"Authoritarians are happy to engineer the intellectual, social, and financial impoverishment of the educational sector to get rid of anyone who stands in the way of their dreams of national and ideological purity."
"Watch for higher education professionals to be increasingly targeted as agents of the destruction of family, decency, and nation as GOP politicians compete to seem more extremist and authoritarian —which will bring them even further into line with autocrats such as Orbán.
Far from being 'ivory towers' closed off from society, higher education institutions are often front-line targets of those who seek to destroy democracy."
To manage expectations, Ukraine will not be allowed to NATO at the coming summit. That's pure fantasy for various reasons. Still the summit can be crucial for both Ukraine and NATO, agreements can be made, guarantees can be given. #Ukraine#NATO
Notable that the same day Doug Ford was both secretly meeting w Hungary's rw President Novák at Queens Park and invoking the notwithstanding clause to stop the Ont teachers strike - Oct 31 2022 - back in Hungary, Viktor Orbán was invoking emergency decrees to try to stop the 40-80K demonstrations in support of Hungary's striking teachers. #IDU#DougFord#onpoli#Orban https://www.thebulwark.com/education-protests-in-hungary-rock-the-orban-government/
Von der Leyen replies to Hungary and Poland: Migration reform will be done by 'qualified majority'
The European Union is in the midst of reforming the common rules that govern the reception and relocation of asylum seekers.
Ursula von der Leyen on Monday made it clear to Poland and Hungary that decisions over the bloc's migration policy are to be taken by qualified majority, mere days after the two countries hijacked a leaders' summit to protest a proposed reform and demand voting by unanimity.
"That's what the treaties say and that's what we have delivered on," the European Commission president said during an official visit to Madrid.
☝️ The man who helped Orban and Netanyahu rise to power
"It's good to have an enemy," says George Birnbaum, one of the godfathers of modern populism."
「 ... with more elections on the horizon, the decision was taken: Viktor Orban needed a new enemy - a man Hungarians could be told to fear.
After copious opinion surveys, the duo struck on George Soros, the then 85-year-old Hungarian-born US billionaire and philanthropist, as a perfect target. Viktor Orban has vilified him ever since. 」
「George Birnbaum's wife is Ukrainian, and the couple visit Ukraine often - as close friends of Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko. 」 👀
The Office of the President of Ukraine has responded to the latest statements by the Prime Minister of Hungary by questioning his subjectivity, saying that Viktor Orbán was dragging his country’s reputation through the historical mud.
EU-Staaten schränken Pressefreiheit im Namen der nationalen Sicherheit ein
Der EU-Rat hat seine umstrittene Position zum Medienfreiheitsgesetz beschlossen, wonach Journalisten prinzipiell mit Staatstrojanern überwacht werden dürften.
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, says that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a personal interest in the transfer of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Russia to Hungary.
🇭🇺 🇷🇺 Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor #Orban insisted Tuesday that #Ukraine cannot win its war with #Russia and argued Washington must step in to end the conflict.
Le cynisme de Viktor Orban n’a pas de limites. Il prend désormais en otage les étudiants et enseignants hongrois dans son bras de fer absurde avec l’Union européenne.
Ungarn entlässt Hunderte Schlepper aus Gefängnissen
In ungarischen Gefängnissen sitzen viele wegen Menschenschmuggels Verurteilte. In einer überraschenden Aktion lässt Ungarn nun Hunderte von ihnen frei - fast ohne Auflagen. Warum, erklärt Wolfgang Vichtl.
@tagesschau einmal mehr beweist #Orban, dass er die Werte der #EU nicht teilt. Die Antwort sollte Zurückhaltung von weiteren EU-Geldern sein. Er kann, wenn ihm das nicht passt, ja die EU von sich aus verlassen.
President's Office responds to Orbán's statements: He's dragging Hungary's reputation through the mud (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Office of the President of Ukraine has responded to the latest statements by the Prime Minister of Hungary by questioning his subjectivity, saying that Viktor Orbán was dragging his country’s reputation through the historical mud.
Transfer of Ukrainian POWs to Hungary was driven by Orbán's political interests - Ukrainian Foreign Minister (www.pravda.com.ua)
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, says that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a personal interest in the transfer of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Russia to Hungary.