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🇺🇸🇪🇺Tensions between the EU and the MAGA world over the regulation of online platforms are on the rise – and the impact on Central European politics could be big. Click to read the #WeeklyOutlook in the thread⤵️
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Replying to @VisegradInsight @ainayeh @StollmeyerEU @GalanDall
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Online event: How Can We Build Resilience Against Disinformation in the Deepfake Era?

Join us on 29 July at 3:00 PM CEST for a subscriber-only expert discussion on how the EU and its member states can respond to a new era of information warfare – one that is AI-driven, hyper-local and...

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🇵🇱 Polish government reshuffle: Prime Minister Donald Tusk unveiled a streamlined cabinet today – a strategic recalibration prompted by the recent presidential victory of PiS-backed Karol Nawrocki, writes @NataliaKurpiew1. Click the link in the 🧵to get all the latest updates⤵️
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🏳️‍🌈Budapest #Pride: Orbán wanted the opposition to blink. Instead, Karácsony called his bluff. Click to read @MarcoNemethEN's Commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/orbans-pr…
Orbán's Pride Trap: Power, Propaganda and the Risk of Backlash - COMMENTARY

Orbán's Pride Trap: Power, Propaganda and the Risk of Backlash - COMMENTARY 

Viktor Orbán is cornered. His proposed ban on Budapest Pride is a political trap – designed to split the opposition, rally his base and deflect from his government’s growing vulnerabilities.

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This is a strong message against authoritarianism. #pride #Budapest
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🇵🇱🗳️Poland’s far right isn’t on the fringes anymore – it’s fractured, growing and setting the tone for the mainstream. Click the link in the 🧵 for what to watch in the 1 June presidential showdown ⤵️
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❗️The war against NGOs and media has reached its final stage in #Hungary . The government has submitted its long-awaited, Russian style bill designed to make it extremely almost impossible for Hungarian organizations to receive funds from abroad to operate and exist.
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🇷🇴🗳️Romanians are heading to the polls this weekend to choose their next president, but this is more than a domestic political contest - it is a referendum on the country’s democratic trajectory. Click to read @GalanDall's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/romanias-…
Romania's Presidential Election: European Alliances vs Authoritarian Drift

Romania's Presidential Election: European Alliances vs Authoritarian Drift

Romanians are heading to the polls this weekend to choose their next president, but this is more than a domestic political contest. It is a referendum on the country’s democratic trajectory, its role...

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🇨🇿🗳️Czech elections face disinfo blitz – Security agencies warn of foreign influence, but the bigger challenge comes from domestic actors amplifying conspiracies and attacking public media. Click to read @ASybera's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/the-battl…
The Battle for Czech Voters: Manipulation and Propaganda at the Gates

The Battle for Czech Voters: Manipulation and Propaganda at the Gates

While Czech security agencies warn of Russian influence operations, the bigger challenge may come from within – domestic political actors who amplify conspiracy theories, attack public media and...

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🤔56% of Hungarians don’t want Ukraine in the EU. @PM_ViktorOrban wants a referendum on Ukraine’s EU bid. @sikorskiradek snaps: How would the EU vote on keeping Hungary? Read more in the #WeeklyOutlook⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/romanias-…
Romania's Georgescu Ban: Russia Sows Doubt Over NATO’s Black Sea Stronghold

Romania's Georgescu Ban: Russia Sows Doubt Over NATO’s Black Sea Stronghold

Cǎlin Georgescu has just been banned from presidential elections in Romania and his response was to call out a ‘direct blow to the heart of democracy’. In reality, it is his extremist and pro-Russia...

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🇨🇳From air fryers to surveillance cameras, Chinese technology is collecting data across #Europe and the Western #Balkans. Are we protecting our privacy, or handing it away? visegradinsight.eu/chinese-t… 👇Click to read the commentary by Western Balkan @ipacglobal co-chairs @FMediu @Fatmir_Bytyqi @dobrinacelnik & Sanela Klarić MP.
Chinese Tech Is Watching – Why Are We Letting It? - COMMENTARY

Chinese Tech Is Watching – Why Are We Letting It? - COMMENTARY

Chinese surveillance technology is increasingly embedded in the digital infrastructure of the Western Balkans, from security cameras to school computers. Western Balkan members of the Inter-Parliam...

