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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 14d

How do anti-NGO laws impact human rights & democracy in Central Europe?
Check out my written testimony to the
@tlhumanrights.bsky.social on the topic, now published by
@gmfus.bsky.social @engagingce.bsky.social @authlibeu.bsky.social
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Anti-Foreign NGO Laws: A Tool to Repress Civil Society

Transatlantic Trusts Central Europe Regional Director Daniel Hegedüs appeared before the US House of Representatives’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to give testimony for a hearing on laws outside...

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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 2d

We had an extremely informative and in-depth election readout with Andrea Michalcová, @petraguasti.bsky.social & Vít Dostál about the domestic and EU & foreign policy implications of the 🇨🇿 elections.
Key takeaway & video in THREAD
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Engaging Central Europe @engagingce.bsky.social · 17d

📢 Figyelem, magyarországi civil szervezetek és informális csoportok!
Jelentkezzetek most a #FOREST programra, hogy fejlesszétek jogi, digitális, pénzügyi és mentális ellenállóképességeteket.
Mentorálás, képzések és kapcsolatépítési lehetőségek várnak rátok!
ℹ️Jelentkezési határidő: 2025. október 20.

Civil szervezetek megerősítése Magyarországon és Szlovákiában

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Engaging Central Europe @engagingce.bsky.social · 19d

📢Výzva pre všetky mimovládne organizácie a občianske iniciatívy na #Slovensku!
Prihláste sa do programu #FOREST a posilnite svoju právnu, digitálnu, finančnú a psychickú odolnosť.
Čakajú na vás mentoring, školenia a príležitosti na networking!
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Program na posilnenie kapacít občianskej spoločnosti v Maďarsku a na Slovensku

Výzva na podávanie prihlášok Výzva na podávanie prihlášok

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Engaging Central Europe @engagingce.bsky.social · 15d

📢Calling all CSOs & civic groups in #Hungary & #Slovakia!
❗️Apply until Oct 20, 2025 for #FOREST to boost your legal, digital, financial & psychological resilience.
Mentoring, trainings & networking opportunities await!
⬇️Info⬇️

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FOREST

Fostering CSOs’ Resilience to Shrinking Spaces and Strengthening their Capacities through Individual Mentoring and Value Mainstreaming in Hungary and Slovakia Fostering CSOs’ Resilience to Shrinking S...

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 13d

🇲🇩 "Moldova is confronted with a growing web of internal and external threats as well as risks to electoral integrity."

Ahead of this weekend's elections in Moldova, explore a risk assessment of electoral integrity there:

Risk Assessment: Electoral Integrity in Moldova

Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine since February 2022 has not only destabilized European security but has also intensified hybrid threats across Eastern Europe. In the Republic of Moldova…

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Nicolas Bouchet @nickbouchet.bsky.social · 10d

Time to re-up our recent @gmfus.bsky.social paper by @laurentiuplesca.bsky.social setting out three election and post-election scenarios in Moldova. The final score for Alternativa and Our Party will be determinant in two of them.

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 9d

🇲🇩 The results of Moldova’s parliamentary elections demonstrate a decisive political shift and confirm the nation's democratic resilience.

🗳️ Read Will Kingston-Cox and GMF's Laurențiu Pleșca's analysis on the Moldovan elections here:

Russia Has Lost Moldova

The results of Moldova’s parliamentary elections demonstrate a decisive political shift. Pro-Russian narratives, propaganda networks, and entrenched corruption can no longer dominate the national…

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 8d

"From the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, it has been clear that the consequences of the war would not be limited to physical destruction. What Ukraine faced was a systemic breakdown of infrastructure...," writes GMF's Valeriia Ivanova.

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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · 9d

The #DroneWall might be necessary to maintain societal resilience but is not a strategic answer to 🇷🇺's hybrid warfare.
Instead of responding to tactical moves, Europe should address the Kremlin's strategy.
Check out my latest policy brief 🖊️ for @gmfus.bsky.social 👉 www.gmfus.org/news/drone-w...

The Drone Wall

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 8d

🇲🇩 🇷🇺 “The goal of the Russian interference is to amplify societal distrust, to diminish the confidence that the Moldovan public has not just in its government and president, but also in its European future,” GMF's Clara Volintiru told the Guardian

The pro-European party won Moldova’s election but obstacles to join the EU remain

Russia’s campaign to amplify societal distrust continues as membership talks have stalled

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 8d

Today, national security executive Dr. Daniel Kliman joins GMF as senior vice president for global power shifts. He will oversee a new GMF pillar on adapting the transatlantic partnership to a shifting global landscape and serve as a member of the GMF executive team. Learn more: buff.ly/KG6czAd

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 7d

📈 In the latest roundup of the competitiveness check, GMF experts highlight new tariffs announced and the top five transatlantic trade-related developments.

➡️ Read the full roundup here: www.gmfus.org/news/competi...

Competitiveness Check—September 30 Edition

The Quick Take

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 6d

🇨🇿 "...should ANO lead the next government, there will most likely be more continuity than change in foreign policy, even if there is a different tone and a greater focus on NATO than on the EU."

Ahead today and tomorrow's Czech elections, read an analysis by fellow Pavel Havlicek:

The World According to Andrej Babiš

According to all polls and expectations, Andrej Babiš and his ANO party will come out of Czechia’s October 3–4 parliamentary elections as the most important political force for the next four years,…

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 4d

🇺🇦 "[Measures like the drone wall] although necessary, divert financial and military resources away from Ukraine, which remains the most efficient use of resources for containing and deterring Russia," writes @danielhegedus.bsky.social. www.gmfus.org/news/drone-w...

