#Orbán

I'm sure this is a stupid idea but I did it anyway.I had a look at the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published by Transparency International and compared coronavirus stats between
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Worldwide, the COVID pandemic is used to curtail human rights. In #Poland , the government is TODAY deciding on two controversial laws that limit #abortion and womens' rights.Picture from @pozalowanawanda
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I’m starting a thread to document how the #COVID19 pandemic has enabled the passing of legislations that impinge on citizens’ democratic freedoms globally, or allow the executive to assume disproportionate
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How is COVID-19 changing the EU? As far as I can see, most of the big changes are accelerations of trends that were already visible. Take six of them -
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Not feeling great about the incentive structures being set up by how responses to antisemitism are covered in English-language media Those alologising, taking ownership, committing to improvement, etc. are constantly
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Right, I really don't care whether people listen to this Brexit thread. It's just here.This is a sanitised briefing. It is rated as "high level of confidence" and supported by
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Some Ferencvaros content for you to indulge in before 8pm tonight: Myself speaking to Alan Feehely for 45 minutes on the current state of Hungarian football and Ferencvaroshttps://podfollow.com/world-football-index-wfi-podcast/episode/3ffab
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Across the globe, surveillance systems are rapidly being put in place to fight the virus. Some could be the solution. Some use the global crisis as an excuse to do
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I think Bruno has captured it well. Re-read The Economist interview carefully...https://twitter.com/macaesbruno/status/1194498419764711425 Macron emphasizes the “rise of radical political Islam” as “undoubtedly the foremost enemy of European humanist
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An election defeat for Donald Trump would mean other leaders also lose out https://bloom.bg/37vpLCy  No relationship with the U.S. changed more under Trump than North Korea’s.What began with mutual threats
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Here's an interesting account. @GregRubini is a stalwart US citizen who spreads a veritable buffet of conspiracy theories involving anything and everything from space travel, 9/11, Syria, Novichok, and the
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I have gone through the European Commission's 'New Migration Pact' so you don't have to. I open thread: "Nine things I like about the New Migration Pact. Two things I
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Good morning world!Today is my last day at my beloved @CNASdc. I love this organization, its people, its mission, its output, and its culture more than anything I can think
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The now concluded European Council summit produced an outcome that has been widely welcomed. But in one crucial respect it failed miserably – and predictably: in protecting the rule of
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J'avais annoncé que la prise de pouvoir de Macron mènerait ce pays à la guerre civile. On n'en a jamais été aussi proche.En pleine pandémie mondiale, alors que l'incompétence et
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"(Norway's prime minister) Solberg held a dedicated press conference where no adults were allowed. She responded to kids’ questions from across the country, taking time to explain why it was
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