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Júlia Pőcze @juliapocze.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Absolutely flabbergasted by the cowardice of the Commission. No matter why the President is afraid of 'provoking' Orban, there's no justification for actively choosing not to stand up for the rule of law & fundamental rights. Reporting by @euractiv.com and @krmcsngr.bsky.social for @politico.eu

From the Politico Brussels Playbook:

'HUNGARY PRIDE BAN

TENSION RISES OVER HUNGARY PRIDE BAN: Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib sat down recently with Lászlo Sebián-Petrovszki, the leader of the Hungarian parliament’s LGBTQ+ intergroup. An official present at the meeting told my colleague Csongor Körömi that Lahbib demurred on the idea of taking measures against Budapest, due partly to a lack of support from up high.

Locking horns: Lahbib described the conversation as “frank and constructive” in a post on X. But the official, who sat in on the discussion, said it had actually been combative.

Tools on the table: Sebián-Petrovszki asked Lahbib if Brussels would move ahead with an interim measure in the ongoing infringement procedure against Hungary’s 2021 anti-LGBTIQ+ law, to save the Pride march. The Commission would need to activate the interim measure by Tuesday, May 27, as Pride organizers must ask the police for permission to host the event 30 days before it is held (and it’s currently planned for June 28).

No support: MEPs and civil society groups have pressured the Commission to use this legal tool. Lahbib allegedly said “she doesn’t feel the political support, either from within the Commission or from President Ursula von der Leyen, to proceed,” the person mentioned above told Csongor.'

From the Politico Brussels Playbook:
'Waiting it out: The Commission would rather wait to see if the police actually ban Pride and if the courts would consider such a decision lawful, Lahbib said (per our mole), adding that the left-liberal-led city council of Budapest could organize a “Festival of Freedom,” instead of a Pride parade.'

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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

From pariah to leading "the mainstream" on migration, alongside PMs Mette Frederiksen, Donald Tusk, and many others. The fast journey of Giorgia Meloni on the world stage... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Italy and Denmark lead group of countries pushing back on European rights convention – Europe live

The group say a conversation was needed on how rights were being applied when it comes to migration

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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

In der ZEIT gibt es eine umfassende Recherche zu den neuen Babyglatzen, die schwer an die 90er erinnern und jeder, der auf antifaschistischen Demos etc. unterwegs ist, schon bemerkt hat. Das solltet ihr lesen, daher Geschenklink: www.zeit.de/2025/17/deut...

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Rechtsextreme Jugendgruppen: Sie sind minderjährig, Neonazis, und bereiten sich auf einen Kampf vor

Sie trainieren im Wald, überfallen ihre Opfer abends im Supermarkt. Ein Vorbild: die SA. Überall bilden sich rechtsextreme Gruppen. Auf den Spuren einer militanten Jugend

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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

[OUT] 'Reversing the Privatisation of the Public Sphere: Democratic Alternatives to the EU’s Regulation of Disinformation', new paper by @alvarooleart.bsky.social, FNRS postdoc at SciencePo ULB (Cevipol) in collab with Julia Rone, in Media and Communication www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

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Reversing the Privatisation of the Public Sphere: Democratic Alternatives to the EU’s Regulation of Disinformation | Article | Media and Communication

Alvaro Oleart, Julia Rone

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Matteo Dressler @mdressler.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

🎯 How can political parties genuinely connect with young people? After the 2024 European elections, it's clear that youth engagement—primarily online—needs a serious rethink. 🧵 A short thread on our latest piece for Social Europe ⬇️ 📘 Read the full article: www.socialeurope.eu/why-young-vo...

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Why Young Voters Are Ignoring Mainstream Politics

Political parties are failing to connect with young voters—can they rethink their strategies before it is too late?

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Reactionary centrism has been crucial in legitimizing the far right. They don’t only share a rejection of a truly inclusive democracy, but also a tendency to debate in bad faith. And yet, many liberals continue to engage with them, giving them legitimacy and amplifying their voice.