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🎙️ The Beginning of the End for Robert Fico? Click here to listen to our latest podcast ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… 🇸🇰 Joined by special guests @BalogovaBeata, Editor-in-Chief of SME Daily, and @rastokuzel, Executive Director at MEMO 98, this episode dives into the protests that swept across Slovakia last week and what to expect next. Is this the beginning of the end for Fico? @terenzanim @KandrikMatej @ASybera @MatejSimalcik @wprzybylski @staskaleta
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🇸🇰Fico has deflected a no-confidence vote with ‘coup’ talk – but for how long? 👇 #Fico #Pellegrini #Slovakia #disinformation @KandrikMatej @MatejSimalcik @MarcoNemethEN @ASybera – What's your take? visegradinsight.eu/fico-play…

Fico Plays the Coup Card to Evade No-Confidence Vote - QUICK TAKE

Ahead of nationwide pro-democracy protests, Fico is ramping up efforts to silence civil society and intimidate the opposition, as unverified coup allegations close public proceedings and stall a...

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🎙️ New Podcast: Democracy Shield – Europe's Battles of 2024 and 2025 ➡️Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1Gs… ⬅️ In this episode, hosts @wprzybylski and @staskaleta offer their account of the victories and setbacks of European democracy in 2024 and look ahead to 2025 – the year that will test the European Democracy Shield initiative in the making. See also: 👉Our latest EU Values Foresight report ⁠visegradinsight.eu/eu-values… ⁠ 👉European Democracy Shield Needs Defence Posture - Policy Brief ⁠visegradinsight.eu/reports/ ⁠ #Podcast #WeeklyOutlook #forreporting #Democracy
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📺🇵🇱Can Poland’s new rules protect its media from foreign and domestic interference without repeating past media politicisation? @K_Izdebski @JarasJarasy @Bart_Wielinski Read Jessica Moss's Quick Take⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/domestic-…
Domestic and Foreign Interference? Poland Plans to Prevent Hostile TV Takeovers After Romanian...

Domestic and Foreign Interference? Poland Plans to Prevent Hostile TV Takeovers After Romanian...

In a bold move to shield Polish media from democratic interference, PM Donald Tusk has classified major outlets TVN and Polsat as strategic companies, granting the government veto power over their...

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🛡️How can Central Europe counter disinformation from malign foreign and domestic actors? @GBerczeli @katka_cseh @peterkreko @_MJakubowska @GuzVetterEU Read @GalanDall's article with links to the policy brief in the thread
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🇷🇴TikTok virality or real voter sentiment – what’s driving Georgescu’s rise? @AsyaMetodieva @BargaoanuAlina @ainayeh Read @thezvoner and Bianca Felseghi's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/from-tikt…
From TikTok to the Ballot Box: The Georgescu Phenomenon Explained

From TikTok to the Ballot Box: The Georgescu Phenomenon Explained

In a year marked by growing political discontent, Georgescu’s nationalist and isolationist platform has upended Romania’s presidential race. Backed by viral social media campaigns and religious...

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🇺🇦Facing winter blackouts and relentless offensives, Ukraine risks another wave of displacement. The UN calls for $170M to keep Ukrainians warm and safe. @portnikov @yermolenko_v @ComKlitina Read the new analysis from Ivan Us⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/can-aid-f…

Can Aid Fix Ukraine's Infrastructure Before Winter Exodus?

As Ukraine braces for winter amidst escalating Russian offensives targeting power infrastructure, the country faces the real possibility of another wave of refugees.

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🇺🇦🧵 Big shift in US policy: President #Biden has lifted the ban on #Ukraine using US weapons for long-range strikes on Russian territory. Here’s what you need to know, from our #WeeklyOutlook experts.👇 #UkraineWar #RussianUkrainianWar
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🇺🇸🗳️As Trump returns, is the era of security outsourcing over? @Pawel_Karbo @thezvoner @SigitaStruberga @raalcom Read @GalanDall and Jessica Moss's commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/trumps-se…
Trump’s Second Term a Crossroads for Central Europe - COMMENTARY

Trump’s Second Term a Crossroads for Central Europe - COMMENTARY

Trump’s return to the White House signals a major shift for Central and Eastern Europe. His policies could upend alliances or serve as a chance for deepened regional cooperation and economic indepe...

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