orban has once again shown that values mean nothing to him, he provokes and incites hatred and racism
Andreas Bock comments on Viktor Orbán’s state visit to Vienna
Andreas Bock gives insight into the victims of Orban’s declared Ukraine-induced state of emergency
After the war, I think we in the EU will have the same problems with Hungary as before in terms of having a fair judicial system, freedom of the media
Andreas Bock explains what the EU can expect after Orbans’ election victory
It is highly likely that Hungary will continue its authoritarian path,
Andreas Bock explains what Hungary faces in the next four years under Orban as well as what Europe can expect moving forwards from the recent election
