Zsuzsanna Végh

Program Officer
Berlin Office
Engaging Central Europe
GMF Expert
My Areas of Expertise:
Democratic Decline
Central and Eastern Europe

Zsuzsanna Végh is a program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Her analytical focus is on Central and Eastern Europe, especially the foreign and EU policies of the Visegrád countries, the state of democracy, and the role and impact of the populist radical right in the region.

Végh has extensive experience working at the intersection of policy analysis and academic research. She has been an associate researcher at the European Council on Foreign Relations and authored reports for Freedom House’s flagship project, Nations in Transit, on her native Hungary. She worked at the European University Viadrina as a researcher and lecturer in 2017–2024, and at the Center for European Neighborhood Studies of Central European University in 2012–2017.

Végh holds Master’s degrees in international relations and European studies from Central European University and in international studies from the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest.

Media Mentions

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Zsuzsanna Végh
“ “For Orban, the visit may also serve to portray him as a more constructive actor and build his image as an advocate for peace,” Végh said. But, she added, “Orbán’s position or request toward Zelensky — calling for a cease-fire before peace negotiations — continues to reflect a disregard for Kyiv’s views.” ”
Washington Post
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Zsuzsanna Végh
“ There is also a sense in Budapest that Orbán is often criticizing the West’s response to the war because business circles close to the ruling party still benefit from economic links to Moscow — and because he wants to strengthen his case for opposing sanctions.
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Politico EU

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