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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · 1d

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

Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 6d

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.

euobserver.com

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · 13d

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

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...

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Enviro Matters @enviromatters.bsky.social · Jul 28

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

balkaninsight.com/2025/07/28/h...

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...

balkaninsight.com

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · Jun 28

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

444 @444.hu · Jun 28

Módosult a Budapest Pride útvonala, a Mi Hazánk által elfoglalt Szabadság híd helyett az Erzsébet hídon vonult át a tömeg. Fotó: Németh Dániel/ 444 444.hu/2025/06/28/g...

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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

www.thetimes.com

Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · Jun 5

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

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...

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · Jun 5

Journalist who broke the Bitcoin scandal now roiling the #Czech govt says the focus is being turned on her as a distraction from the multiplying questions re: who knew what, when, where the money came from, how much there was, who accessed it etc etc ...

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Zselyke Csaky @zecsaky.bsky.social · Jun 5

Excellent analysis here from my colleague @aslak.bsky.social arguing for the activation of the ACI against Russia to get rid of Hungary's veto threat.

Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · Jun 5

In the Anti-Coercion instrument the EU has a ready-made tool to bypass any Hungarian veto against Russia #sanctions. 🇪🇺 🇷🇺

🆕 ‪
@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social‬
insight by @aslak.bsky.social‬

Read here: buff.ly/dnPSyIg

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · Jun 4

South Korea's KHNP and the #Czech government have completed the long-delayed signing of the contract to expand the Dukovany nuclear plant ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/domac...

Česko podepsalo smlouvu na dostavbu Dukovan, potvrdil Fiala

Finální dohody k dostavbě Dukovan byly podepsány, potvrdil premiér Petr Fiala (ODS). Stavět je bude korejská KHNP. Nejvyšší správní soud (NSS) dříve ve středu zrušil na základě kasačních stížností EDU...

ct24.ceskatelevize.cz

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András Tóth-Czifra @minczifra.bsky.social · May 30

New (IDEA) poll from Hungary confirms continued advantage of opposition Tisza Party over Fidesz (44 vs 37 among decided voters). Left-liberal Democratic Coalition & extreme right Our Homeland around the threshold.

MSZP, Jobbik, LMP, PM - leading opposition parties in the mid-2010s - are at 0%.

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 30

Slovak PM Fico has accused a judge of 'criminal acts' and serving the opposition after the conviction of his former finance minister for bribery aje.io/vsx3s3

Slovakia’s PM slams judge over conviction of central bank boss

Robert Fico has repeatedly accused judges and prosecutors who probe his allies of political bias.

aje.io

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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · May 28

A group of Republican lawmakers has written to the EU to raise concern that “Obama, Soros, and the Globalist Left are trying to rig Poland’s presidential election” in favour of the centrist, government-aligned candidate against his conservative rival.

US Republican lawmakers complain to EU about "rigged" Polish elections

notesfrompoland.com

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 28

#Czech Republic accuses #China of running "malicious cyber campaign" against its foreign ministry mzv.cz/jnp/cz/udalo...

Prohlášení vlády České republiky

Prohlášení vlády České republiky ke kybernetickému útoku z Čínské lidové republiky 

mzv.cz

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visegradinsight.bsky.social @visegradinsight.bsky.social · May 22

🇨🇿🗳️Election watch: Czech independent media are being squeezed at the worst possible time.

Read Albin Sybera's analysis⤵️

Funding Cuts to Czech NGOs Fuel Populist Surge Ahead of Elections

Czech NGOs are bracing for an uncertain future as US-linked funding cuts bite, exposing cracks in an already fragile financing system that even the largest organisations struggle to navigate.

visegradinsight.eu

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Roland Papp @rlndpapp.bsky.social · May 22

MEPs debated the "Russian style" Hungarian law. Commissioner McGrath raised some concerns, but didn't announce any action.
nepszava.hu/3280615_atla...

„Orosz típusú elnyomás” – Megtartották az EP-vitát a Fidesz átláthatósági törvényéről, már az EU-biztos is bírál

Többen újra elkezdték emlegetni a 7. cikkelyes eljárást.

nepszava.hu

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 16

I think he's doing a grand job at Man U (barring sacking the tea ladies to line the pockets of millionaires of course)

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 16

Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years ipi.media/hungary-fore...

Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years – ipi.media

A newly introduced bill which would allow for the blacklisting, financial restriction and potential closure of media outlets and civil society organisations receiving foreign funds poses a severe thre...

ipi.media

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Lili Bayer @liliebayer.bsky.social · May 15

Dozens of news outlets, think tanks and rights groups published an open letter protesting against planned legislation that they said is meant to silence criticism of the Hungarian government.

Hungarian media, activists protest against crackdown on foreign-funded groups

Dozens of news outlets, think tanks and rights groups published an open letter on Thursday protesting against planned legislation that they said is meant to silence criticism of the government.

www.reuters.com

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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · May 15

#Hungary's new "Transparency Bill" surpasses all previous efforts in its open attack on basic democratic norms and fundamental rights & on the core principles of EU law and the authority of the @ec.europa.eu .
My piece for @euobserver.com 👇
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
@gmfus.bsky.social

Hungary’s new anti-NGO law is a full-frontal assault on the EU Commission

The clear goal is to suffocate what remains of Hungary’s critical civil society and to intimidate independent media ahead of the highly contested 2026 elections — elections that the incumbent Fidesz p...

euobserver.com

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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 12

Diplomatic spat ignites as #Poland accuses #Russia of sabotage aje.io/2du8c0 via
@ajenglish.bsky.social

Diplomatic spat ignites as Poland accuses Russia of sabotage

Russian ambassador summoned, consulate closed, as probe confirms Moscow’s involvement in Warsaw shopping centre fire.

aje.io

Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 10

Tell me about it!

Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · May 9

Ukraine accuses duo of spying for Hungary aje.io/1krtsz

Ukraine accuses duo of spying for Hungary

Hungary, whose government maintains support of Russian narratives over war in Ukraine, accused of seeking defence data.

aje.io