Elemér Hantos

Elemér Hantos (12 November 1880 – 27 July 1942) was a Hungarian economist and one of the principal promoters of Central European and Paneuropean integration during the interwar period.

[6] After the break-up of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Elemér Hantos abandoned his political career in Hungary and dedicated himself to the promotion of Central European integration.

[citation needed] During the interwar period, the new borders created by the Peace Treaties of Trianon and Saint-Germain-en-Laye were hindering economic trade in Central Europe.

To remedy the situation, Elemér Hantos wanted to recreate the economic area of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, extended to the new borders of the successor states, however without restoring the pre-war political order.

[10] Elemér Hantos was a founding member of the Hungarian section of Paneuropean Union,[11] created by count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi.