Podcast appearances and mentions of viktor orban

Ungarn scheint jedes Mittel recht, um den EU-Beitritt der Ukraine zu verhindern. Budapest fährt eine klare Anti-Ukraine-Kampagne, hält ein vermeintliches Referendum ab und instrumentalisiert sogar die Festnahme mutmaßlicher ungarischer Spione in der Ukraine.Gast? Daniel Hegedüs, Regionaldirektor für Zentraleuropa beim German Marshall FundModeration? Kevin SchulteSie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.deSie möchten "Wieder was gelernt" unterstützen? Dann bewerten Sie den Podcast gerne bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify.Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/wiederwasgelerntUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlWir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, klicken Sie hier: https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Célia Belin of the European Council on Foreign Relations tells RFI that Donald Trump's administration is treating Europe less as a partner and more as a rival. In backing nationalist movements and undermining multilateral institutions, it is exporting a political mode of operation that risks fracturing European unity. The impact of Donald Trump's second term in the White House is being felt far beyond US borders. Observers say this ripple effect can be seen across Europe, not just in policy but in the continent's political culture itself.For Dr Célia Belin of the European Council on Foreign Relations, the stakes are nothing less than the future of European liberal democracy.In her latest ECFR report, MAGA Goes Global: Trump's Plan for Europe, Belin warns that what might appear to be chaotic decisions from the Oval Office are, in fact, part of an ideological project.“There's actually a strong direction, a clear destination,” Belin told RFI. “Trump, surrounded by loyalists and MAGA Republicans, is ready to implement his plan – to push back on liberal democracy, and to push back on Europe."According to her, he sees Europe as “an extension of his political enemies – liberals and progressives” and views its institutions as bureaucratic hurdles rather than allies in global leadership.Culture wars without bordersTrump's administration – bolstered by figures including Vice President JD Vance and media mogul Elon Musk – has also made overtures to Europe's far right.They have voiced support for Germany's far-right AfD party and France's Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally, including on Musk's social media platform X (formerly Twitter) – helping to disseminate nationalist and populist rhetoric across the continent.“We're seeing a systematic attack on the liberal model that Europe represents,” said Belin. “This ‘Trumpian wave' has fired up nationalist opposition in Europe, even if it hasn't created a united front."‘Free Le Pen': US conservatives rally behind French far-right leaderNon merci to MAGAHowever, some of the European political parties that share Trump's scepticism of liberal institutions are treading carefully when it comes to embracing his brand of politics.While leaders such as Viktor Orbán in Hungary openly welcome MAGA-style backing, others see it as a double-edged sword.Following her recent legal conviction, Le Pen received support from MAGA-aligned figures. But her party responded with conspicuous silence.“They don't want or need this Trumpian support,” Belin noted. “Their political strategy is not about aligning with MAGA America – it's more French, more sovereignist."Embracing Trump too openly could risk undermining years of effort to mainstream the National Rally's image. “Nationalists are realising that now – it brings fuel to the fire, yes, but it also complicates their own domestic positioning," said Belin.Trump's first 100 days: Revolution or destruction? The view from FranceEurope respondsFrench President Emmanuel Macron was among the first European leaders to sound the alarm on the changing nature of the US-European alliance. "I want to believe that the United States will stay by our side but we have to be prepared for that not to be the case," he said in a televised address to the nation in March.I January, in a speech to French ambassadors, he said: "Ten years ago, who could have imagined it if we had been told that the owner of one of the largest social networks in the world would support a new international reactionary movement and intervene directly in elections, including in Germany."German Chancellor Olaf Scholz followed suit, criticising Musk's decision to give the AfD a platform just weeks before Germany's federal elections.However, Belin points out that the European response is still taking shape. “It's brand new as a phenomenon,” she said. “Europeans were prepared to be challenged on trade, on security – even on Ukraine. But this cultural challenge is unprecedented.”Meloni positions herself as Europe's ‘trump card' on visit to White HouseStill, as Belin notes, Trumpism is not a winning formula everywhere. “Turning fully Trumpist would derail Marine Le Pen's strategy. It's not a winning strategy in France,” she said. “But in more insurgent political systems, it might be."And there is concern too that Trumpism could outlive Trump himself.“There's been a transformation in the perception of America's global role,” Belin said. “And that will stick around. It will be pushed by some of the nationalist parties in our countries. That is the Trumpist legacy”.

Economia românească și-a pierdut suflul. Creșterea economică este redusă, ritmul de creștere a consumului scade, iar obligațiunile în euro ale statului român se tranzacționează pe piețele externe la nivel de junk. Singurul lucru pe care îl pot face investitorii este să aștepte alegerile și să vadă ce se va întâmpla după aceea. O analiză publicată ieri de agenția Bloomberg arată un adevăr crud și anume că obligațiunile românești în euro se tranzacționează pe piețele internaționale la randamente egale cu cele ale unor state aflate în categoria junk, adică nerecomandat pentru investiții.Este de două ori îngrijorător. O dată, pentru că dobânzile la care se împrumută statul român sunt tot mai mari, ceea ce arată că bugetul va trebui să suporte de la an la an cheltuieli mai mari. A doua oară, pentru că dacă prețurile la care se tranzacționează obligațiunile românești au încorporat deja retrogradarea la categoria junk înseamnă că mutarea ar putea fi făcută cu mai mare ușurință de agențiile de rating.Analiza Bloomberg arată că o victorie în alegeri a lui Nicușor Dan ar putea aduce o calmare a piețelor, în timp ce dacă ar câștiga Simion acesta ar trebui „să câștige repede încrederea piețelor”. Dar, chiar ar putea un președinte ca George Simion „să câștige repede încrederea piețelor”? Este greu de crezut, pentru că politica pe care acesta a dus-o îl caracterizează ca un extremist.După ce Simion și AUR au vorbit despre naționalizare, împotriva Uniunii Europene și despre companii străine care scot profitul din țară în mod agresiv este greu să își recâștige credibilitatea în fața unor investitori financiari sau industriali care sunt sensibili la astfel de declarații dintr-un motiv simplu: ei cred că lucrurile despre care vorbește George Simion și partidul său se pot transforma în realitate.Cert este că rezultatele alegerilor vor genera costuri diferite pentru statul român și pentru populație. În sensul că o victorie a lui George Simion ar avea efecte dure asupra costurilor de împrumut, asupra cursului de schimb sau asupra dobânzilor.Nicușor Dan a fost în schimb un candidat mult mai predictibil, ceea ce poate aduce încredere, iar în acest moment investitorii au nevoie de multă încredere pentru a continua să finanțeze România.Din păcate, veștile rele din economie nu se mai opresc. Astfel, creșterea economică a încetinit vizibil, în primul trimestru al acestui an creșterea PIB în termeni anuali este cu numai 0,2%, sub așteptări. Iar în ceea ce privește evoluția față de trimestrul anterior PIB a stagnat.Ceea ce înseamnă că economia și-a pierdut din vigoare. Creșterea, care cândva era un atu al economiei românești la nivel european, acum s-a pierdut. În primul trimestru al anului, Uniunea Europeană a crescut cu 1,4%, iar zona euro cu 1,2%. Există campioni ai creșterii economice la nivel european: Irlanda – 10,9%, Polonia – 3,8%, Bulgaria – 3,1% și Spania – 2,8%.La polul opus, Germania scade cu 0,2%, ceea ce nu poate decât să îngrijoreze România care este legată puternic de cea mai mare economie europeană. Iar dacă Germania scade, economia autohtonă are și ea probleme. De asemenea, Ungaria a înregistrat o scădere economică cu 0,4%, ceea ce vorbește de la sine despre degringolada economică în care se află Viktor Orban.Cert este că dacă în urmă cu câțiva ani, România înregistra constant cea mai mare rată de creștere economică de la nivel european, acum situația s-a schimbat radical. Este de neînțeles cum România are un deficit bugetar de 9% din PIB și o creștere economică anemică de numai 0,2%.În martie 2024, creșterea anuală a consumului era cu 2%, serie brută, și cu 4,3%, ca serie ajustată. În primele trei luni ale anului 2024, comerțul cu amănuntul a crescut față de anul precedent cu 6,4% (serie brută) sau cu 5,5% (serie ajustată).În martie a.c., creșterea anuală a consumului a fost cu 4,9%, serie brută, și cu 3,4%, serie ajustată. În primele trei luni ale anului, comerțul a crescut cu 3,5%, serie brută, și cu 4%, serie ajustată. Ceea ce arată că există o încetinire a consumului și că economia românească și-a pierdut rând pe rând motoarele de creștere.

