Bolsonaro supporters copying the January 6 insurrection shocked the world for a reason.
It was chilling example that far-right authoritarianism is contagious.
Nowhere is this more relevant than in the EU, home to the two most rapidly autocratizing countries, Hungary and Poland.
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RT @stephaniekhou17: 🇱🇧🇭🇺What ties Viktor Orban's government to Gibran Bassil & his FPM...? (Some) answers with @katka_cseh @karimbitar & European sources... Definitely a relationship to be digged further into.
https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1324888/la-hongrie-derniere-alliee-de-gebran-bassil-en-europe.html
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RT @RenewEurope: The charges against Polish human rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska must be dropped immediately!
Defending the fundamental right to access safe & legal abortions in Poland cannot be a crime!
Our letter to the Polish Public Prosecutor General👇🏽
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Horrible scenes from Brazil, as Bolsonaro’s supporters copy the attack on Capitol Hill
A chilling example that far-right authoritarianism is contagious— and yet another reason to fight the EU’s own autocracy crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-latin-america-64206148
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Great piece from @eszterz on the year the EU finally took action on the autocracy crisis
The European Parliament’s role should be further emphasized— EP insisted on creating the #RuleOfLaw mechanism & mounted constant pressure on the Commission to use it
https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/156556
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RT @AlexanderFaludy: Ethnic Hungarian soldiers of #Ukraine’s Army (From Trans-Carpathia) singing Christmas carols in their dug out position on the Eastern Front. This is the sort of image #Orbán does not want people in #Hungary to see.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1607850612766408704
From our family to yours— Merry Christmas! 🥰❤️🎄 Lots of love, light & laughter
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RT @thijsreuten: Today, 31 Members of @europarl_en call on High Representative @JosepBorrellF to summon the ambassador of the Islamic Republic to demand immediate cessation of executions. The only crime of the Iranian people is their desire to live in dignity and freedom. #WomenLifeFreedom
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Not kidding👇
RT @katka_cseh: ACTUAL quote from a “news” broadcast in HU:
"Viktor Orban changed his profile picture. The photo got 60.000 likes in a few hours. Not only likes, but comments also. Many think the PM looks more handsome than earlier. Others believe the photo depicts a confident and strong leader"
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1605207532573962241
What’s breaking news like in the world of grotesque propaganda? The evening news reports that “Viktor Orban changed his profile picture”
We need a strong European Media Freedom Act! #PressFreedom
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1605207306178027520
While @AOC celebrates Latin American pride—
Fidesz VP Szilard Nemeth gives shoutout to “a white, Christian country with European values.” Good reminder that Viktor Orban’s party really live in their own little racist universe…
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1604862168012308482
RT @lilirutai: Proof that Hungary is a meme, vol.5638
Fidesz politician congratulates Argentina: “A white, Christian country representing European values became the world champion.”
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1604832864121786368
This is appalling.
And it comes just three days after @ManfredWeber & the @EPP urged Parliament not to use #Qatargate for scoring cheap political points.
Instead of grubby politics, let's focus on tackling foreign interference.
RT @EPP: We need to discuss hypocrisy: The holier-than-thou S&D Group is at the epicenter of #Qatargate. It’s time they are held accountable. Their lecturing on rule of law has now been proven to be hypocritical. 1/
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@samiraraf @RenewEurope @D66 @MariaWalshEU @Evelyn_Regner @meugeniarpalop @MarcAngel_lu @spietikainen @TerryReintke @dragos_pislaru Well done, thank you for all your hard work, dear Samira! 👏🥳
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RT @katka_cseh: Because of Putin’s barbaric war, the people of Ukraine are bracing for a winter without power, without shelter.
Meanwhile, the EU’s illiberal populists, Orban & Morawieczki use their vetoes to block humanitarian aid, in exchange for money. Shameful.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1603354046970167296
We just fought back an attempt from @EPPGroup, who pushed to postpone votes on human rights resolutions. Silencing us was exactly what Quatar aimed to achieve. We’ll continue to raise our voice for individuals who are oppressed, tortured, imprisoned— with or without the EPP
RT @RenewEurope: Dear @EPPGroup — the European Parliament staying silent on human rights abuses is exactly what Qatari bribes aimed to achieve. We at @RenewEurope are determined to continue to …
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Because of Putin’s barbaric war, the people of Ukraine are bracing for a winter without power, without shelter.
Meanwhile, the EU’s illiberal populists, Orban & Morawieczki use their vetoes to block humanitarian aid, in exchange for money. Shameful.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1603349282962264064
RT @rdanielkelemen: As I was saying 14 months ago, don’t paying off extortionists is a losing strategy…. It will just encourage them (and others) to extort you more.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1603346839473881090
Shameful. While Ukrainians suffer, extortionists hold up EU aid
On Monday, Orban dropped his veto in exchange for some cash.
Today, Poland jumps in, also for the money.
I hope EU leaders finally learn: if you give in to the extortionist, they’ll always come back to ask for more
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1603328025927589888
Honored to have Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob 🇸🇮 addressing @europarl_en yesterday.
Earlier this year, he defeated Trump-fan & Orban-ally Janez Jansa. His election victory gives us hope— that the democratic backsliding trend can be halted & reversed.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/katka_cseh/status/1603078694674878466
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