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
Germany is becoming heavily dependent
Andreas Bock is critical of Germany’s arms partnership with Hungary
Andreas Bock raises concerns over Hungary’s growing status as Germany’s preferred armaments partner
Hungary has not been involved in military support at all so far. Nor has it allowed the transfer of weapons across Hungarian territory so far.
Andreas Bock comments on Hungary’s lack of military support against Russia
Orban coined the term for it himself: Illiberal Democracy. Illiberality stands above everything as a fighting term.
Andreas Bock explains Orban’s policies and what orbanisation means
It is obvious that beyond these quarrels there is indeed a close relationship between Hungary and the German economy
Andreas Bock comments on German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall building new factories in Hungary