Encontro sinaliza apoio político de Trump ao novo governo da Síria, com promessas de fim das sanções dos Estados Unidos contra Damasco, que são aplicadas desde o governo de Bashar Al Assad. E mais:- Procurador-geral da Argentina pede à Suprema Corte que dobre a pena de Cristina Kirchner de 6 para 12 anos de prisão, por desviar dinheiro do Estado de obras rodoviárias durante seus mandatos de 2007 a 2015- Ao liberar a entrada, sem visto, para cidadãos de países latino-americanos, China oferece a esses países o mesmo privilégio que várias nações europeias e asiáticas- Texto de lei que proíbe o financiamento estrangeiro de ONGs e veículos de imprensa deve ser aprovado com facilidade no Parlamento da Hungria, já que Viktor Orbán tem apoio da maioria dos representantes- População da Romênia decidirá entre populista de direita George Simion e o tecnocrata de centro Nicusor Dan no segundo turno das eleições presidenciaisOuça Karine Aguiar no Spotify Sigam a gente nas redes sociais Instagram mundo_180_segundos e Linkedin Mundo em 180 Segundos Acompanhem os episódio ao vivo Youtube, Instagram ou LinkedinFale conosco através do mundo180segundos@gmail.com

In this episode of the VIFF Podcast, programmer Alan Franey interviews American filmmaker Connie Field about her documentary feature Democracy Noir, which explores the rise of Viktor Orbán in Hungary and its global implications. The film follows three women—a journalist, a nurse, and a politician—who fight against Orbán's regime, highlighting Orbán's manipulation of democracy to maintain power, including changing the constitution to require a two-thirds parliamentary majority for amendments. Field discusses the parallels between Orbán's tactics and those of other authoritarian leaders (such as Trump) and the broader impact on global democracy. Despite its relevance, distribution challenges persist, particularly in the U.S.This episode was recorded during the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival. This podcast is brought to you by the Vancouver International Film Festival.Presented on the traditional and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.

La ora actuală, în Uniunea Europeană se poate vorbi despre o axă pro-rusă Bratislava-Budapesta. România ar putea și ea să i se alăture. Candidatul la președinție George Simion a promis că, dacă va câștiga, se va alinia politicilor de la Budapesta. El își face reclamă electorală în Transilvania cu pliante care-l înfățișează alături de premierul ungar Victor Orban. Recent, premierul slovac Robert Fico s-a aflat la Moscova, cu ocazia festivităților din 9 mai. În cele din urmă, el nu a participat la parada militară prezidată de Vladimir Putin. Însă aceasta nu a potolit criticile din țară și din vecinătate. Iată câteva comentarii, selectate de portalul Eurotopics.Comentatorul ziarului slovac Denník Postoj consideră că „la nivel internațional, participarea lui Fico la festivitățile lui Putin de la Moscova a fost cel mai dăunător eveniment pentru Slovacia de la sfârșitul erei Mečiar în 1998”.Vladimir Mečiar a fost liderul autoritar de stânga al Slovaciei în anii 1990, care a frânat procesul de europenizare a țării.Ziariștii slovaci fac o paralelă între precedenta vizită a lui Fico la Moscova și cea de acum. ”Dacă în timpul precedentei vizite la Kremlin, Fico a reușit cel puțin să dea impresia că dorește să găsească o soluție pragmatică la problema gazelor, această ultimă vizită a fost pur și simplu o expresie a simpatiei față de regimul rus.Prim-ministrul slovac s-a lăsat în mod deliberat atras în instrumentalizarea de către Putin a aniversării celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial pentru a promova obiectivele imperialiste actuale ale Rusiei. Un pas fatal din perspectiva aliaților noștri.” Comentatorul ziarului ceh Český Rozhlas este de părere că, prin acțiunile sale, ”Fico face tot posibilul pentru a lărgi prăpastia dintre UE și Slovacia. Apoi, el poate folosi această distanță ca pretext pentru a căuta aliați în alte părți – în Rusia, Asia Centrală sau China.Unul dintre predecesorii săi, Vladimír Mečiar, a făcut deja același lucru. El a lansat faimoasa afirmație: „Dacă Occidentul nu ne vrea, ne vom îndrepta spre Est”.Citeste siDupă ce balticii nu i-au permis survolul, premierul slovac Fico a făcut o rută ocolitoare şi ar fi trecut prin România ca să ajungă în RusiaRezultatul a fost izolarea fără precedent a Slovaciei, care a dispărut efectiv de pe harta Europei timp de mai mulți ani în care niciun șef de stat nu a vizitat țara. Și când cineva începe să te ignore, este adesea mult mai rău decât atunci când te critică constant.”În sfârșit, ziarul slovac de limbă maghiară Új Szó este de părere că, mergând la Moscova, Fico sperase că determinarea sa va fi răsplătită prin creșterea adeziunii la partidul său, SMER.În cele din urmă, s-a retras puțin, pentru că nu a participat la parada militară.A vizitat doar Mormântul Soldatului Necunoscut de lângă zidurile Kremlinului, alături de Putin și alți invitați oficiali.În mod clar, încerca să dezamorseze protestele din propria țară și dezaprobarea de la Bruxelles, dar i-a reușit cu greu. Cel puțin pe plan intern.Lui Putin nu-i păsa oricum de această schimbare de plan. Pentru el, principala funcție a prim-ministrului slovac era să se asigure că mașinăria sa de propagandă putea proclama cu voce tare că UE nu a reușit să-l izoleze.” Ascultați rubrica ”Eurocronica”, cu Ovidiu Nahoi, în fiecare zi, de luni până vineri, de la 8.45 și în reluare duminica, de la 15.00, numai la RFI România

À la Une de la presse ce jeudi 15 mai, les projets d'atteinte à la presse indépendante dans la Hongrie de Viktor Orban, l'audition de François Bayrou devant la Commission d'enquête parlementaire sur le scandale Bétharram passée au crible, "l'inconfortable cohabitation" à la tête du Rassemblement national, et enfin, une étude très sérieuse sur la transformation des pieds des poupées Barbie depuis les années 1960, preuve de l'évolution de la société. 

Donald Trump is putting liberal democracy through its greatest test in 80 years.  None of it is original. His style of rule is straight from the democratic backsliders' playbook. To secure long-term power rather than short-term office, rulers must take over the institutions that check and balance majority rule and bend them to their will. Trump has tamed Congress and inserted his people into the Supreme Court, law enforcement, intelligence, and competition regulation but - to his great frustration - the Federal Reserve is holding out. It was the same story in Hungary after Viktor Orbán returned to the premiership in 2010. Bound by EU law and the mandates of the governor and his deputies, Orbán had to wait three years to break the national bank. One of those deputy governors, Júlia Király, experienced state capture from the inside and resigned with a public protest at the loss of institutional independence. Now an associate professor of finance and monetary economics at the International Business School in Budapest, she began her career under socialism at the statistics and planning offices. As deputy governor, she was part of the team that managed the Hungarian economy through the post-2007 financial crisis – an experience she chronicles in Hungary and Other Emerging EU Countries in the Financial Storm: From Minor Turbulences to a Global Hurricane (Springer, 2020). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes and podcasts at www.242.news on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Donald Trump is putting liberal democracy through its greatest test in 80 years.  None of it is original. His style of rule is straight from the democratic backsliders' playbook. To secure long-term power rather than short-term office, rulers must take over the institutions that check and balance majority rule and bend them to their will. Trump has tamed Congress and inserted his people into the Supreme Court, law enforcement, intelligence, and competition regulation but - to his great frustration - the Federal Reserve is holding out. It was the same story in Hungary after Viktor Orbán returned to the premiership in 2010. Bound by EU law and the mandates of the governor and his deputies, Orbán had to wait three years to break the national bank. One of those deputy governors, Júlia Király, experienced state capture from the inside and resigned with a public protest at the loss of institutional independence. Now an associate professor of finance and monetary economics at the International Business School in Budapest, she began her career under socialism at the statistics and planning offices. As deputy governor, she was part of the team that managed the Hungarian economy through the post-2007 financial crisis – an experience she chronicles in Hungary and Other Emerging EU Countries in the Financial Storm: From Minor Turbulences to a Global Hurricane (Springer, 2020). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes and podcasts at www.242.news on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

