R. Daniel Kelemen

Yes- @profpech.bsky.social & @onethuthree.bsky.social - earlier Weber tried to work with the far right inside EPP, now he tries to work with the right as partners to EPP. He is consistent in always being willing to work with the far right

Old enough to remember Weber sacrificing EPP values *for years* before being forced to confront Orban’s EPP membership and only earlier this week, he was lecturing us on importance of rule of law and EU values more generally…

www.euronews.com/2019/03/08/e...

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Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.

Not only is Trump making war on the past, but now he is making war on the pasta.
www.wsj.com/world/europe...

That is quite rich coming from Weber who wrote so many years blocked any action against Orban. Better late than never I suppose

Ironic, then, that Weber for years was a crucial and enthusiastic supporter of the biggest Brussels basher in any national capital- Viktor Orban

Some of us predicted this outcome from the very launch of this EU rule of law reporting tool. See eg @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social writing in 2020 eulawlive.com/op-ed-you-ca...

Ukraine is showing "remarkable commitment" to joining the EU, but must reverse recent negative trends in the fight against corruption and accelerate rule of law reforms, the European Commission said in a draft text seen by Reuters on Monday.

Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump’s approval hits second-term low, CNN poll finds | CNN Politics One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll c...

CNN/SSRS poll

Generic ballot
🔵Democratic 47%
🔴 Republican 42%

Trump approval
Disapprove 63%
Approve 37%

10/27-10/30

www.cnn.com/2025/11/03/p...

Without EU funds, Hungary's Economy would struggle to stay afloat | GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. Discover how EU subsidies contributed to the growth of the Hungarian economy between 2004 and 2023. Analyses, figures, budgetary impact and JSB assessment of the role of EU funds.

"Since joining the EU, Hungary has received a net total of €67.8 billion in funding—approximately HUF 21.6 trillion[1]. To put this into perspective, this sum represents 26% of Hungary’s estimated GDP for 2024"

gki.hu/language/en/...

The problem of #housing - one of the most important problems of European citizens - is included in the agenda for today’s #EUCO summit. For the first time ever, the European Council, Commission and Parliament are accepting their role in tackling the housing crisis. Very positive development.

Not a single mention of this across the Sunday shows as far as I could tell

Viktor Orbán multiplie les provocations et ne semble connaître qu’un logiciel : celui du « non » ➡️ https://l.la-croix.com/kpd

Really big if confirmed:
@danielfreund.bsky.social suspects Hungarian government of undertaking spyware attacks on European parliamentarians
danielfreund.eu/after-spywar...

Trump Offers All Colleges Preferential Funding Plan Rejected by MIT The Trump administration is inviting all US colleges to participate in a compact — initially rejected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — that would grant preferential federal funding in re...

New attempt at "Divide and Rule:"

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

I mean how can such a body be considered a court within the meaning of EU law...?

cc @kimlanelaw.bsky.social @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social @profkochenov.bsky.social @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social
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Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

🔥 Finally an EU leader says it out loud:

“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.”

reminder re Merkel’s enabling of autocrats in Hungary and elsewhere www.politico.eu/article/ange...
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NYT/Siena poll confirms what most other polls have shown of late - the country has rejected his "strongman" authoritarian tactics, and he is deeply unpopular.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/p...

While others debate the merits of a legalistic change to voting procedures to get around Orban’s veto on starting Ukraine’s technical accession talks, the commission has another idea:

Ignore Hungary and just get on with it

Great result in Moldova's parliamentary election - comfortable win for pro-EU PAS who will likely hold onto absolute majority of seats

Complete failure for Russia's massive interference and disinformation

Costa seeks to bypass Orbán’s veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid Brussels’ rules requiring all 27 member countries to agree on new entrants will face scrutiny at a summit this week in Copenhagen.

‘Under Costa’s proposal, so-called negotiating clusters — key legal steps on the path to membership — could be opened with the assent of a qualified majority of EU countries rather than unanimous agreement. Closing a cluster would still require [unanimity]’
www.politico.eu/article/anto...

Everywhere you look, the EU is busy figuring out how to bypass the Hungarian veto. Yesterday it was about using frozen Russian assets, today it’s Ukraine’s accession. They’re focused on legal formulas, not action against #Hungary — there’s no majority for that. Welcome, EU-26! 🤗

Missing Guardian of the Treaties (latest). Nothing new however unfortunately

www.politico.eu/article/curi...

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The EO 🧵
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This is the point of the new EO: it is to make people think twice before they provide their honest evaluation of the Trump regime. You called them fascist? Well, you must be antifa. You call them authoritarian? You are inciting terrorism.

EU Parliament snubs Orbán with vote to shield Italian MEP from Hungarian arrest Left-wing lawmaker Ilaria Salis is wanted by authorities in Budapest.

The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted today against lifting the immunity of left-wing Italian MEP Ilaria Salis, arguing that she would not get a fair trial in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.