Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 18/07/2026One photo captures a defining moment in Hungary's political transformation. As the President signs the 17th Amendment to the Fundamental Law, he also signs his own resignation, transferring presidential powers to the Speaker of Parliament. photo by www.facebook.com/forsthoffera... 0112
Reposted by Kati CseresOliver Grimm @grimmse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Wie ernst nimmt es Péter Magyar mit der Wiederherstellung der Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Ungarn? Ich habe diese Frage mit @katicseres.bsky.social von der @uva.nl in @diepressecom.bsky.social besprochen. www.diepresse.com/31884432/wie...diepresse.comWie ernst meint es Magyar mit der Rechtsstaatlichkeit?Ungarns neue Regierung drückt im Ringen um milliardenschwere EU-Gelder aufs Gaspedal. Fragen der Medienpluralität und gesellschaftlicher Teilhabe werden dabei eher stiefmütterlich behandelt, warnt... 022
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 29/05/2026There is a political agreement between HU PM Magyar and the EU: EU funds will be unlocked. This is a key milestone met by Magyar in a very short timeperiod. It is his first and foremost promise made to come to power and win elections. ”https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-unlocks-cash-for-hungary/euractiv.comEU unlocks cash for Hungary | EuractivMagyar admitted he had not hoped for so much 0105
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Many are asking what comes next for Hungary. In this Verfassungsblog, I look at how the country is entering a period of profound political, constitutional, and economic transformation after 16 yrs of illiberal governance. verfassungsblog.de/rebuilding-m...verfassungsblog.deRebuilding Markets, Restoring Democracy 163
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 11/05/2026clear message from Budapest to Brussels from Anita Orbán, incoming Minister of Foreign Affairs: “The veto will not become a campaign tool.” telex.hu/kulfold/2026...telex.huOrbán Anita: A vétó nem lesz többet kampányeszközA leendő külügyminiszter a parlament EU-ügyi bizottsági meghallgatásán úgy látta, túl gyakran voltunk a küllők között, és túl ritkán a kerék küllője. 051
Reposted by Kati CseresSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026🇭🇺🎶 For the first time in Hungarian history, 'The forest is green / Pădure vergyé', the Hungarian Roma community's anthem — which gained that status after a 1993 civil rights protest — was played in parliament, at Prime Minister Péter Magyar's suggestion. Many MPs were in tears, and so was I. 19693234
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 09/05/202616 yrs of Orbánism ended today, as a new HU parliament and government took office. No government will is perfect, but I hope Hungary can again be a country that respects human dignity, embraces diversity, and supports rather than undermines its own citizens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxSU...youtube.comHegedűs Zsolt újra táncolYouTube video by 444.hu 151
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Hopefully now the right choice is made for incoming Minister of Jusice, dean and professor of law at the University of Szeged, Márta Görög. telex.hu/belfold/2026...telex.huA szegedi egyetem jogi karának dékánja, Görög Márta lesz az igazságügyi miniszter Melléthei-Barna Márton helyettDr. Görög Mártáról a magyar jogászszakma koronázatlan királynőjeként írt Magyar Péter. 012
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Hungary now has no Minister of Justice just 2 days before the new parliament is set to open. The candidate had been under severe pressure because of close family ties to Péter Magyar. Extraordinary moment for the rule of law and institutional stability in Hungary. telex.hu/belfold/2026...telex.huLemond az igazságügyi miniszter-jelöltségről Melléthei-Barna MártonMelléthei-Barna azt írta, hogy a hatalmas felhatalmazásból következik, hogy a társadalmi konszenzust növelni, nem pedig csökkenteni kell a jogállam és az igazságtétel mögött. Ezt pedig a miniszterelnö... 041
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Magyar has announced 7 ministers for the next government, but the key question of who will be the Minister of Justice remains unresolved. This is a crucial portfolio in next HU governemnt, given its central role in the restoration of the rule‑of‑law. telex.hu/belfold/2026...telex.huMagyar Péter bejelentett hét minisztert, és május 31-ig adott időt a NER által kinevezett hivatalvezetőknek a távozásraNem lesznek csúcsminisztériumok, minden szakterületnek külön minisztere lesz, jelentette be a kormányfői poszt várományosa. Nagyon sok szakértőt megkérdeztek az oktatási miniszter személyéjéről, de sz... 051
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 13/04/2026We have been waiting so long for this electoral map to change its colours. I am so proud of all Hungarians, who made this happen, but in particular independent media, investigative journalists and civil society who all perfomed beyond their abilities over the past years! 031
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Very happy crowd listening to Magyar! A new chapter starts for Hungary 070
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orbán called Magyar and congratulations him! End of illiberal autocratoc experiment in Hungary!!! 182
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Final voter participation around 80% Some predict 54-55% Tisza 38-40% Fidesz 041
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Until 17.00 more Hungarians went to cast their votes than in any elections since ‘89 74%! High participation and mostly in cities is good news for opposition party Tisza Here another shot from where Tisza might be celebrating in a few hours 032
