Europeanisation or simply institutional change? : The impact of the EU membership on the polity of Hungary

Abstract

The European integration has had a major impact on the institutional systems of the Member States. The case study  traces some of the characteristics of the institutional  changes brought about by EU-membership through the  example of Hungary. The study concludes that rather than being subject to Europeanisation, there has been an  institutional adaptation in the government’s handling of  European affairs in Hungary over the last 20 years. It also  affirms, that close policy cooperation does not  automatically lead to a single institutional model at EU  level.