Galan Dall

🇺🇸🇪🇺Tensions between the EU and the MAGA world over the regulation of online platforms are on the rise – and the impact on Central European politics could be big. Click to read the #WeeklyOutlook in the thread⤵️

@ainayeh @StollmeyerEU @GalanDall visegradinsight.eu/online-event-h…

🇵🇱 Polish government reshuffle: Prime Minister Donald Tusk unveiled a streamlined cabinet today – a strategic recalibration prompted by the recent presidential victory of PiS-backed Karol Nawrocki, writes @NataliaKurpiew1. Click the link in the 🧵to get all the latest updates⤵️

🏳️‍🌈Budapest #Pride: Orbán wanted the opposition to blink. Instead, Karácsony called his bluff. Click to read @MarcoNemethEN's Commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/orbans-pride-t…

This is a strong message against authoritarianism. #pride #Budapest

🇵🇱🗳️Poland’s far right isn’t on the fringes anymore – it’s fractured, growing and setting the tone for the mainstream. Click the link in the 🧵 for what to watch in the 1 June presidential showdown ⤵️

❗️The war against NGOs and media has reached its final stage in #Hungary . The government has submitted its long-awaited, Russian style bill designed to make it extremely almost impossible for Hungarian organizations to receive funds from abroad to operate and exist.

🇷🇴🗳️Romanians are heading to the polls this weekend to choose their next president, but this is more than a domestic political contest - it is a referendum on the country’s democratic trajectory. Click to read @GalanDall's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/romanias-presi…

🇨🇿🗳️Czech elections face disinfo blitz – Security agencies warn of foreign influence, but the bigger challenge comes from domestic actors amplifying conspiracies and attacking public media. Click to read @ASybera's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/the-battle-for…

🤔56% of Hungarians don’t want Ukraine in the EU. @PM_ViktorOrban wants a referendum on Ukraine’s EU bid. @sikorskiradek snaps: How would the EU vote on keeping Hungary? Read more in the #WeeklyOutlook⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/romanias-georg…

🇨🇳From air fryers to surveillance cameras, Chinese technology is collecting data across #Europe and the Western #Balkans. Are we protecting our privacy, or handing it away? visegradinsight.eu/chinese-tech-i… 👇Click to read the commentary by Western Balkan @ipacglobal co-chairs @FMediu @Fatmir_Bytyqi @dobrinacelnik & Sanela Klarić MP.

🎙️ The Beginning of the End for Robert Fico? Click here to listen to our latest podcast ➡️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vis… 🇸🇰 Joined by special guests @BalogovaBeata, Editor-in-Chief of SME Daily, and @rastokuzel, Executive Director at MEMO 98, this episode dives into the protests that swept across Slovakia last week and what to expect next. Is this the beginning of the end for Fico? @terenzanim @KandrikMatej @ASybera @MatejSimalcik @wprzybylski @staskaleta

🇸🇰Fico has deflected a no-confidence vote with ‘coup’ talk – but for how long? 👇 #Fico #Pellegrini #Slovakia #disinformation @KandrikMatej @MatejSimalcik @MarcoNemethEN @ASybera – What's your take? visegradinsight.eu/fico-plays-the…

🎙️ New Podcast: Democracy Shield – Europe's Battles of 2024 and 2025 ➡️Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1GsIKc… ⬅️ In this episode, hosts @wprzybylski and @staskaleta offer their account of the victories and setbacks of European democracy in 2024 and look ahead to 2025 – the year that will test the European Democracy Shield initiative in the making. See also: 👉Our latest EU Values Foresight report ⁠visegradinsight.eu/eu-values-fore… ⁠ 👉European Democracy Shield Needs Defence Posture - Policy Brief ⁠visegradinsight.eu/reports/ ⁠ #Podcast #WeeklyOutlook #forreporting #Democracy

📺🇵🇱Can Poland’s new rules protect its media from foreign and domestic interference without repeating past media politicisation? @K_Izdebski @JarasJarasy @Bart_Wielinski Read Jessica Moss's Quick Take⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/domestic-and-f…

🛡️How can Central Europe counter disinformation from malign foreign and domestic actors? @GBerczeli @katka_cseh @peterkreko @_MJakubowska @GuzVetterEU Read @GalanDall's article with links to the policy brief in the thread

🇷🇴TikTok virality or real voter sentiment – what’s driving Georgescu’s rise? @AsyaMetodieva @BargaoanuAlina @ainayeh Read @thezvoner and Bianca Felseghi's breakdown⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/from-tiktok-to…

🇺🇦Facing winter blackouts and relentless offensives, Ukraine risks another wave of displacement. The UN calls for $170M to keep Ukrainians warm and safe. @portnikov @yermolenko_v @ComKlitina Read the new analysis from Ivan Us⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/can-aid-fix-uk…

🇺🇦🧵 Big shift in US policy: President #Biden has lifted the ban on #Ukraine using US weapons for long-range strikes on Russian territory. Here’s what you need to know, from our #WeeklyOutlook experts.👇 #UkraineWar #RussianUkrainianWar

🇺🇸🗳️As Trump returns, is the era of security outsourcing over? @Pawel_Karbo @thezvoner @SigitaStruberga @raalcom Read @GalanDall and Jessica Moss's commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/trumps-second-…