Head of Communications
EU and Hungarian foreign policy
English, German, Hungarian
Andreas Bock is the head of communications at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in the Berlin office.
Previously he worked with n-ost, a journalist network and media NGO that promotes cross-border journalism and foreign reporting across Europe.
At n-ost, Bock headed the editorial department of the daily European press review eurotopics.net. He also organised and moderated trainings on topics including access to information and data journalism, and he spoke on issues like freedom of information and the (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.
Bock holds a Diploma in Cultural and Social Science from European University Viadrina.
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
Andreas Bock on the security policy consequences of Hungary’s border openings for citizens of Russia and Belarus
Andreas Bock on Hungary as a venue for international football matches
Andreas Bock on Viktor Orbán’s ‘peace mission’
Andreas Bock on Orbán’s visit to Kyiv and Hungary’s foreign policy
Andreas Bock on the influence of successful far-right European parties and Hungarian foreign policy