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Matteo Dressler @mdressler.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

„Auch ich legte Blumen ab…auf dem Weg zum Bahnhof kamen mir so viele Menschen entgegen … mit Blumen in der Hand und Tränen in den Augen. Ich bin noch einmal umgekehrt. Noch einmal einfach nebeneinanderstehen. Zusammen traurig sein.“ 🙏für den Text @valschnian.bsky.social www.zeit.de/2024/55/ansc...

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Anschlag in Magdeburg: Was wir brauchen, ist Trost

Alle schauen auf Magdeburg, meine Heimat: Sagen die Leute auch das Richtige in die Kameras? Werden sie nun erst recht die Rechten wählen? Was nun geschehen müsste

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Matteo Dressler @mdressler.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

1️⃣ Recent media coverage in prominent English-speaking outlets suggests a growing divide between young women and men in political attitudes and voting behaviour. The simplified narrative is that young men drift right while young women lean left. But is this the case? open.spotify.com/episode/4E2Z...

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Right turns and left leans: A new gender divide in young voters? with Gefjon Off

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Matteo Dressler @mdressler.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

① 🚀 Policy Study Launch: From Post to Polls. 📅 Last Thursday, we unveiled the latest policy study examining how political parties engaged young voters on social media during the 2024 European election campaign and whether those efforts paid off. 📖 feps-europe.eu/publication/...

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From posts to polls - Foundation for European Progressive Studies

Understanding youth engagement in the 2024 European elections

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Luise Quaritsch @luisequaritsch.eurosky.social · 13/12/2024

🏛️🧵The new Commission is describing threats to European democracy as mostly stemming from hostile foreign governments and playing out in the online information space. 1/

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DFRLab @dfrlab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🚨🗳️ #Romania annulled its presidential election after allegations of a coordinated social media campaign boosted a pro-Russian candidate. In this @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social piece, DFRLab's @markscott.bsky.social unpacks how TikTok and others amplified the effort, much of it legal. bit.ly/41tGzWS

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Romania annulled its presidential election results amid alleged Russian interference. What happens next?

Our experts answer six burning questions on the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to annul the first-round presidential election results.

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Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

TikTok violated the #DSA - again. We found: 🚨 48 NEW murky accounts impersonating Călin Georgescu 🚨 49 political ads, violating TikTok's own policy They were easy to find. So why wasn’t TikTok proactive⁉️ Details 👉 bit.ly/3OEOUza @stiftungmercator.bsky.social

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Matteo Dressler @mdressler.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

At the European Economic and Social Committee, with vital discussions on the central democracy-related project for the 2024-2029 European Commission. Together, we can forge a stronger and deeper European democracy. Forging the Democratic Shield! @epde.bsky.social #EuropeanDemocracy

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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Class consciousness still shapes voting, but in a different way than in the past. That's the key finding of a study with @thomaslux.bsky.social now out in English. We chart how class identity, interests and status link with voting for the left and right in Germany. A🧵 library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...

Cover of the publication "Class consciousness and voting. Class as a political compass?" by Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux, published by Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The cover illustration shows a stylized female worker flexing her muscles.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

8. What I have come to realize, however, is that the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democracy. These are related but fundamentally not the same struggles.

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Alex 8. @alexauswien16.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Das ist so gscheit, was die @nataschastrobl.bsky.social hier schreibt, unbedingt lesen!! Fehlt nur noch ein Follow-up-Artikel zur Rolle der Medien, und die Analyse ist komplett.

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Marcel Fratzscher @mfratzscher.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

Die Politik hat in der Migration einen gefährlichen Kurswechsel vollzogen: Er verändert nichts an der Zuwanderung, verschlechtert aber die Integrationschancen für Geflüchtete. Meine neue Kolumne: www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...

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Flüchtlingsgipfel: Schlecht für die Schutzsuchenden, gut für die AfD

Die Politik hat in der Migration einen gefährlichen Kurswechsel vollzogen: Er verändert nichts an der Zuwanderung, verschlechtert aber die Integrationschancen.

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