Hungarian Money Stops Flowing to Brussels’ Last Conservative Think Tank

Hungary’s new government is dismantling conservative institutions built under Orbán, under new leader Peter Magyar's 'Operation Purgatory.'

Hungarian Money Stops Flowing to Brussels’ Last Conservative Think Tank

TL;DR

  • MCC Brussels, a think tank established in 2022, has closed.
  • The closure is due to the Hungarian government cutting off its funding.
  • The organization was the Brussels outpost of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium.
  • It aimed to provide a platform for national-conservative ideas in Brussels.
  • The executive director resigned, staff are unpaid, and activities are paralyzed.