Donald Trump is putting liberal democracy through its greatest test in 80 years.  None of it is original. His style of rule is straight from the democratic backsliders' playbook. To secure long-term power rather than short-term office, rulers must take over the institutions that check and balance majority rule and bend them to their will. Trump has tamed Congress and inserted his people into the Supreme Court, law enforcement, intelligence, and competition regulation but - to his great frustration - the Federal Reserve is holding out. It was the same story in Hungary after Viktor Orbán returned to the premiership in 2010. Bound by EU law and the mandates of the governor and his deputies, Orbán had to wait three years to break the national bank. One of those deputy governors, Júlia Király, experienced state capture from the inside and resigned with a public protest at the loss of institutional independence. Now an associate professor of finance and monetary economics at the International Business School in Budapest, she began her career under socialism at the statistics and planning offices. As deputy governor, she was part of the team that managed the Hungarian economy through the post-2007 financial crisis – an experience she chronicles in Hungary and Other Emerging EU Countries in the Financial Storm: From Minor Turbulences to a Global Hurricane (Springer, 2020). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes and podcasts at www.242.news on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/economics

Donald Trump is putting liberal democracy through its greatest test in 80 years.  None of it is original. His style of rule is straight from the democratic backsliders' playbook. To secure long-term power rather than short-term office, rulers must take over the institutions that check and balance majority rule and bend them to their will. Trump has tamed Congress and inserted his people into the Supreme Court, law enforcement, intelligence, and competition regulation but - to his great frustration - the Federal Reserve is holding out. It was the same story in Hungary after Viktor Orbán returned to the premiership in 2010. Bound by EU law and the mandates of the governor and his deputies, Orbán had to wait three years to break the national bank. One of those deputy governors, Júlia Király, experienced state capture from the inside and resigned with a public protest at the loss of institutional independence. Now an associate professor of finance and monetary economics at the International Business School in Budapest, she began her career under socialism at the statistics and planning offices. As deputy governor, she was part of the team that managed the Hungarian economy through the post-2007 financial crisis – an experience she chronicles in Hungary and Other Emerging EU Countries in the Financial Storm: From Minor Turbulences to a Global Hurricane (Springer, 2020). Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes and podcasts at www.242.news on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/finance

Comisia Europeană a greșit când a refuzat să facă publice mesajele text schimbate între Ursula von der Leyen și Albert Bourla, directorul executiv al Pfizer, în plină pandemie de Covid, înainte de semnarea unui contract uriaș pentru achiziția de vaccinuri. Tribunalul Uniunii Europene trebuia sa transeze dacă mesajele text ar trebui să fie clasificate drept documente și, prin urmare, eligibile pentru a fi publicate, în numele transparenței.  Încă o dezbatere electorală la care George Simion nu participăGeorge Simion nu participa nici la podcastul influencerului Micutzu, a dat curs invitatiei din aceaata dupa amiaza doar Nicusor Dan. Trei zile pana la alegeri, si discutam despre riscul apariției unei axe Bratislava-Budapesta-București, în eventualitatea alegerii lui George Simion  președinte. Ce implicații ar avea alaturarea Romaniei la aceasta structura in care ii avem pe premierul slovac Robert Fico si pe omologul sau maghiar, Viktor Orban, doi apropiati ai lui Vladimir Putin?Trecutul tumultuos al lui George Simion în Republica MoldovaO zi dupa turul doi al alegerilor prezidentiale, o instanta de la Chisinau va judeca cererea de anulare a interdicției lui George Simion de intrare în Moldova. Despre actiunile intreprinse de cel care avea sa devina liderul AUR discutam in aceasta seara, Simion fiind acuzat că a manipulat proteste, ca a colaborat cu oameni din anturajul oligarhului Vlad Plahotniuc și ca a fost folosit ca un factor de destabilizare. 

Alors que les négociations diplomatiques pour mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine n'ont jamais été aussi intenses, les questions sur le conflit, les réfugiés et l'adhésion future du pays à l'Union européenne agitent la politique des pays voisins.  Signe de cette fébrilité, la Hongrie. À moins d'un an des prochaines élections législatives, le Premier ministre hongrois, le pro-russe Viktor Orban consulte ses électeurs... sous la forme d'un questionnaire sans aucune valeur légale. Il demande aux Hongrois de répondre à cette simple question : «l'Union européenne a décidé d'accepter l'adhésion de l'Ukraine en procédure accélérée. Êtes-vous d'accord ?». Une façon d'instrumentaliser le conflit et les réfugiés ukrainiens. Reportage à Budapest de Florence Labruyère.    La campagne présidentielle en Pologne et les réfugiés ukrainiens Et en Pologne, premier soutien de Kiev dans la guerre déclenchée par Moscou, le sentiment anti-ukrainien qui couve depuis deux ans refait surface. On vote le week-end prochain pour les présidentielles, et cette campagne est déjà placée sous le signe de la xénophobie vis-à-vis des réfugiés ukrainiens. À Varsovie, Adrien Sarlat.   Une mine de charbon transformée en lac en AllemagneAprès un court moratoire pour passer le cap de la crise énergétique, l'Allemagne a repris la fermeture de ses anciennes centrales électriques qui fonctionnent au charbon. En 2030, le pays ne devrait plus du tout utiliser de lignite dans son mix énergétique. Dans l'est du pays, les mines de charbon à ciel ouvert ferment les unes après les autres. Mais que faire de ces terrains désolés. À Cottbus, la ville a décidé de transformer la mine en lac... un projet bien accueilli par la population, mais dénoncé par les militants écologistes. C'est le reportage sur place de Salomé Hénon Cohin    Jacques Delors : les paradoxes d'un homme d'État européen  Et alors que l'arrivée du nouveau chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz relance l'espoir d'un renouveau du couple franco-allemand, qu'on appelle aussi le moteur de l'UE, un livre revient sur le parcours d'une figure centrale de l'UE. Jacques Delors a été aux commandes de la commission de 1985 à 1995 et a su fédérer alors les chefs d'État français, allemand et britannique autour du projet européen de l'acte unique, l'Europe sans frontières. C'est ce que Michel Mangenot, directeur de l'Institut d'études européennes de l'Université Paris 8 a expliqué àJuliette Gheerbrant.  Jacques Delors : les paradoxes d'un homme d'État européen, par Fabrice Larat et Michel Mangenot est publié aux éditions de la Documentation française. 

