Waiting for Fico (nicked from Baz)

And as Atlatszo illustrates, folks taking the forints are far from keen to discuss. Got lots of threatening push back behind the scenes on this DW story, but no response to requests to talk. www.dw.com/en/central-e...

Under Orban, Hungary spends millions on an influence network stretching across Central Europe, into the EU + UK. Strong links to the Trump admin via Vance and the Heritage Foundation - 'reportedly'.
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🛢️Hungary’s oil company, the MOL Group just approved €600M+ in dividends, timed days before elections. A huge chunk flows not to small investors, but to government-linked foundations tied to Fidesz elites. 2/1

Foreign acadamics + journalists being paid to praise Orban are shy about revealing just how much Hungary's taxpayers are handing them. english.atlatszo.hu/2026/04/08/o...

📞🦻Things are moving along nicely: another revelation, another wiretapped phone conversation - this time between the Hungarian foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart, dating from 2024. Is there anyone left who hasn’t wiretapped Péter Szijjártó?

#NFFC 🌳🔴⚪🔴

#UEL TRAVELLING PARTY ON THE PLANE

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Why Is Slovakia Risking EU Isolation to Back Hungary on Ukraine? Orban’s motive for clashing with the EU and Ukraine over the halt in oil through the Druzhba pipeline is clear. Less understandable is why Fico is following him into a confrontation where the long-ter...

Why Is Slovakia Risking EU Isolation to Back Hungary on Ukraine? balkaninsight.com/2026/04/07/w...

Omezme vztahy s Maďarskem, vyzval prezident Pavel. Macinka ho odbyl Česko by mělo podle prezidenta Petra Pavla přehodnotit vztahy s Maďarskem, včetně sdílení informací s Budapeští. Uvedl to v úterý v České televizi v reakci na zveřejněné hovory mezi maďarským a ruským...

In light of revelations Hungary has been sharing info w Russia, Czech President Pavel has called for his country to review relations w the "untrustworthy" Orban govt. zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/preho...

Good thread on the reasons not to get too excited should Tisza win the Hungarian election. Yes, unseating Fidesz would be a positive, but I haven't spoken to anyone that sees Magyar as unproblematic.

Statement on Smear Campaign Against VSquare Journalist - VSquare.org The Orbán government is once again resorting to authoritarian tactics to target a journalist whose reporting exposes truths inconvenient to the regime.

Hungary preparing to charge @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social w espionage, acc to Orban's chief of staff, as govt continues to try to make the journalist the story rather than the scandal that he uncovered, i.e. Budapest's foreign minister handing sensitive info to Russia. vsquare.org/statement-on...

How Orbán could still rule even if Tisza wins: five scenarios for the Hungarian election Viktor Orbán's Fidesz needs fewer votes than the opposition Tisza party to stay in power, as the electoral system still favours the incumbent. In this article, we examine the most likely developments ...

Orban has spent 16 years crafting the election system in Hungary, so even if challenger Tisza wins the most votes on April 12, it's not impossible that Fidesz could emerge as the victor. euobserver.com/208171/how-o...

Luckily my knees have gone so my soul can be saved 🤣

Orbán invited to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza The Hungarian PM said that they have of course, accepted "this honourable invitation".

Trump has asked Hungary's Orban - a rabid supporter of Israel - to join his "Board of Peace" for Gaza. Being invited is one thing, but each nation participating will reportedly be asked for a $1bn contribution. telex.hu/english/2026...

The Shadowy Network Behind Slovakia’s €100M Arms Purchase - VSquare.org Kaliňák's company is based at a property owned by people connected to the Grand Power arms factory—the very factory from which Kaliňák wants to buy 20,000 rifles for soldiers.

💥💰 Slovakia’s defense minister Robert Kaliňák wants to buy weapons for the Slovak army from Grand Power, a firm owned by a onetime far-right ally. These guns have a poor reputation, and Kaliňák’s own company operates from premises linked to Grand Power. @vsquare.bsky.social

Poland seeks to act as hub for increased US liquefied natural gas supplies to Ukraine and Slovakia

Poland is in talks with the US over establishing a "Polish gas hub" that will receive increased quantities of American LNG, which will then be supplied to Ukraine and Slovakia.

Incoming Czech gov't triggers alarm over public media plans – DW – 11/05/2025 Czechia's populist ANO party won the most votes in the recent general election and seeks to form a government with two far-right parties. The coalition's plans for public media are causing particular ...

Incoming #Czech gov't triggers alarm over public media plans with thx to @vstetka.bsky.social @marinaurbanikova.bsky.social
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UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest ━ The European Conservative - Bytes Europe Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with wPolityce.pl,

UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest ━ The European Conservative

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Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with …

Hilarious. Orban's face is a complete movie as it runs through a gamut of expressions from hopeful to completely confused to absolutely terrified 🤣

Fico announces Slovak deal with US to build new nuclear power capacity.

Babis return is not good news, but the poor showing of the extremists from both left and right compared with polls - and Stacilo! with regard to the parliamentary threshold - is very welcome. Will inform Babis' govt.

No EU member state liekly to hit targets on reducing Roma poverty, report finds Roma still face ethnic discrimination in Europe and struggle with poverty, their children have less access to education and they are below the EU average when it comes to paid employment, according to a new report.

No EU member state liekly to hit targets on reducing Roma poverty, report finds

Slovakia's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment enshrining the existence of just two genders.

Slovakia's government is fighting on all fronts – DW – 09/25/2025 After a relatively quiet summer, there have been a number of anti-government protests in Bratislava and across Slovakia over the past two weeks. What has motivated protesters to take to the streets ag...

#Slovakia's government fighting on all fronts w thx to
@matisaksk.bsky.social Michal Simecka and Radoslav Stefancik www.dw.com/en/slovakia-...

Hungarian PM Extends Influence Network in Europe While Clamping Down at Home This network encompasses populist politicians and parties, media outlets, and think tanks, which propagate Viktor Orban’s illiberal narratives in a bid to plant them in the public consciousness and ra...

Cracking piece by @tgoscee.bsky.social documents millions being spent by Orban / Fidesz on a bunch of disinformation across multiple EU countries

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See Orban's ban of Budapest Pride is going well ...

Magic mushrooms enter mainstream as treatment for depression The Czech Republic is close to becoming the first European country to sanction the use of psychedelics including psilocybin after trials found they could be effective in severe cases

Czech Republic to become the first in Europe to legalise magic mushrooms for mental health treatment? www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Central Europe's right-wing populist networks up their game – DW – 06/05/2025 Bolstered by Donald Trump's reelection and their recent successes at the polls, Europe's right-wing populists are working together to push their narratives across Europe and build an international all...

Central Europe's right-wing populist networks up their game p.dw.com/p/4vT8Y