‼️Hungary's government has essentially canceled all major infrastructure developments for Budapest and its metro area, including important railway projects, many co-funded by the EU. The move is seen as a retaliation partly against the opposition-controlled capital, led by

How strange that certain words are missing. Let me help: 1956's Hungarian Revolution was against a COMMUNIST dictatorship and SOVIET oppression. It was crushed by RUSSIAN troops. Note: Viktor Orbán just held talks with Putin and the Chinese Communist Party leadership in Beijing.

“It’s great to be here in Budapest!” (Michael Jackson, Bucharest, 1992)

So no, LTWB is not predictive programming. It's a warning about how vulnerable and disconnected we've become, and how easily people will turn on each other should such a collapse ever really take place. Also, it's a reminder not to trust self-driving cars and keep your DVDs. 9/9

Péter Magyar, ex-husband of Judit Varga and an Orbán loyalist on government payroll until a few months ago, is disrupting Hungarian politics and building a new opposition movement. He has the momentum, and a huge hype around him. For now, however, he looks more dangerous to

On the frontpage of the major pro-governmental portal today in Hungary. A Xi Jinping op-ed: “China and Hungary are stepping on the Golden Water Road Together”. Celebrating 75 years of bilateral ties- established between two communist regimes In 1949. Tribute to Mao and Rakosi.

As General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping is welcomed in Hungary by PM Viktor Orbán, let me quote from the latter's famous 1989 speech which helped launch his career as Hungary's staunchest anti-Communist politician: "The burden of bankruptcy weighing on our

Looking to report about #climate & #energy in #EUelections2024? One big topic is projected increase of seats for right-wing populists Beyond campaign slogans & narratives, what does it mean for climate efforts? Join as Stuth-Nagy Niki, Patryk Strzałkowski + T. Staud share experiences

Really looking forward to moderating this free masterclass w/ great colleagues Stuth-Nagy Niki, Patryk Strzałkowski & Toralf Staud Klimafakten Tomorrow, ask them all you want to know about their reporting on far-right populism + #climate efforts ahead of next week's 2024 EU elections

🇭🇺 On 23 May, reporters from independent outlet Telex were blocked from a public press conference of Minister Péter Szijjártó, while other journalists were allowed. ECPMF condemns this discrimination as a direct violation of media freedom. mapmf.org/alert/31572

Ahead of #EUelections2024, my colleague Milou Dirkx and I, with journalists from several EU countries Stuth-Nagy Niki Lisa Kuner l @[email protected] BernardoÁlvarezV & Patryk Strzałkowski, took a closer look at the impact of right-wing populists on European climate efforts Yay for #crossborder #journalism!

Orbán’s opportunistic record belies Hungary’s new pro-climate rethoric "Orbán has used #climate policy w/ great success in order to veto European initiatives + strengthen his own role," says climate policy expert István Bart cleanenergywire.org/news/orbans-op… Bart Istvan Patryk Strzałkowski

my first article that I wrote completely in English - it was a wild ride, but absolutely worth it! cleanenergywire.org/news/orbans-op…

Remember Hungary's Sovereignity Protection Office? They've just published their "findings" on investigative portal atlatszo.hu, conluding their activities "pose a sovereignty protection problem for Hungary, and the extent of the damage caused by their activities is considerable" 🧵

From a geopolitical perspective, it’s a minor question, but one that’s interesting to us Hungarian journalists: if Trump wins, would Viktor Orbán stop accusing us of being American agents or CIA spies? And if so, what would we become then? Deep-cover agents of Luxembourg?

This gives me no pleasure, but given Elon Musk's history, claims, and behaviors, I can't let Richard's "welfare of the world at heart" line pass without comment. While watching Elon's rise to greater power (and the fawning of his fans), I started keeping notes. Thread (1)

By resisting the hackers, Elon is just prolonging the attack.

💰Please share this video so EU taxpayers can see where their contributions to Hungary's development end up. It’s great to see that the taste of the Hungarian oligarchy and Orbán’s family members is quickly catching up with that of their counterparts in Central Asia and Russia.