Het gejuich hield maar niet op toen Donald Trump Democraat Kamala Harris versloeg. Radicaal-rechtse partijen in Europa zagen hun gelijk bevestigd, hoopten op rugwind uit Washington en een geestverwant die hun megafoon zou zijn. Maar intussen stokt het gejubel. Radicaal-rechts zwijgt bedremmeld. Niemand bedelt nog om een feestelijke ontvangst met diner in Mar-a-Lago.Integendeel, noteren Jaap Jansen en PG Kroeger. Radicaal-rechts Europa spat uiteen. Waar ze bij Trump op hoopten gebeurt juist niet en wat Trump wél doet jaagt de landen in Europa in elkaars armen en radicaal-rechts uiteen. En Trump? Die prijst opeens Ursula von der Leyen als ‘fantastic'. Ook zijzelf moet daar even aan wennen.***Deze aflevering is mede mogelijk gemaakt met donaties van luisteraars die we hiervoor hartelijk danken. Word ook vriend van de show!Heb je belangstelling om in onze podcast te adverteren of ons te sponsoren? Zend een mailtje naar adverteren@dagennacht.nl en wij zoeken contact.Op sommige podcast-apps kun je niet alles lezen. De complete tekst plus linkjes en een overzicht van al onze eerdere afleveringen vind je hier***Allereerst kreeg Trump zijn 'vrede in Oekraïne binnen één dag' allerminst voor elkaar. De verwachting dat daarmee juist radicaal-rechts als het vredeskamp zou worden gezien en Vladimir Poetin Europa snel weer gas kon leveren bleek een fata morgana.Bovendien negeert Trump zijn belangrijkste vazal in de EU, Viktor Orbán, inmiddels geheel. Ook Washington heeft door dat Orbán politiek geïsoleerd is en bij komende verkiezingen wel eens een forse nederlaag zou kunnen lijden. En wat Orbán overkomt, kan dus iedereen gebeuren.Ook de hoop dat met Trump de 'anti-woke agenda' extra impuls zou krijgen is de bodem in geslagen. Europese burgers kunnen niks met een beeldentuin van Amerikaanse helden, ruzie met Harvard, met musea en het operahuis in Washington DC of de Pentagon-oorlog tegen 'DEI' en gedoe over transgenders. Trumps warrigheid leidt zo vooral af van wat radicaal-rechts in Europa wil agenderen.Nota bene op het thema dat hen het meest verbindt is de teleurstelling extra groot. PVV-minister Marjolein Faber vond 'trumpiaans' te worden genoemd eerst nog best een compliment. Maar juist bij migratievraagstukken helpt Trump zijn geestverwanten helemaal niet.Trumps obsessie met de grens met Canada en het beschimpen van dat brave buurland of met deporaties naar El Salvador stoten velen in Europa af. En bij het hoopvolle herstel van relaties met Syrië heeft de EU niets aan hulp van het duo Poetin en Trump.Steeds duidelijker blijkt dat radicaal-rechts geen serieus antwoord heeft op de demografische vraagstukken. Landen als Hongarije en Italië moeten juist vele migranten werven om de basisvoorzieningen overeind te houden. PVV-vicepremier Fleur Agema ondervindt inmiddels dat arbeidsmigratie op haar terrein – de zorg – onontbeerlijk is. En radicaal-rechts zwijgt nu Von der Leyen en Emmanuel Macron geschoffeerde Amerikaanse R&D-toppers naar de EU willen lokken.Nergens is de ramp voor radicaal-rechts zo groot als bij de economische en geopolitieke machtsverhoudingen. Ten principale was men op die vleugel tegen vrijhandel en protectionistisch, net als radicaal-links. Maar nu Trump stelt dat de EU er is ‘om Amerika te naaien', zien we radicaal-rechts uiteen spatten.In het Europees Parlement werd dit vorige week spectaculair zichtbaar. De Franse aanvoerder van 'de Patriotten' vindt Von der Leyen niet hard genoeg optreden tegen Trump en zijn heffingen. Jordan Bardella roept dramatisch ‘Ontwaakt Europa!' voor ‘het gevaar' van Trump én Xi Jinping. Klassiek mercantilisme - als van Lodewijk XIV tegen Johan de Witt - uit de mond van Marine le Pens opvolger!De PVV vindt precies het omgekeerde. Sebastian Kruis prijst de Commissie met warme woorden en benadrukt hoezeer met Trump gepolderd moet worden om de vrijhandel te redden.Radicaal-rechts zit ook klem bij Trumps eisen aan Europa inzake defensie. De PVV vindt 2 procent van het bnp voor Defensie wel genoeg, bleek in de Tweede Kamer. En intensieve samenwerking van nationale legers is niet de bedoeling, vindt de PVV. Veel kiezers denken daar intussen heel anders over.Trump werd voor wie hem in Europa eerder zo bewierookten van idool, profeet en rolmodel in korte tijd risico en schrikbeeld. En om het voor de verdedigers van het 'joods-christelijk avondland' allemaal nog erger te maken verscheen vorige week plots een nieuw Amerikaans icoon. Habemus Papam!De nieuwe paus Leo XIV beschimpte Trump en JD Vance, bepleitte dialoog en het bouwen van bruggen in plaats van polarisatie en nam het vurig op voor Oekraïne. Ook dat nog.***Verder luisteren497 – De krankzinnige tarievenoorlog van Donald Trump494 - Trumps aanval op de geschiedenis en de geest van Amerika484 - Hoe Trump chaos veroorzaakt en de Europeanen in elkaars armen drijft478 - Was Hitler een socialist?476 – Trump II en de gevolgen voor Europa en de NAVO447 - Als Trump wint staat Europa er alleen voor446 - Doe wat Draghi zegt of Europa wacht een langzame doodsstrijd420 - Wilders formeert in Boedapest, niet Den Haag379 - Migratie: het werkelijke verhaal169 - Vijftien jaar Partij voor de Vrijheid van Geert Wilders162 - Pieter Omtzigt over macht en tegenmacht152 - De 19e-eeuwse wortels van Forum voor Democratie48 - Wilders gewogen: Koen Vossen en Gerrit Voerman over de PVV***Tijdlijn00:00:00 – Deel 100:37:51 – deel 200:56:42 – Deel 301:05:21 – Einde Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alors que les négociations diplomatiques pour mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine n'ont jamais été aussi intenses, les questions sur le conflit, les réfugiés et l'adhésion future du pays à l'Union européenne agitent la politique des pays voisins.  Signe de cette fébrilité, la Hongrie. À moins d'un an des prochaines élections législatives, le Premier ministre hongrois, le pro-russe Viktor Orban consulte ses électeurs... sous la forme d'un questionnaire sans aucune valeur légale. Il demande aux Hongrois de répondre à cette simple question : «l'Union européenne a décidé d'accepter l'adhésion de l'Ukraine en procédure accélérée. Êtes-vous d'accord ?». Une façon d'instrumentaliser le conflit et les réfugiés ukrainiens. Reportage à Budapest de Florence Labruyère.    La campagne présidentielle en Pologne et les réfugiés ukrainiens Et en Pologne, premier soutien de Kiev dans la guerre déclenchée par Moscou, le sentiment anti-ukrainien qui couve depuis deux ans refait surface. On vote le week-end prochain pour les présidentielles, et cette campagne est déjà placée sous le signe de la xénophobie vis-à-vis des réfugiés ukrainiens. À Varsovie, Adrien Sarlat.   Une mine de charbon transformée en lac en AllemagneAprès un court moratoire pour passer le cap de la crise énergétique, l'Allemagne a repris la fermeture de ses anciennes centrales électriques qui fonctionnent au charbon. En 2030, le pays ne devrait plus du tout utiliser de lignite dans son mix énergétique. Dans l'est du pays, les mines de charbon à ciel ouvert ferment les unes après les autres. Mais que faire de ces terrains désolés. À Cottbus, la ville a décidé de transformer la mine en lac... un projet bien accueilli par la population, mais dénoncé par les militants écologistes. C'est le reportage sur place de Salomé Hénon Cohin    Jacques Delors : les paradoxes d'un homme d'État européen  Et alors que l'arrivée du nouveau chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz relance l'espoir d'un renouveau du couple franco-allemand, qu'on appelle aussi le moteur de l'UE, un livre revient sur le parcours d'une figure centrale de l'UE. Jacques Delors a été aux commandes de la commission de 1985 à 1995 et a su fédérer alors les chefs d'État français, allemand et britannique autour du projet européen de l'acte unique, l'Europe sans frontières. C'est ce que Michel Mangenot, directeur de l'Institut d'études européennes de l'Université Paris 8 a expliqué àJuliette Gheerbrant.  Jacques Delors : les paradoxes d'un homme d'État européen, par Fabrice Larat et Michel Mangenot est publié aux éditions de la Documentation française. 

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has criticised the Taoiseach for saying Brussels should crack down on what he termed Hungary's "abuse of vetoes" at EU Council meetings. We hear from Shona Murray, Europe Correspondent for Euronews, and Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher.