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026You can stand and pose on the van Magyar used for going around the country visiting many small towns and villages @Batthyánytér where Tisza awaits results this evening 052
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Historic elections with historic turnout, people continue in big numbers to cast their vote and decide on Hungary’s future 66% by 15.00. 110
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/202654% voter participation in #Hungarianelections by 13.00 telex.hu/belfold/2026...telex.hu54,14 százalék a részvételi arány délután 1-ig, megérkeztek a fővárosi választókEz hét százalékponttal magasabb, mint az eddigi rekord. Orbán Viktor szerint a nagyon sok szavazó egy dolgot jelent. Kövesse a választás napját a Telexen percről percre! 010
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Hungarians cannot wait to live again in a democratic open country and Society! By 11.00 ám almost 40% voted! 1399
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Off to the polling station, participation is up to 16,89 %! Follow @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social for updates today on #Hungarianelections 192
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Voting has started in Hungary with record high participation after just an hour: 3,46% #Hungarianelections 2214
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Amid the flood of commentary on HU’s elections remember: much of what we know about Fidesz comes from independent investigative outlets like Direkt36. Calling them “local media” (as Financial Times does) is reductive. No investigative journalism = no transparency = no real democratic choice.linkedin.comI hope this catches the attention of the editors of The Financial Times (and maybe the editors of some other papers as well) The FT published a big piece today about the election campaign in… | Andra...I hope this catches the attention of the editors of The Financial Times (and maybe the editors of some other papers as well) The FT published a big piece today about the election campaign in Hungary.... 030
Reposted by Kati CseresSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026💥Heroes’ Square in Budapest is hosting the “anti-regime grand concert,” with tens of thousands bracing for the end of Viktor Orbán’s rule on Sunday. Chants of “Russians go home” are heard, while performers mock Viktor Orbán and Péter Szijjártó as servants of Vladimir Putin. 📸 444.hu 8621237
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 10/04/2026it is the end, baby-Hungarian elections, 2days to go 0222
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 08/04/2026NERflix: A collection of independent Hungarian investigative content. A series of voices and interviews speaking up from institutions like the police, army, or competition authority and expressing that “enough is enough” . ner-flix.com?fbclid=IwVER...ner-flix.comNerflixFüggetlen magyar tényfeltáró tartalmak gyűjteménye. 021
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 07/04/2026What will Hungarians remember from JD Vance’s visit to Budapest? Probably nothing, except the traffic chaos and having to walk to the airport because all traffic was blocked. @telexhu.bsky.social 110
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 07/04/2026JD Vance must have missed the news over the past weeks in Hungary: Russian meddling in elections, the government weaponizing police and public services for politics, and the economy left to crumble www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comVance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán – Europe liveUS vice-president claims ‘the bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary’ 031
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Orbán’s authoritarian market playbook revealed: In this podcast, HU’s competition authority chief economist explains how decisions are politically reviewed, competition is failing across sectors where oligarchs control 20% of GDP. A recipe for a failing economy and democracy.youtube.comMegérkezett a szabotázs, üres levélszavazatok erdélyben, NER gazdaság | választási hétindítóYouTube video by Partizán 021
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 05/04/2026Hungarian elections are next Sunday. But orchestrated threats and manufactured crises are alreday undermining Hungarians’ ability to choose democratisation, return to EU norms, and leave autocratisation behind. Their right to free, fair, and fearless elections is at stake. #HungarianElections 021
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This is precisely what many have feared and warned about: a manufactured crisis or security threat could be invoked to create an emergency, enabling Orbán to justify postponing or cancelling the elections. 053
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Direkt36 reveals another troubling low in HU:coordinated operation to undermine Tisza Party. When individuals linked to the party tried to expose it, they faced a police investigation, reportedly pushed by intelligence services, over an apparently unfounded serious charge. telex.hu/direkt36/202...telex.huTitkosszolgálati nyomásra történt házkutatás a Tiszát segítő informatikusoknál. Aztán kibukott egy gyanús művelet a párt ellenA Direkt36 birtokába jutott dokumentumok szerint jól szervezett akció zajlott a Tisza Párt informatikai rendszerének bedöntésére. A párthoz kötődő emberek le akarták ezt buktatni, de ekkor titkosszolg... 120
Reposted by Kati CseresThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/03/2026Exclusive: To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.washingtonpost.comTo tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attemptTo aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters. 3217597
