This was literally the nightmare of my childhood

Hungary’s industry is essentially colonized by Chinese money and technology.

What if a future Hungarian leadership wants to decouple? What if unexpected geopolitical events lead to Western sanctions against 🇨🇳 companies? What if these particular technologies are a dead end?

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Why did the US, Europe and others come to the defense of Israel but not Ukraine? Some answers here:
theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

🇬🇪 ECPMF stands in full solidarity with Georgian independent media and calls for the immediate withdrawal of the unacceptable draft law: ecpmf.eu/georgia-mfrr-p…

Will #Hungary now cancel its, much criticized, Feb 2024 trade deal with #Iran or its 2017 nuclear energy deal I wonder?

Always good to remember that Germany has facilitated the consolidation of Orbán's regime. Indeed, German car companies have benefitted mightily. See Szabolcs Panyi's article
direkt36.hu/en/a-magyar-ne…

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📺 Leaked documents reveal how Viktor Orbán’s government secretly financed the 2022 acquisition of Euronews TV euronews and that it had political objectives behind the investment. New investigation by direkt36, Le Monde, Expresso: vsquare.org/euronews-vikto…

Dear colleagues, next week I'll be in wonderful #Perugia at the #ijf24 International Journalism Festival – hit me up if you're in town and let's grab some Italian coffee. 🤌☕️🇮🇹 journalism festival

Kuchciński z PiSu będzie prelegentem w CPAC Hungary z Jackiem Posobcem, czołowym propagatorem treści antyukraińskich (h/t Jakub Mejer)

Oh, the irony: a week or two after hosting CPAC Hungary and its 'America first' folks in late April, PM Orbán rolls out the red carpet for the leader of the number one geopolitical rival of the United States. After Paris and Belgrade, Xi Jinping visits Budapest, RFE/RL reports.

Orbán’s press chief told Direkt36 that they knew nothing about the deal. Euronews CEO Guillaume Dubois told Le Monde that he was not aware of the Hungarian state’s role in the deal.