Keir Starmer, sounding in tone closer to Nigel Farage than previous Labour prime ministers, has called immigration a failed lab experiment and decreed it's time to take back control. Introducing the government's immigration white paper, the PM says that high net migration has done "incalculable damage" to the country. It's language that suggests he has been spooked by Reform's recent successes. But language, he presumes, voters now want to hear from their leader. Is he right? And what happens to our most vulnerable if we don't have NHS staff and care home workers to fill the job gaps no one here is taking? But we start with an extraordinary interview with Victor Orban's right hand man. In the week where Zelesnkyy and Putin could meet in Istanbul for a potentially crucial moment in attempts to bring the Ukraine war to an end, why is Hungary at odds with the rest of the EU over Russia? Why have Hungary and Ukraine accused each other of spying over the weekend? And is Starmer's language on immigration now mirroring Orban's a decade earlier?The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

„Pe 18 mai 2025, participați masiv la al doilea tur al alegerilor și susțineți cu votul dumneavoastră candidatul la președinție care ține cont de drepturile și valorile tuturor cetățenilor - inclusiv ale comunității noastre - și contribuie la o conviețuire pașnică.” Iată o parte a apelului liderilor religioși, citat de presa magiară de opoziție. „România a atins un moment de cotitură istoric. Rezultatul alegerilor prezidențiale va avea un impact pe termen lung asupra dezvoltării cadrului democratic al statului de drept și a condițiilor sociale, asupra respectării libertății religioase și a drepturilor comunitare, precum și asupra orientării internaționale a țării,” scrie relatează telex.hu.Apelul a fost lansat în comun de liderii a opt biserici maghiare din România cu zece zile înainte de al doilea tur al alegerilor prezidențiale. Liderii bisericii au văzut că nu pot rămâne indiferenți față de situația apărută după primul tur al alegerilor prezidențiale, și anume câștigarea primei runde de George Simion, președintele Alianței pentru Unirea Românilor (AUR), așa încât le-au cerut adepților lor:„Alegeți-l pe cel capabil să contracareze forțele politice extremiste, să promoveze dezvoltarea vieții sociale și eficiența administrației de stat și să asigure menținerea României pe calea europeană.”Jurnaliștii maghiari scriu că premierul Viktor Orbán are o viziune diferită în ceea ce-l privește pe „anti-maghiarul și naționalistul George Simion.” Vineri, prim-ministrul a vorbit destul de aprobator despre liderul de extremă dreapta din România. „Atât maghiarii, cât și românii sunt și vor rămâne membri cu drepturi depline ai Uniunii Europene.” „Ne putem baza unii pe alții în lupta pentru creștinism și suveranitate,” a spus Viktor Orban.Hunor Kelemen, președintele Alianței Democrate Maghiare din România (URMD), a reacționat la cuvintele lui Orbán spunând că Simion nu este prieten cu maghiarii și nu va fi niciodată unul, deoarece reprezintă principiul că maghiarii nu au ce căuta în România, precizează publicația.Fostul președinte al partidului Momentum solicită formațiunii să nu participe la alegerile din 2026 din UngariaPotrivit lui András Fekete-Győr, o candidatură nu ar face decât să priveze forțele reale ale schimbării de oportunitatea de a contracara formațiunea premierului maghiar, Viktor Orban, relatează index.hu.„Un partid care fluctuează între 2 și 3% din intențiile de vot nu ajută la producerea unei schimbări de guvern,” a spus politicianul.„Participarea la Momentum nu ar fi în prezent o soluție, ci mai degrabă o parte a problemei. În loc să se consolideze, ar slăbi șansele mult așteptatei schimbări politice în țară. Pierzând 2% din voturi aici, 3% acolo, pierdem imediat orice șansă de schimbare”, a insistat el.Cum a fost vizita lui Fico la Moscova? Un istoric slovac în acuză pe premierul țării de ignoranță istorică„În timp ce prim-ministrul Robert Fico  se afla la sărbătoarea Zilei Victoriei de la Moscova, unde a dat mâna cu președintele rus Vladimir Putin, miniștrii de externe ai UE s-au întâlnit la Liov, în Ucraina. Fico a stat chiar lângă Putin și a discutat cu președintele belorus, Alexander Lukașenko. El a călătorit în Rusia ca singurul lider din Uniunea Europeană și NATO, ceea ce, potrivit unui istoric cunoscut, mărturisește ignoranța sa în materie de istorie,” relatează spravy.pravda.sk.Călătoria prim-ministrului slovac nu a fost ușoară. Întrucât nu putea zbura deasupra Ucrainei, spațiul său aerian fiind bombardat ilegal de armata rusă de mai bine de trei ani, a trebuit să caute o altă rută. Companiile aeriene europene nu mai zboară deasupra Belarusului după incidentul din 2021, când Minskul a forțat un avion Ryanair să efectueze o aterizare de urgență, așa că avionul special al guvernului slovac trebuia să treacă prin Polonia și țările baltice. Dar cu o zi înainte de plecarea programată de joi, Lituania, Letonia și Estonia au anunțat că nu îi vor permite să intre în spațiul lor aerian.Ministerul de Externe al Letoniei și-a justificat decizia spunând că Fico călătorea la un eveniment de propagandă al Kremlinului și că participarea sa la acesta era incompatibilă cu valorile fundamentale ale Uniunii Europene. „Putin este un agresor”, a declarat pentru Pravda, Dušan Kováč, istoric la Academia Slovacă de Științe și frate vitreg al primului președinte al Republicii Slovace, Michal Kováč, ca răspuns la călătoria lui Fico la Moscova. Potrivit acestuia, celebrarea eliberării Europei de sub naziști alături de un agresor este o dovadă a necunoașterii istoriei.„Nu are sens, nu are logică. 1945 a fost cu mult timp. Astăzi, situația s-a schimbat. În secolul XXI, Putin este un agresor, la fel cum a fost Hitler în secolul XX. Iar Fico sărbătorește... Este o carte de vizită foarte proastă pentru Slovacia”, a remarcat Kováč.„Este ignoranță a istoriei. Trebuie să urmărim istoria nu doar din 1945, ci să ne uităm la ce s-a întâmplat în anii care au urmat”, a avertizat istoricul. Potrivit acestuia, nu există nicio îndoială că Putin este obsedat de ideea de a restaura fosta Uniune Sovietică. Au participat la Revista Presei, Europa Plus:Kevin KOVÁCS, UngariaAnna Réka, RÁFI, UngariaDominika ZVARIKOVÁ, Slovacia

Cesta slovenského premiéra Roberta Fica do Moskvy vzbudila silné emoce v pořadu Pavla Štrunce Echo Prime Time. Marek Benda (ODS) cestu předsedy slovenské vlády na oslavy konce druhé světové války na Rudé náměstí označil za fatální. "Ta cesta byla ze zásady špatná. Rusko vede agresivní válku proti svému sousedovi, takže za takových okolností by se tam jezdit nemělo," řekl Benda. Radek Vondráček z ANO souhlasil a upozornil, že Robert Fico je od loňského atentátu mnohem vyhraněnější.Na to reagoval i Marek Benda s tím, že když zradíte své přátele, tak můžete své zemi ledacos přivézt. "Robert Fico se stává nekontrolovatelnou silou slovenské politiky. Například maďarský premiér Viktor Orbán to dělá mnohem chytřeji," upozornil Benda. Doplnil, že se Fico za každou cenu snaží vymezit a o jeho cestě do Kremlu řekl, že se jedná o Putinovo školení a propagandu. Benda na to konto dodal, že se Slovensko otáčí zády k Západu. "Naopak se staví čelem k východu. Směrem k Číně a Asii," uvedl.Celý rozhovor o domácí politice, předvolební kampani i pomoci Ukrajině sledujte i na Echo24

Ros Atkins & Katie Razzall talk to the self professed Media Diva Tina Brown. The former editor in chief of Tatler, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and the founding editor in chief of The Daily Beast talks about the changing media landscape and her recent move onto the online publishing platform Substack with her Fresh Hell diary. She's joined by Chris Best cofounder of Substack. Allegations that Viktor Orban is subsidising supportive media outlets with the BBC's Central European Correspondent Nick Thorpe and after Reform UK's successes in last week's English elections the BBC's chief political adviser Ric Bailey, Anna Gross from the Financial Times and James Heale from the Spectator consider how the media has handled Nigel Farage in this campaign – and over the years. Producer: Lisa Jenkinson Assistant Producer: Lucy Wai