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Today, a massive rally in Budapest organized by opposition leader Péter Magyar showed Hungarians are ready for change, invoking the spirit of 1848 revolution and echoing the Petőfi’s national song, “now or never”, a symbol of Hungarian identity and political awakening. telex.hu/english/2026...telex.huMagyar: There is no second chanceAt one of the biggest Hungarian national holidays, Péter Magyar spoke about what a Tisza Party government would look like if they won the April elections, and how Orbán had betrayed the Hungarian peop... 031
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Russia's attempt to influence Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections 01419
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Our joint letter represents a collective effort to speak up against the politicisation of the DMA as a retaliatory measure against the United States. Many thanks to all who took the time to sign! 062
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 11/12/2025After 15 years of Orbán’s rule, media capture in Hungary remains alarming. In @verfassungsblog.de we look at the Blikk acquisition by pro-government Indamedia and explore how the European Media Freedom Act could give the EU more leverage. verfassungsblog.de/curb-media-c...verfassungsblog.deThe EU’s Chance to Curb Media Capture 087
Reposted by Kati CseresThe Good Lobby @thegoodlobby.wsocial.eu · 20/10/2025@alemanno.bsky.social @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social @hmnzngr.bsky.social @direkt36.bsky.social @spiegel.de @derstandard.at @tijd.be @larsbove.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Kati CseresSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 10/10/2025💥ICYMI: Hungarian intelligence spied on the EU from Brussels in the 2010s, trying to recruit Hungarians inside EU institutions. Their reckless operation backfired—the network got exposed, and now even EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi’s role is under scrutiny. @direkt36.bsky.social @papertrailmedia.dedirekt36.huInside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - Direkt36In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out... 08146
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 27/09/2025That HU disrupts the functioning of the EU’s internal market comes as no surprise, nor that it manages state aid schemes flawlessly to the benefit of foreign companies. But that NL investments lend their support to Orbán’s authoritarian regime becomes undeniable when reading this @fd.nl analysis 042
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Slovakia in the footsteps of Hungary: new constitutional amendments impose binary gender, restrict adoption to heterosexual couples, and ban surrogacy, a major step backwards for rights in the EU. #RuleOfLaw #LGBTIQ #Slovakia 083
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 08/07/2025In other words, #Ecofin today gives lesson No.1. in EU law and integration to HU: respect market mechanisms and protect "undistored competition"in the internal market. 030
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Double nationality has never felt more meaningful than seeing A'dam mayor Femke Halsema and the Dutch ambassador front row on stage at #BudapestPride yesterday photo Istvan Huszti @telexhu.bsky.social 080
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 28/06/2025#BudapestPride #LoveisLove #Freedomcannotbebanned telex.hu/belfold/2025...telex.huCsordultig tele az Erzsébet híd, a menet vége még mindig a Deák térenAzért változtattak a meneten, mert a Szabadság hidat a Mi Hazánk foglalta el. Zajlik a 30. Budapest Pride – igaz, most Budapesti Büszkeség néven, önkormányzati rendezvényként. A rendőrség szerint ők m... 051
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Hungary’s New “Transparency” bill to Eliminate All Dissent The draft bill targets civil society and independent media by labeling them as foreign-influenced threats, imposing punitive restrictions. This is not a threat—it’s a calculated move to erase dissent from the HU public sphere. 086
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 17/05/2025What can, and should a national competition authority analyse in case of a media merger, this time in the Netherlands concenring the planned merger between DPG/RTL. #mediaplurality #ruleoflaw #competitionlaw www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...nrc.nl‘Bij het toetsen van mediafusies loopt Nederland aan tegen een democratisch tekort’, zegt jurist Kati CseresKati Cseres | Universitair hoofddocent Europees recht: De consumentenwaakhond ACM heeft geen wettelijk mandaat om te toetsen of DPG’s overname van RTL de pluriformiteit van het medialandschap in Neder... 041
Reposted by Kati CseresHungarian Helsinki Committee @hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social · 15/05/2025A dark turn in Hungary’s democracy erosion: disguised as a transparency measure to prevent sovereignty threats, the Bill on the Transparency of Public Life aims to starve and strangle civil society, independent media and any legal entity the government decides to target. helsinki.hu/en/operation...helsinki.huOperation Starve and Strangle: Hungary’s proposed “Transparency” Law threatens core European democratic values and attacks independent civil society and media organisations - Hungarian Helsinki Commit...A new legislative proposal marks a turning point in Hungary's erosion of democratic norms. Disguised as a transparency measure to prevent sovereignty threats, the Bill on the Transparency of Public Li... 01719
Kati Cseres @katicseres.bsky.social · 14/05/2025"Good morning Russia, Fidesz’s spring clean-up bill has arrived" — Telex.hu on HU’s new law enabling the Office for Protection of Sovereignty label foreign-funded organizations as threats to HU's sovereignty, severely restricting their work. telex.hu 023