Received Sylff fellowship in 2022
Academic supervisor: Dr. Mónika Papp
Current affiliation: PhD Student at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Doctoral School of Law and Political Sciences
Academic Achievements, Social Engagement Initiatives:
▪ 2024 – Journal Secretary, Kapocs
▪ 2023 – 2023 Editor-in-chief
Journal of Külügyi Műhely [Foreign Affairs Workshop]: https://kulugyimuhelyalapitvany.hu/kulugyi-muhely-folyoirat/ (in Hungarian)
▪ 2019 – 2023 Member of the editorial board
Journal of Külügyi Műhely [Foreign Affairs Workshop]
▪ 2021 – 2023 Co-editor-in-chief
Gyorselemzés [Quick Analysis Series]: https://kulugyimuhelyalapitvany.hu/kulugyimuhely-gyorselemzessorozat/ (in Hungarian)
▪ 2017 – 2023 Editor
Kisebbségi Jogvédő Intézet [Institute for the Protection of Minority Rights] Volumes: https://kji.hu/ (in Hungarian)
▪ 2019 – Member, Eötvös Loránd Young Expert System
▪ 2018 – External member, National Association of Doctoral Students
Bio:
During my carrier I had several experiences in legal, academic and organizing (coordinator) tasks.
My carrier can be featured by the following expressions: International Relations, European Law, Policy Analysis, Academic Publishing, Analytical Skills and Communication. As follows, I would like to introduce the highlights of my scientific achievements in detail.
My field of research is mainly divided into two branches due to doctoral studies and my former job (KJI). As a doctoral student, I deal with the issue of state aid, especially the tax avoidance practices of multinational companies and the progressive tax laws of the Member States. I hold several lectures e. g. What is really behind the European Commission's new tax proposal?, Role of tax havens in tax avoidance by multinationals with special regard to Ireland. Among my publications, I would like to highlight the study entitled Detrimental effects of tax havens and the case of the Dutch tax system published in Pro Futuro, as well as my article on the Polish retail tax, published in the journal Iustum Aequum Salutare.
In addition, I also carried out research in the field of minority protection. In this regard, it is worth mentioning the studies entitled Financial autonomy of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina with an EU perspective and Back in Parliament or the rise of the AUR and the revival of the far-right in Romania. The former states that the current regulation and practice regarding the financial autonomy of the province may expose Vojvodina to the state aid investigations of the European Commission.
I would also like to mention that I joined pro bono the Külügyi Műhely Alapítvány in 2019, actively contributing to its development. Initially, I was a member of the editorial board of the journal Külügyi Műhely, then gradually I became a columnist (Hungarian kin-state policy), then acting editor-in-chief and acting professional leader of the organisation. At the same time, I was co-editor-in-chief of the Gyorselemzés series, and I also participated in networking in Hungary and abroad.
In December 2021 I was awarded with the scholarship of Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Foundation for the research plan entitled Action against the tax avoidance practices of the multinationals after the investigations conducted by the European Commission based on state aid law, special regard to the digital taxes and the global minimum tax.
On 16th October, I received my PhD degree. My full dissertation (in Hungarian) can be accessed here. The shorter, thesis version (in English) can be accessed here.
In October 2024, I became a researcher-analyst of the Maria Kopp Institute for Demography and Families which is a governmental background institute. The Institute launched its activities in early 2018, during the Year of Families, cultivating the heritage of Professor Mária Kopp MD. The Institute aims to contribute to the following:
▪ to progress towards a society promoting and supporting families in having children
▪ to find appropriate and effective responses to our demographic challenges;
▪ to support the well-being of families, allowing them to grow and to prosper.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tam%C3%A1s-zolt%C3%A1n-dr-w%C3%A1gner-19294720a/