Mai mulți parlamentari maghiari care au întrerupt cu fumigene o sesiune parlamentară care vota interzicerea gay pride în Ungaria au fost suspendați între 4 și 6 luni și li se vor reține și lefurile. În Slovacia, premierul maghiar și cel slovac și-au reafirmat criticile față de Uniunea Europeană. Robert Fico a spus că el și Orban nu sunt totuși niște plângăcioși care merg la Bruxelles să provoace probleme în Uniune. Pentru prima dată în istoria democrației parlamentare din Ungaria, mai mulți parlamentari au fost oficial suspendați din parlament, relateazătelex.hu. Legislativul de la Budapesta a aprobat propunerea președintelui instituției, László Kövér, pedepsirea lui Ákos Hadházy și a altor cinci parlamentari din partidul Momentum. Acești aleși au perturbat desfășurarea sesiunii din 18 mai în timpul adoptării amendamentului legislativ care viza interzicerea Gay Pride, prin aprinderea de fumigene în sală.Parlamentarii care au aprins fumigenele pentru a întrerupe sesiunea au fost suspendați pentru 12 zile de ședință, în timp ce alți trei au primit câte șase zile de suspendare pentru acțiunile lor de protest de la prezidiu. Conform calendarului parlamentar, cei trei parlamentari implicați în utilizarea fumigenelor, nu vor mai putea intra în clădirea Parlamentului pentru restul sesiunii de primăvară. Întoarcerea lor nu este așteptată decât la mijlocul lunii septembrie, la începutul sesiunii de toamnă.Pe lângă suspendare, deputații vor fi pedepsiți prin rețineri salariale: între patru și șase luni de salariu. 82 de milioane de forinți, adică aproximativ 200.000 de euro vor fi reținuți din onorariile celor șase parlamentari implicați.Cum a mințit guvernul maghiar că UE îi cere să renunțe la a 13-a lună de pensieChiar dacă guvernul știa de la început că era o minciună, a inundat țara afișe, scrie tot telex.hu.Publicația se referă la o informație falsă potrivit căreia Uniunea Europeană ar fi cerut Ungariei să renunțe la acordarea celei de-a 13-a luni de pensie.„Această minciună a fost repetată timp de șase luni și 3 miliarde de forinti din bani publici au fost cheltuiți pe această propagandă,” scriu jurnaliștii maghiari.Eva Hrnčířová, purtătoare de cuvânt pentru afaceri sociale la Comisia Europeană, a declarat: „Este pur și simplu greșit că instituțiile europene au cerut Ungariei să elimine cea de-a 13-a lună de pensie, deoarece orice decizie privind cea de-a 13-a lună de pensie trebuie luată de guvernul maghiar.”„Viktor Orbán a declarat într-o postare pe Facebook, înainte de sesiunea UE din octombrie, că Bruxellesul încearcă să-l determine să accepte tot felul de măsuri economice. Printre altele, eliminarea celei de-a 13-a luni de pensionare, dar nu va permite ca aceasta să fie pusă în aplicare. Cu toate acestea, la această întâlnire, nu s-a abordat deloc problema,” adaugă telex.hu.Slovacia și Ungaria critică UE dar nu rezolvă un proiect comun început de 50 de anispravy.pravda.skscrie despre vizita pe care Viktor Orbán a făcut-o la Bratislava săptămâna trecută. Orban și premierul slovac, Robert Fico au criticat UE, dar nu au vorbit deloc despre un dosar rămas nesoluționat între cele două țări de zeci de ani: barajul Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros.Inițiat prin Tratatul de la Budapesta din 16 septembrie 1977 între Republica Socialistă Cehoslovacă și Republica Populară Ungară, proiectul a avut ca scop prevenirea inundațiilor pe Dunăre, îmbunătățirea navigabilității fluviului și producerea de energie electrică curată.Doar o parte a proiectului a fost finalizată în Slovacia, sub numele de Barajul Gabčíkovo, deoarece Ungaria a suspendat mai întâi, apoi a încercat să renunțe la el din probleme de mediu și economice. Ambele părți s-au adresat Curții Internaționale de Justiție pentru o decizie.„Dar Gabčíkovo nici măcar nu a fost menționat,” punctează jurnaliștii slovaci care adaucă că premierul Fico susține că relațiile dintre cele două țări nu au fost niciodată mai bune.Cei doi prim-miniștri au semnat un memorandum privind dezvoltarea transfrontalieră, au salutat reciproc pozițiile politice și relațiile dintre Slovacia și Ungaria și au convenit asupra problemelor pe care le percep în Uniunea Europeană.Fico a mai spus că Uniunea Europeană ar trebui să-i mulțumească lui Orbán pentru politica sa de migrație și a cerut statelor membre să nu-l considere pe el și pe prim-ministrul ungar drept „niște plângăcioși care vin să semene probleme în UE”. În încheierea conferinței de presă, el a spus că Occidentul organizează „Maidane” împotriva guvernelor legitime din Serbia și Georgia și că, în opinia sa, Albania este mai bine pregătită să adere la UE decât Ucraina. Au participat la Revista Presei, Europa Plus:Kevin KOVÁCS, UngariaAnna Réka, RÁFI, UngariaDominika ZVARIKOVÁ, Slovacia

Talking Points Memo’s Josh Marshall examines how Trump is failing to emulate Viktor Orbán’s playbook. Minority Whip Katherine Clark details how Democrats continue to fight back against Trump’s agenda. Plus, we have a special bonus from our YouTube channel with The Bulwark’s Will Sommer examining the MAGA media clown show being invited into the White House press room.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Přežijí novináři autokraty, nebo se z nich většinou stanou zaměstnanci jejich PR agentur? Pánové Viktor Orbán či Donald Trump, zůstaneme-li jen v naší civilizaci, předvádějí absurdní divadlo a stylizují se do role všemocných králů, proto stojí žurnalistika před novými problémy.

Přežijí novináři autokraty, nebo se z nich většinou stanou zaměstnanci jejich PR agentur? Pánové Viktor Orbán či Donald Trump, zůstaneme-li jen v naší civilizaci, předvádějí absurdní divadlo a stylizují se do role všemocných králů, proto stojí žurnalistika před novými problémy.Všechny díly podcastu Názory a argumenty můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

In a new recurring series on The Political Scene, the staff writer Andrew Marantz joins Tyler Foggatt to assess the status of American democracy. How does one distinguish—in the blizzard of federal workforce cuts, deportations, and executive orders that have defined the first hundred days of Donald Trump's second term—actions that are offensive to some, but fundamentally within the power of the executive, from moves which threaten the integrity of our system of government? Marantz applies the lens of Viktor Orbán's Hungary to analyze where we may be in a potential slide toward autocracy, exploring ways in which Trump has even gone beyond the “Orbán playbook.” Marantz and Foggatt also discuss what it would take to reverse democratic backsliding.This week's reading: “Is It Happening Here?,” by Andrew Marantz  “One Hundred Days of Ineptitude,” by David Remnick “The Bureaucratic Nightmares of Being Trans Under Trump,” by Grace Byron To discover more podcasts from The New Yorker, visit newyorker.com/podcasts. To send feedback on this episode, write to themail@newyorker.com. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

The first 100 days of Trump's second term have come to an end… so, what comes next? Overseas, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has transformed his country into electoral autocracy using tactics that bear a striking resemblance to those currently playing out in Trump's America. To close out the Trumpland series, MSNBC's Alex Wagner travels to Hungary and speaks with lawyers, journalists, politicians, and advocates on the ground who offer important lessons for America while they continue to fight for democracy in their own country. Sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts to listen to this episode ad-free, plus get an upcoming exclusive bonus episode of Trumpland!

