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Nieuwsuur: De (schaduw)bondjes van de NAVO zonder Trump
16 April 2026
In deze video spreken we met NAVO- en Europa-onderzoeker bij het Centre for European Reform, Armida van Rij, en NAVO-correspondent Kysia Hekster.
Ceska Televize: Směřování Maďarska po volbách
16 April 2026
Zselyke Csaky spoke to Česká Televize about Hungary's direction after the elections (from 1:40 mins).
BOT TAK: Hungary without Orban
14 April 2026
"The Hungarian economy has fallen into rather poor shape during Victor Orban's years in power. Hungary has a large budget deficit, the country will have to initiate a budget deficit procedure within the EU, the EU will push Hungary to cut budget expenditures and if Hungary fails to do so it could be subject to additional fines which willworsen its economic situation. Therefore Magyar really does need this money from European funds to improve the country's economic situation," said Ian Bond, deputy director of the CER.
France 24: Magyar in landslide victory in Hungary
13 April 2026
"I think one can be cautiously positive ...he [Magyar] still has some reservations about Europe's relationship with Ukraine,
MTV Uutisten: Lokakampanjakaan ei ole uhannut Orbánin vallan suurinta uhkaajaa
10 April 2026
Vanhempi tutkija Zselyke Csaky Centre for European Reform -ajatuspajasta arvioi MTV Uutisten haastattelussa, että Magyarin ja Tiszan nopeaan nousuun on kaksi keskeistä syytä.
ITV Peston: Benefits of the UK-EU reset
18 March 2026
John Springford was asked by The Peston show to update his estimates of the benefits of the UK-EU reset.
Monocle Radio - The Briefing: Trump delays talks with Xi as the Iran war rages on
17 March 2026
Armida van Rij joined aspoke to Monocle Radio's The Briefing to discuss the far right's wins and losses in the French municipal elections (from 11:40 mins).
The World: The future of Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule in Hungary is uncertain
18 February 2026
“Magyar has cut through where so many opposition leaders failed because he knows how to play Orban at his own game” Zselyke Csaky told The World.
The Twenty-Four Two Podcast: “Trump hasn't been the boon to Orbán that many expected”
08 February 2026
This week's guest is Zselyke Csaky from the Centre for European Reform in Brussels - author of a recent report on the election. We discuss how Magyar’s foreign policy would differ from Orbán’s, whether Magyar could form an eastern counterweight to the EU’s Franco-German axis, his chances of getting his hands on €18 billion of suspended EU funds for Hungary, and Donald Trump’s failure to provide meaningful support to Orbán.
NPO Radio 1: Europa gooit het roer om
26 January 2026
De ‘Groenland-crisis’ heeft Europese leiders wakker geschud. De afhankelijkheid van de Verenigde Staten moet, in ieder geval voor de komende jaren, drastisch worden teruggeschroefd. Maar dit is niet alleen slecht nieuws. Over hoe we dat nu precies doen, dat losweken, praten we vandaag verder met Sander Tordoir, hoofdeconoom bij het Centre for European Reform.
BBC News - The Context: EU leaders meeting to discuss Greenland
22 January 2026
Armida van Rij spoke to The Context as EU leaders met to discuss Greenland and the ongoing crisis in transatlantic relations.
Yle News: Trump comes up with new Greenland demands before meeting
14 January 2026
Armida van Rij spoke to YLE News as Donald Trump makes new Greenland demands, "Europe should look to work much more closely with its partners to try and put an alternative on the table," (from 8.05 mins).
TRT World - The Newsmakers: Is China on track to become the world’s next superpower?
30 December 2025
Ian Bond, told TRT World "when you see the rate at which the Chinese navy is increasing in size and new aircraft carriers are being launched, that looks like the instruments of power projection" (from 11.00 mins).
Foresight - climate & energy Podcast: US, China turn up the heat on EU cleantech
11 December 2025
Elisabetta Cornago from the Centre for European Reform joins The Jolt to discuss the new paper she's co-authored on Europe’s clean tech sector.
Channel 4 News: European leaders talk Trump's peace plan at meeting with Zelenskyy
08 December 2025
"I think this is a really dangerous moment for Europe", Charles Grant told Channel 4 News (from 3:07mins).
The Spectator Podcast: Brexit's back – and so is Truss
05 December 2025
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform joined Patrick Gibbons on the Spectator podcast to discuss the flurry of UK-European activity across Britain this week.
RTÉ Prime Time: The Ukrainian 'peace plan'
25 November 2025
Ian Bond, deputy director of the Centre for European Reform joined Edward Burke on RTÉ Prime Time to discuss the Ukrainian peace plan and the lack of Russian expertise in Trump's government.
PBS: The rise of Germany's new right
04 November 2025
CER senior fellow Armida van Rij features in this PBS Frontline documentary about Germany's far right. She discusses how far right parties have become part of the political process in much of Europe, how Russia is using tactics to weaken social cohesion and achieve its aims to divide and destabilise Europe through far right politicians, and the ideological convergence between MAGA and the European far right.
Nos Nieuwsuur: Klimaat tijdens de campagne
26 October 2025
Grote landen en ook de Europese Commissie roeien langzaam terug van vergaande klimaatmaatregelen. Waarom speelt het tijdens de verkiezingscampagne een ondergeschikte rol? We bespreken het met onze politiek duider Arjan Noorlander en met Sander Tordoir, hoofdeconoom bij het Centrum voor Europese Hervorming.
NPO Radio 1: Coalition of the Willing komt bijeen in Londen: wat ligt er op tafel?
24 October 2025
Armida van Rij, senior onderzoeker bij het Centre for European Reform, vertelt wat er vandaag op tafel ligt.