The Drone Wall

September has witnessed a profound rise in the intensity of Kremlin hybrid warfare against EU and NATO member states, setting off alarm bells with European leaders and among their publics. Moscow is…

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 2d

"Mr. Babis’s return to power would reflect an increasing polarization of voters who seesaw between illiberal populists and pro-Western democratic values, especially in Eastern Europe."

GMF Expert @danielhegedus.bsky.social featured in the New York Times:

Andrej Babis Likely to Return as Czech Prime Minister After Parliamentary Win

The party of Andrej Babis, a billionaire and a skeptic of military support to Ukraine, prevailed in parliamentary elections by focusing on the economy.

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 19h

Czechia ≠ Hungary. Babiš’s win doesn’t mean Orbán-style illiberalism is coming. Checks, coalitions, and EU ties keep things balanced.

➡️ Read Zsuzsanna Végh’s take via GMF: buff.ly/6Sxv5UA

Czechia Is No Hungary

The Czech parliamentary election brought a stronger than anticipated comeback for Andrej Babiš’ populist ANO. Having secured a clear plurality in the October 3–4 election—34.5 % of the vote, and…

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 14d

🇲🇩 🇪🇺 The coming decade will determine whether Moldova completes its progress along EU accession or slips into indefinite geopolitical limbo. The stakes are existential—not only for Moldova, but for the resilience of democracy in a region under siege.

🔗@dimker.bsky.social's analysis:

Bulgaria’s Ties to Moldova’s Ethnic Minorities: A Channel for Pro-EU Engagement

Russia exploits its linguistic and cultural ties to Moldova’s ethnic minorities as part of its malign influence campaign. This policy brief highlights how Bulgaria’s little-noticed diaspora…

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Nicolas Bouchet @nickbouchet.bsky.social · 14d

Ahead of the elections in Moldova, my @gmfus.bsky.social colleague @dimker.bsky.social writes that Bulgaria's diaspora policy toward the country's ethnic minorities (which goes under most analysts' radar, I guess) offers an opportunity to counter Russian influence in these communities.

Bulgaria’s Ties to Moldova’s Ethnic Minorities: A Channel for Pro-EU Engagement

Russia exploits its linguistic and cultural ties to Moldova’s ethnic minorities as part of its malign influence campaign. This policy brief highlights how Bulgaria’s little-noticed diaspora engagement...

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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 21d

Excellent testimony & recommendations from @gmfus.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social at the U.S. Congressional @tlhumanrights.bsky.social hearing on “Laws Regulating Foreign NGOs: Human Rights Implications” — touches on Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary.

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Laws Regulating Foreign NGOs: Human Rights Implications

YouTube video by Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

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Georgina Wright @georginaewright.bsky.social · 19d

What to think of Trump's 2nd state visit? In my latest piece for
@gmfus.bsky.social, I argue that it was a success -- but that doesn't mean the UK and US relationship will always be smooth. Thread: www.gmfus.org/news/calcula...

A Calculated Display

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 19d

🇨🇳 "[China's] growing dominance in the German technology landscape threatens both Germany’s national security and its long-term economic resilience."

Read a new report from GMF's Sharinee Jagtiani, assessing the digital footprint of PRC entities in Germany’s technology ecosystem:

Risky Configuration: China’s Footprint in Germany’s Technology Stack

Germany—just like the EU as a whole—has recognized the strategic importance of reducing unilateral dependencies in digital technologies. In the face of geopolitical threats and economic uncertainty,…

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · 15d

🇩🇪 Using a five-layer “tech stack” framework—network infrastructure, data infrastructure, device, application, and governance—a new GMF Technology report maps China’s presence across Germany’s tech ecosystem, and links it to Beijing’s strategic ambitions.

Read now: www.gmfus.org/news/risky-c...

Risky Configuration: China’s Footprint in Germany’s Technology Stack

Germany—just like the EU as a whole—has recognized the strategic importance of reducing unilateral dependencies in digital technologies. In the face of geopolitical threats and economic uncertainty,…

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German Marshall Fund @gmfus.bsky.social · Aug 7

🇺🇦 "...even after rights [to active combat roles for women] were equalized, things didn’t change overnight."

GMF grantee Women's Veterans Movement supports Ukrainian female service members from active combat to reintegration. Read about their work and its impact:

No Longer Invisible: How a Veterans Organization Is Securing a Place for Women in Ukraine’s Armed Forces

The war with Russia began in 2014, yet it was not until 2018 that Ukrainian women were officially allowed to hold combat roles in the armed forces. Prior to that, they could serve in assault units…

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Krysia Sikora @krysiasikora.bsky.social · Aug 5

Russian state media’s English and Spanish-language accounts adopted contradictory positions on Trump’s immigration and border policies to exacerbate friction between the United States and Latin America.

See my findings from my new @securedemocracy.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social analysis below ⤵️

Cross-Border Communication: How Russian State Media Sends Mixed Signals on Trump’s Border Policies in English and Spanish

Since his first day returning to office, US President Donald Trump has pushed forward on campaign promises to crack down on illegal immigration and secure the southern US border. Trump’s tough stance ...

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