The Barankovics István Foundation was established by the Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt (KDNP – Christian Democratic People’s Party) in 2006.
In Hungary, similar to western democracies, the parties with parliamentary representation receive budget subsidies for their respective foundation. The task of these party foundations is mostly to build the political hinterland and rally supporters. Just as the operation, organisational structure, style and objectives of Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt deviate as a single ideological party from its political rivals, the Barankovics Foundation plays an entirely different role than the other party foundations.
Read more about the Foundation.
BIA30 – The History of the Barankovics István Foundation
István Barankovics
István Barankovics’ philosophy and political views are very close to that of the great European Christian Democrats: Konrad Adenauer, Robert Schuman and Alcide de Gasperi.
Read more about István Barankovics
Zoltán Kovács K.
Kovács K. became a representative of the Demokrata Néppárt in the national assembly winning the confidence of the people at an age of only 23 in 1947. The ever more threatening red dictatorship kept him under close surveillance and when his life was directly endangered in 1949, he left his homeland.
Read more about Zoltán Kovács K.
The Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt today
KDNP is one of the system changing parties in Hungary; members of the Demokratikus Néppárt led by István Barankovics returning from a forty-year exile undertook a significant part in reorganising the party officially on 2 April 1989.
Read more about KDNP today.
Documents
Deed of Fondation
Projects funded by the EU
Our common Europe – Conference in 2017 (Short summary)
Book presentation of Béla Kovrig: Catholic Democratic and Social Reform Movements in Hungary
Other projects
This is how we teach
Online Democracy Activity
Project Final Report
Photo Report
Demo Duo
Demo Duo opening speech
Camping trips for children of families affected by the 2010 flood
2021 – Margit Slachta Memorial Year at the Barankovics István Foundation
2022 – Slachta lecture 1
– Our guest was Christiaan W. J. M. Alting von Geusau
Documents published in English
The Voyage of Hungarian Christian Democracy to the Heart of Europe (Hungarian Chapters in English translation) – original book
This is How We Teach
Excursus
The beginnings of modern political Catholicism in Hungary
The Jewish Question in Recent Political Thinking
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Contact us
Barankovics István Foundation
HQ, billing address:
1091 Budapest, Kálvin tér 8. II/13.
Phone: +36 1 323 0607
Contact persons available in English
Vice-President (Curriculum Vitae)
Web and IT
Opening hours
Monday-Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 2pm
