Hungary: Tisza aims to create conditions for adopting the euro by 2030 According to the Tisza's fiscal policy expert, under favourable circumstances, it may be possible even sooner.

Hungary: Tisza aims to create conditions for adopting the euro by 2030

According to the Tisza's fiscal policy expert, under favourable circumstances, it may be possible even sooner.

Even better: stop treating tech monopolies as if they're an immovable part of the landscape which we can only accept, ban, or regulate. We have the means to replace toxic social apps with better ones, including youth-designed and youth-governed alternatives.

Kremlin hotline: Hungary colluded with Russia to delist sanctioned oligarchs, companies and banks A hotline between Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gave Moscow strategic information on critical EU…

"All this time Putin had, and still has, a mole in all European and NATO official meetings. If the integrity of these meetings is to be maintained, it would be appropriate to ban Hungary from all of them. Every generation has a Kim Philby”
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This should be a cautionary tale for the danger similarly minded politicians in other European countries represent (Wilders, Le Pen/Bardela, etc.). They have very cosy relationships with Orbán and are aspiring to create a similar regime in their own countries.

"[…] Brussels stands in the way of his ability to enforce his personal preferences on the Hungarian population, funnel rewards to cronies, and dismantle media freedom and judicial independence."

A new way to measure poverty shows the US falling behind Europe The time needed to get $1 in international dollars is 63 minutes in the US. This is about twice the average in Germany, France and the UK according to an Oxford University researcher. This suggests that average poverty is significantly higher in the US.

The time needed to get $1 in international dollars is 63 minutes in the US. This is about twice the average in Germany, France and the UK according to an Oxford University researcher. This suggests that average poverty is significantly higher in the US.

Photos From the Third Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest More than 3,000 marches and rallies took place yesterday in cities and towns across America during the third “No Kings” event, where millions protested against the policies and actions of President Tr...

From @theatlantic.com, pictures from No Kings
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Orbán’s spies were hunting me, says Hungarian journalist accused of espionage Szabolcs Panyi tells POLITICO that Budapest’s accusations are “meant to psychologically pressure me and shatter my credibility,” in the wake of his reporting on secret talks between Pét…

Inside the European Union, one country's intelligence services were monitoring the conversations of a journalist. In Hungary, of course
@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social
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The First Post-Reality Political Campaign Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.

Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he loses, an era comes to an end."
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everybody was thinking about it

Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of treason over alleged EU leak to Russia Péter Magyar, who leads in polls, says Orbán government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’

Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of treason over alleged EU leak to Russia

Péter Magyar, who leads in polls, says Orbán government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’

Hungarian foreign minister admits calling Russia's Lavrov during key EU meetings Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó has confirmed he regularly contacts Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during private EU meetings following reports alleging routine communication during breaks in Brussels meetings.

Hungarian foreign minister admits calling Russia's Lavrov during key EU meetings

Hungarian FM Péter Szijjártó has confirmed he regularly contacts Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov during private EU meetings following reports alleging routine communication during breaks in Brussels meetings.

German president slams Iran war as illegal The comments by Frank-Walter Steinmeier mark some of the sharpest criticism yet of the U.S. strikes on Iran from a high-ranking German politician.

German president slams Iran war as illegal

The comments by Frank-Walter Steinmeier mark some of the sharpest criticism yet of the U.S. strikes on Iran from a high-ranking German politician.

EU cuts Hungary out of sensitive talks over leaking-to-Russia fears, diplomats say Hungarian foreign minister was accused of passing information from closed-door talks to Moscow.

EU cuts Hungary out of sensitive talks over leaking-to-Russia fears, diplomats say www.politico.eu/article/eu-h...

A transformational shift in public opinion is happening in Germany, France, Canada and the UK, away from the US and towards China
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I will hand it to Google: whenever I think they've hit rock bottom, they find a new way to dig!

Norway should join the EU, says opposition leader Norwegians voted against joining the EU in 1994. Now it’s time to ask them again, said leader of country’s conservative opposition party.

Norway should join the EU, says opposition leader

Norwegians voted against joining the EU in 1994. Now it’s time to ask them again, said leader of country’s conservative opposition party.

Trump admits that he trusts Putin more than US’s European allies Read more

US President Donald Trump said he trusts the Russian President more than the US’s European allies. He also emphasized that Putin is not afraid of Europe.

According to Trump, dealing with the Ukrainian president is more difficult for him than dealing with the Kremlin leader.

Everyone but Trump Understands What He’s Done Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.

Trump does not think strategically, historically, geographically, or even rationally. He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. Allied leaders know that if they help him in the Gulf, he won't be grateful, or even remember
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People in Hungary are covering Orbán's anti-Ukraine billboards with black plastic. Attached signs read, "This country needs peace, accountability, unity, and calm, not incitement, the squandering of wealth, agitation, and exploitation," and emphasize Hungary's EU and NATO membership.

The country is at war but Trump is still out here ranting about his ballroom

Two headlines. Same newspaper. Just days apart.

According to the *Financial Times*, the Kremlin has backed covert efforts to keep Viktor Orbán in power. Around the same time, voices in Washington described Orbán’s leadership as “essential” for US interests. Different capitals. Same conclusion. 1/2

US wants to 'divide Europe', EU's Kallas tells FT European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the U.S. wants to "divide ​Europe" and doesn't "like the European Union" in an interview ‌published by the Financial Times on Friday, after more th...

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the U.S. wants to "divide ​Europe" and doesn't "like the European Union" in an interview ‌published by the Financial Times on Friday, after more than a year of turmoil in transatlantic relations.

Trump is ‘wrong’: Europeans slam US decision to ease Russia oil sanctions “We want to ensure that Russia does not exploit the war in Iran to weaken Ukraine,” the German chancellor said.

Trump is ‘wrong’: Europeans slam US decision to ease Russia oil sanctions

“We want to ensure that Russia does not exploit the war in Iran to weaken Ukraine,” the German chancellor said.

EU states must provide proper ID for transgender citizens The EU's top court on Thursday said the bloc's countries must provide trans citizens IDs reflecting their "lived gender." The case was referred to the ECJ by Bulgaria, which sought clarity on the issue.

EU states must provide proper ID for transgender citizens

The EU's top court on Thursday said the bloc's countries must provide trans citizens IDs reflecting their "lived gender." The case was referred to the ECJ by Bulgaria, which sought clarity on the issue.

Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz | CNN Politics The Pentagon and National Security Council significantly underestimated Iran’s willingness to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to US military strikes while planning the ongoing operation, accord...

“Planning around preventing this exact scenario — impossible as it has long seemed — has been a bedrock principle of US national security policy for decades,” a former US official who served in Republican and Democratic administrations said. “I’m dumbfounded.”
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(1/2) 37 years ago today I submitted my proposal for the World Wide Web 🎂. Today, Rosemary & I spoke with students in New Orleans at Walter Isaacson's Digital History Class @tulaneu.bsky.social. I was asked, as I often am, if I ever could have foreseen where we’d be today. I could not.

Trump team bashed Europe for a year. Now he wants support in war on Iran. European leaders are ramping up their response to the crisis spreading outside Iran but remain wary of a conflict that could have untold ramifications.

Trump team bashed Europe for a year. Now he wants support in war on Iran.

European leaders are ramping up their response to the crisis spreading outside Iran but remain wary of a conflict that could have untold ramifications.

(To bypass the paywall: archive.ph/0JBZV)

The History of Iran and Winston Churchill Exposes How the Past Repeats Itself YouTube video by Novara Media

Right.

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