The world is in flux. What's Europe's place in it, exactly? This week, we're bringing you something different: a big, sprawling conversation with leading European historian Timothy Garton Ash. Can anything good come from Trumpism for this continent? What can be done to stop autocrats like Viktor Orbán from undermining the EU from the inside? And does it matter if we talk about different things when we talk about Europe?    Timothy is Professor of European Studies at the University of Oxford. 'Homelands' is now available in more than 20 languages; you can find all the available editions here.   We'll be at two events in Amsterdam for Europe Day on May 9! We've got two pairs of tickets to give away to the late-night EuropaNacht event at Paradiso. Email hello@europeanspodcast.com for a chance to win them. If you're too late, you can buy a ticket here; tickets to the earlier event, at SPUI25, are available here. With many thanks to our friends at the European Cultural Foundation, DutchCulture and De Kiesmannen.   Thanks for listening. If you enjoy our podcasts, we'd love it if you'd consider supporting our work. You can chip in to help us cover the weekly research and production of The Europeans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available), or gift a donation to a super fan here. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast!   Producers: Wojciech Oleksiak and Morgan Childs Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne    YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | hello@europeanspodcast.com

Call it the real nuclear option for bringing Viktor Orbán's Hungary to heel — but also call it a risky thought experiment. Tom Theuns of Leiden University wants to empower the EU to sever ties with a rogue member state like Hungary, where Orbán has fashioned an autocracy and set about cultivating the EU's strategic rivals. Introducing an expulsion threat could push EU autocrats like Orbán to show more respect for rule of law and democracy, says Tom, while the current lack of any such mechanism has instead emboldened them. For now, Tom's ideas still are legally theoretical, not to mention politically delicate. In his new book, Protecting Democracy in Europe, Tom envisages democratic states each leaving the EU and then immediately re-founding the Union — an EU 2.0 — minus any autocratic states. More than two dozen countries would need to coordinate national consents in advance, using the same EU treaty article that Britain used in Brexit. But if all doesn't go to plan — think obdurate legislators, sudden calls for referendums, or a even French demand for more subsidies — the exercise could usher in the kind of political warfare that sinks the EU for good. Tom's goal is, above all, to end what he calls fatalistic and defeatist thinking — that the EU must remain stuck in perpetuity with Orbán's brand of kleptocratic illiberalism. "Supranational union with an autocratic state is a choice," insists Tom. "EU member states can also choose to disengage." In this episode Tom also reflects on what happened a quarter-century ago, when European authorities failed to block Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) from government, to elucidate a pattern of insufficient EU responses in the Hungarian context. Support the show

Premiér Viktor Orbán se nechal slyšet, že Maďarsko zatím neuvažuje o vystoupení z Evropské unie. Výhody dosud převažují nad nevýhodami, a to navzdory tomu, že Unie od některých fondů Maďary odřízla. Ničí si přece svůj právní stát a nasazují náhubek médiím. A tak noční můra, kteoru Orbánova vlast představuje, bude Evropany strašit dál.

Je tu čas poľovačky, tentoraz na liberálov. Aspoň tak to vyzerá z aktuálnych statusov pánov dnešnej moci - Trumpa, Orbána či Fica. Komu - a čo vlastne, liberáli urobili a prečo sa stali korisťou nových držiteľov moci? No a kto sú to tí liberáli a o čo im ide? Barikády nie sú dnes tou jedinou možnosťou, ale možno k ním musíme siahnuť, tvrdí Matej Cíbik.Čas liberálov skončil. S liberálnou demokraciou je koniec a globalizácia presadzovaná liberálnymi elitami už nemá žiadnu budúcnosť. Takéto - a im podobné veštby, v ostatných dňoch, týždňoch či dokonca mesiacoch, dookola počúvame od nových nositeľov moci. Hovorí to Donald Trump, opakuje to Viktor Orbán a zaklína sa tým aj náš premiér Robert Fico.Ten svoju - ešte pred pár rokmi budovanú hrádzu proti hnedému extrémizmu Mariána Kotlebu, odrazu vymenil za snahu o postavenie akejsi ním svojvoľne definovanej hradby voči údajným hrozbám liberálneho progresivizmu. Áno, žijeme ozaj prelomové časy, ale odkedy sa z pojmu "liberál" stala tak desivá hrozba, že to začína pripomínať poľovačku na tzv. "Večného Žida"? Čo komu liberál vlastna urobili?Kto sú teda títo dnešní liberáli a o čo im - okrem presadzovania univerzality ľudských práv, vlastne ide? Prečo sa s nimi chce nová politická moc tak strašne porátať no a aké následky bude mať tento ideologický boj na naše ľudské práva? Kto vlastne budú naši noví nepriatelia a z akých dôvodov čerpajú svoj hnev priaznivci tejto novej vzbury voči doterajším poriadkom?No a napokon, ozaj skončila na Slovensku éra započatá Nežnou revolúciou a ide tu o prevrat voči hodnotám Novembra 89?Toto je Ráno Nahlas. Pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.

Je tu čas poľovačky, tentoraz na liberálov. Aspoň tak to vyzerá z aktuálnych statusov pánov dnešnej moci - Trumpa, Orbána či Fica. Komu - a čo vlastne, liberáli urobili a prečo sa stali korisťou nových držiteľov moci? No a kto sú to tí liberáli a o čo im ide? Barikády nie sú dnes tou jedinou možnosťou, ale možno k ním musíme siahnuť, tvrdí Matej Cíbik.Čas liberálov skončil. S liberálnou demokraciou je koniec a globalizácia presadzovaná liberálnymi elitami už nemá žiadnu budúcnosť. Takéto - a im podobné veštby, v ostatných dňoch, týždňoch či dokonca mesiacoch, dookola počúvame od nových nositeľov moci. Hovorí to Donald Trump, opakuje to Viktor Orbán a zaklína sa tým aj náš premiér Robert Fico.Ten svoju - ešte pred pár rokmi budovanú hrádzu proti hnedému extrémizmu Mariána Kotlebu, odrazu vymenil za snahu o postavenie akejsi ním svojvoľne definovanej hradby voči údajným hrozbám liberálneho progresivizmu. Áno, žijeme ozaj prelomové časy, ale odkedy sa z pojmu "liberál" stala tak desivá hrozba, že to začína pripomínať poľovačku na tzv. "Večného Žida"? Čo komu liberáli urobili?Kto sú teda títo dnešní liberáli a o čo im - okrem presadzovania univerzality ľudských práv, vlastne ide? Prečo sa s nimi chce nová politická moc tak strašne porátať no a aké následky bude mať tento ideologický boj na naše ľudské práva? Kto vlastne budú naši noví nepriatelia a z akých dôvodov čerpajú svoj hnev priaznivci tejto novej vzbury voči doterajším poriadkom?No a napokon, ozaj skončila na Slovensku éra započatá Nežnou revolúciou a ide tu o prevrat voči hodnotám Novembra 89?Toto je Ráno Nahlas. Pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.

Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Brad discusses recent news about the Trump White House considering a $5,000 baby bonus to increase the US birth rate and similar incentives to support traditional family structures. Brad argues that these measures are deeply rooted in white nationalist ideas and reflect a broader agenda to shape the American family. He draws connections to Project 2025 and discusses how Hungary, with its pro-family policies under Viktor Orbán, serves as an inspiration for US conservative policies despite Hungary's economic and social issues. These conservative agendas prioritize a specific vision of family and society, often at the expense of broader public welfare and economic stability. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 Check out BetterHelp and use my code SWA for a great deal: www.betterhelp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autoritári sa dnes spájajú, tak komentuje dnešnú Orbánovu návštevu politológ Radoslav Štefančík. Vládni politici síce pôsobia, akoby sa snažili naučiť od Maďarska, ako sa porátať s liberálnou demokraciou. Ale zdá sa, že pri tom zabudli na naše zlé skúsenosti s maďarským revizionizmom, dodáva. A prečo sa vládna moc zakrýva Kotlárom či Bombicom? Do Bratislavy zavítal maďarský premiér Viktor Orbán. Stretol sa s našim prezidentom i premiérom Ficom. Dnes už nie je úhlavným nepriateľom Slováka Maďar, ako to presadzovali Slotovi národniari či mečiarovci, dnes sa ním stali liberáli. V tom si Fico s Orbánom skutočne veľmi dobre rozumejú. Na orbanizáciu Slovenska však náš premiér silu ani schopnosti nemá, tvrdí politológ Radoslav Štefančík.Ani Orbánova návšteva však nemôže prekryť čoraz viac sa zadrhávajúce vládnutie. Napriek obnoveniu parlamentnej väčšiny, moc akosi nedokáže občanom doručiť prakticky akýkoľvek zmysluplný výsledok svojho vládnutia. Namiesto riešenia reálnych problémov, tak môžeme sledovať prakticky neustály kolotoč koaličných sporov a prekrývanie reality, čoraz viac kolabujúceho štátu, bojom s mimovládkami, médiami a pseudovedeckými predstaveniami Petra Kotlára. Či údajným bojom za slobodu slova v podaní Daniela Bombica.Dokáže táto vládna koalícia ešte vôbec vládnuť alebo sa už iba hrá na predčasné voľby? A dokedy budú občania ochotní tolerovať vládnutie, ktoré im neprináša praktické výsledky, vo forme zlepšenia kvality ich životov, no dokáže ich permanentne zamestnávať hľadaním stále nových nepriateľov? Témy pre politológa Radoslava Štefančíka.

