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MEPs from the centre right have a clear choice next week. Support freedom & EU values by sanctioning
#Orbán, or capitulate to far right populists who promote unfreedom. I hope the@EPP & others will do the right thinghttps://euobserver.com/opinion/142759 -
After
#Orban's claim in Kyrgyzstan that Hungarian is a Turkic language (it is not),#Hungary's Speaker doubles down and says the scientific consensus on Hungarian being a Finno-Ugric language is "suspect" and and "ideological". https://hirtv.hu/ahirtvhirei/kover-laszlo-jobboldali-szereplok-fel-szemmel-balra-sanditanak-2467377 … (1)Show this thread -
#Orbán’s “illiberal democracy” attacks the EU’s core values & tramples over people’s right to make their voice heard. The European Parliament’s largest group has a chance to take action.@KenRoth & I say it’s time they show us what they stand for
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There are a handful of Western illiberal leaders, on left & right, who delight in the oncoming twilight of democracy.
#Orban,#Salvini,#LePen,#Melenchon,#Trump. My piece in@tabletmag on why#Corbyn is part of this gang & a dangerous man.#antisemitismhttps://bit.ly/2Q3EUjH -
restricting freedom of the judiciary & academic freedom
getting rid of independent media
cracking down on NGOs
Hungarian PM Viktor #Orban managed all that. It's now up to MEPs next week to stand up and protect the rights of Hungarians#VoteYes4Hungary@judithineuropapic.twitter.com/MSTx7AzCRp -
#Hungary PM Viktor#Orban marks Jewish new year.#RoshHashanah
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Bonus: to see
#Orban defeated, quite literally, by his own words, take a look at this excellent one-minute analysis by Johanna Laakso: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1987824627927111&set=a.116701981706061&type=3&theater …Show this thread -
The idea that European unity regarding international politics should be broken up isn't limited to
#Putin and#Trump. The third leader explicitly embracing it is Bibi Netanyahu. And all three are fans of Hungarian Premier Viktor#Orban. https://bloom.bg/2QbcFQ8 -
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@SeanKellyMEP I've put together 12 of the most concerning quotes concerning#Orban +#Hungary for you to consider before you vote on Wednesday on whether to trigger#article7. These quotes are from highly respected politicians, organisations, and experts - conservative + liberalhttps://twitter.com/DemocracyTalk/status/1038946030291546112 …
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#Orbán: "The#borders must be protected.#Immigration policy isn't a common task for the#EU. It's a national matter for each member state. Since 2015, they have tried to make this a common task and have failed."@BILDhttps://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/viktor-orban/interview-orban-english-56442524.bild.html?wtmc=twttr.shr … -
I am currently reading
#Orbán by@PaulLendvai. It is pretty good. I would recommend. To cap it off, here the most recent disturbing/disasterous stories about him.Show this thread -
The
#EPP has sheltered#Orban's Fidesz party for years, which has led to a rift among more liberal-minded members from mainly Nordic and Benelux countries.#EUWeekInReviewhttps://euobserver.com/political/142758 … -
Words against
#Orban pronounced by@PaoloGentiloni are unacceptable@EPPGroup@Antonio_Tajani@ManfredWeber#PPE -
Unlike
#Orbán,#Babiš has been avoiding open confrontation with the French president Emmanuel Macron but, similarly to Orbán, he has employed migration as the main topic of his European policyhttps://bit.ly/2MPKFTY -
"I am sorry that the
#EU and the Western partners in general do not take seriously what the#Hungarian govt has done to destroy democracy and the rule of law.". - Pastor Gabor Ivanyi, who baptised#Orban’s two eldest children#VoteYes4Hungary#Hungaryhttp://www.euronews.com/2018/09/05/there-s-nothing-christian-about-orban-s-democratic-values-view … -
Is there still room for
#Orban's Fidesz party in the European conservative group EPP, if Hungary breaches the EU's "fundamental values"? No clear answer from EPP chief@ManfredWeber, a week ahead of an EU Parliament vote on whether to take measures against Hungary.#RuleOfLawpic.twitter.com/tGpQP7GyKP -
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#Hungary's#Orban attended the#Turkic Council summit in Kyrgyzstan. He praised the Turkic (Kipchak) roots of Hungarians and met with Turkey's#Erdogan and other Turkic leaders like Aliyev, Morziyoyev and Nazarbayev.https://derstandard.at/2000086608729/Orban-sucht-sich-in-Zentralasien-Freunde?ref=article …Show this thread
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“12 QUOTES YOU MUST READ BEFORE MEPs VOTE ON ARTICLE 7 AGAINST HUNGARY”
