Zselyke Csaky
@zecsaky.bsky.social
Senior research fellow CER @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social. Mostly EU stuff, sprinkled with some democracy & Central Europe. Past lives Freedom House, EUI, Bloomberg.
It's a different question though whether bans help or harm democracy. On that, I think their biggest problem is bans work best where they are least needed: in countries with trust in institutions & agreement on perimeters of politics. Both of those have waned encompass-europe.com/comment/poli...
Political bans may be legal, but they are unlikely to save democracy
In recent months, several far-right politicians have been banned from political competition. The courts in Romania banned two extremist candidates from running in presidential elections.…
encompass-europe.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It's a different question though whether bans help or harm democracy. On that, I think their biggest problem is bans work best where they are least needed: in countries with trust in institutions & agreement on perimeters of politics. Both of those have waned encompass-europe.com/comment/poli...
Although a very important wrinkle and clarification from Lucas here: bsky.app/profile/luca...
So what the hell just happened? Two things: Ukraine will get 90 billion euros. And Orbán did not veto that even though he could have.
How so? Short thread:
How so? Short thread:
December 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Although a very important wrinkle and clarification from Lucas here: bsky.app/profile/luca...
Reposted by Zselyke Csaky
If this fails, there is no immediate plan B, write Stephen Paduano & @sandertordoir.bsky.social in a new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight.
Read here: buff.ly/GM6RkHv
Read here: buff.ly/GM6RkHv
December 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
If this fails, there is no immediate plan B, write Stephen Paduano & @sandertordoir.bsky.social in a new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight.
Read here: buff.ly/GM6RkHv
Read here: buff.ly/GM6RkHv