🇺🇸🗳️As Trump returns, is the era of security outsourcing over? Paweł Karbownik Adrian Mihaltianu Sigita Struberga Radu Albu Comănescu Read Galan Dall and Jessica Moss's commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/trumps-second-…

🇺🇦🧵 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

🇺🇦Facing winter blackouts and relentless offensives, Ukraine risks another wave of displacement. The UN calls for $170M to keep Ukrainians warm and safe. Vitaly Portnikov Volodymyr Yermolenko ALeksandra Klitina Read the new analysis from Ivan Us⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/can-aid-fix-uk…

🇷🇴TikTok virality or real voter sentiment – what’s driving Georgescu’s rise? @AsyaMetodieva Alina Bârgăoanu Alina Inayeh Read Adrian Mihaltianu and Bianca Felseghi's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/from-tiktok-to…

🛡️How can Central Europe counter disinformation from malign foreign and domestic actors? Gabor Berczeli Katalin Cseh Peter Kreko Magda Jakubowska Marzenna Guz-Vetter Read Galan Dall's article with links to the policy brief in the thread

📺🇵🇱Can Poland’s new rules protect its media from foreign and domestic interference without repeating past media politicisation? Krzysztof Izdebski Jaras Gwizdak Bartosz T. Wieliński 🇵🇱🇪🇺🇺🇦 Read Jessica Moss's Quick Take⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/domestic-and-f…

🎙️ New Podcast: Democracy Shield – Europe's Battles of 2024 and 2025 ➡️Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1GsIKc… ⬅️ In this episode, hosts Wojciech Przybylski and Staś Kaleta offer their account of the victories and setbacks of European democracy in 2024 and look ahead to 2025 – the year

🇸🇰Fico has deflected a no-confidence vote with ‘coup’ talk – but for how long? 👇 #Fico #Pellegrini #Slovakia #disinformation Matej Kandrik Matej Šimalčík Marco Németh Albin Sybera – What's your take? visegradinsight.eu/fico-plays-the…

🎙️ The Beginning of the End for Robert Fico? Click here to listen to our latest podcast ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vis… 🇸🇰 Joined by special guests Beata Balogova, Editor-in-Chief of SME Daily, and Rasťo Kužel, Executive Director at MEMO 98, this episode dives into the protests that

🇨🇳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-tech-i… 👇Click to read the commentary by Western Balkan Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) co-chairs Fatmir Mediu

🤔56% of Hungarians don’t want Ukraine in the EU. Orbán Viktor wants a referendum on Ukraine’s EU bid. Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 snaps: How would the EU vote on keeping Hungary? Read more in the #WeeklyOutlook⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/romanias-georg…

🇨🇿🗳️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 Albin Sybera's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/the-battle-for…

❗️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.

🇷🇴🗳️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 Galan Dall's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/romanias-presi…

🇵🇱🗳️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 ⤵️

🏳️‍🌈Budapest #Pride: Orbán wanted the opposition to blink. Instead, Karácsony called his bluff. Click to read Marco Németh's Commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/orbans-pride-t…

This is a strong message against authoritarianism. #pride #Budapest

Alina Inayeh Alice St⭕️llmeyer Galan Dall visegradinsight.eu/online-event-h…

🇵🇱 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 Natalia Kurpiewska. Click the link in the 🧵to get all the latest updates⤵️

🇺🇸🇪🇺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⤵️