For a while there being a tough guy was good for your credibility. Look at Victor Orban, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele. They all revelled, and succeeded, at the polls with their macho, Trump-esque persona. The world was moving away from "Me Too" and progressivism. There has been a very distinct move to conservatism, especially in parts of Europe. Being like Trump was, more often than not, good for your political aspirations. Peter Dutton had a touch of that, but sadly in the length of an Australian campaign it's all changed. The more he has looked like Trump, talked about Trump, and promised policy that sounded like Trump, the worse it has got. Chances are by Saturday night, he will be a loser. In the meantime, in Canada, who are voting now, the reason Mark Carney is in the lead is twofold. 1) The bloke who ran the place before him was a progressive sap and was a victim of the movement against the left. But he also had been there a decade, and his clock had run out. 2) His replacement has made much ground in the new-found vein of political success of looking not at all like Trump, but being tough enough to stand up to him. Mark Carney will most likely win today and if he does, the fortunes of his Liberal Party will be one for the ages. The same anger, frustration and impatience that led Trump to victory over a hapless socialist, should have played out the same way —and was going to play out the same way— north of the border. Yet in the space of a couple of months, the entire scenario has been tipped on its head. Looking like Trump, like Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives do, is no longer currency. It's bad news. They have tried desperately to direct the campaign towards the issues that had Canadians so upset for the past ten years; cost of living, cost of housing, and jobs. But the tariffs and Trump and his insults have fired them up and off into a new direction, which is hating on America. Carney and the Liberals have seen it, grabbed it and run with it. The last polls have a 3%-ish point gap to them. The Liberals have come back from 20 points down, it's astonishing. Let's do the counting. But if they win, what's it say about the distaste for Trump? What's it say about a single-issue campaign? And will there have ever been a bigger victory snatched from the jaws of defeat? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autoritári sa dnes spájajú, tak komentuje dnešnú Orbánovu návštevu politológ Radoslav Štefančík. Vládni politici síce pôsobia, akoby sa snažili naučiť od Maďarska, ako sa porátať s liberálnou demokraciou. Ale zdá sa, že pri tom zabudli na naše zlé skúsenosti s maďarským revizionizmom, dodáva. A prečo sa vládna moc zakrýva Kotlárom či Bombicom? Do Bratislavy zavítal maďarský premiér Viktor Orbán. Stretol sa s našim prezidentom i premiérom Ficom. Dnes už nie je úhlavným nepriateľom Slováka Maďar, ako to presadzovali Slotovi národniari či mečiarovci, dnes sa ním stali liberáli. V tom si Fico s Orbánom skutočne veľmi dobre rozumejú. Na orbanizáciu Slovenska však náš premiér silu ani schopnosti nemá, tvrdí politológ Radoslav Štefančík.Ani Orbánova návšteva však nemôže prekryť čoraz viac sa zadrhávajúce vládnutie. Napriek obnoveniu parlamentnej väčšiny, moc akosi nedokáže občanom doručiť prakticky akýkoľvek zmysluplný výsledok svojho vládnutia. Namiesto riešenia reálnych problémov, tak môžeme sledovať prakticky neustály kolotoč koaličných sporov a prekrývanie reality, čoraz viac kolabujúceho štátu, bojom s mimovládkami, médiami a pseudovedeckými predstaveniami Petra Kotlára. Či údajným bojom za slobodu slova v podaní Daniela Bombica.Dokáže táto vládna koalícia ešte vôbec vládnuť alebo sa už iba hrá na predčasné voľby? A dokedy budú občania ochotní tolerovať vládnutie, ktoré im neprináša praktické výsledky, vo forme zlepšenia kvality ich životov, no dokáže ich permanentne zamestnávať hľadaním stále nových nepriateľov? Témy pre politológa Radoslava Štefančíka.

A Free ranging discussion of freedom of the press.Dictators hate a free press. Victor Orbán in Hungary built his own media universe while simultaneously dismantling the free press. The Nazis smashed printing presses of opposition newspapers. One of Trump's first actions was to dictate who would cover him in the White House and on Air Force One and refuse to allow the Associated Press admittance to press briefings. Social media and press giants like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk control or rather eliminate control over truthfulness of content placed on Facebook and X; Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, stated he will not print opinions that oppose his subservience to Donald Trump.My guest today on Specifically for Seniors is Rebecca Hamilton a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law. Her research and teaching focus is on national security law, technology, international law, and criminal law. Her scholarship draws on her experience in the prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, as well as her journalism background, including work in conflict zones as a foreign correspondent for The Washington Post. She is the author of FIGHTING FOR DARFUR: PUBLIC ACTION AND THE STRUGGLE TO STOP GENOCIDE, which analyzes citizen activism and the effort to stop mass atrocities.Rebecca and I talk about the First Amendment, control of media by billionaires who wish to control thought, Trump and his efforts to interfere with public access to the news, the punishment of non-profits and universities, the constitution crisis we are experiencing, law firm, academic freedom and what we as citizens can do.Links to interviewshttps://www.justsecurity.org/107377/trump-control-us-media-information/https://www.justsecurity.org/109439/collective-law-firms-universities-media/ Also - on a different note - The joy that is becoming a hearing aid userhttps://slate.com/technology/2024/10/hearing-aids-loss-sudden-deafness-apple-airpods.html

We've got a veritable smörgåsbord for you this week on The Europeans, from human rights in Hungary to the sorry tale of two Danish sustainability influencers whose eco-resort business went spectacularly wrong. We discuss why Viktor Orbán is concentrating so much effort on bullying the LGBTQI community at a time when Hungary has major problems to fix, and whether anything can be done to stop him. Plus, Daria Verbytska calls in from Kyiv to explain how an army of volunteer online sleuths helps Ukrainian authorities use open-source intelligence to fight back against Russia.   Daria is the executive director and cofounder of the Molfar Intelligence Institute. You can find out about Molfar on their website and read their investigations here.   This week's Inspiration Station offerings: LA NIÑA and Den stora älgvandringen ('The Great Moose Migration' on Sweden's STV).   Thanks for listening. If you enjoy our podcasts, we'd love it if you'd consider supporting our work. You can chip in to help us cover the weekly research and production of The Europeans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available), or gift a donation to a super fan here. We'd also love it if you could tell two friends about this podcast!        Other resources for this episode   'Hungary's ban on Pride has little to do with being gay' - BalkanInsight, March 27, 2025 https://balkaninsight.com/2025/03/27/hungarys-ban-on-pride-has-little-to-do-with-being-gay/   'Anti-spying phone pouches offered to EU lawmakers for trip to Hungary' - Politico Europe, April 16, 2025 https://www.politico.eu/article/lawmakers-offered-anti-espionage-phone-pouches-in-hungary/   00:00:46  Welcome to Europe, land of toxic eggs and tomatoes 00:06:50  Bad Week: Hungary gives constitutional backing to its Pride ban 00:22:59  Good Week (?) for Guatemala-bound tourists 00:44:51  Interview: Daria Verbytska on how OSINT is being used to help Ukraine's fightback against Russia 00:59:55  The Inspiration Station:  LA NIÑA and Den stora älgvandringen ('The Great Moose Migration') 01:03:07  Happy Ending: The amazing cross-border teenagers tackling antibiotic resistance   Producers: Morgan Childs and Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina   YouTube | Bluesky | Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | hello@europeanspodcast.com       

Decades of LGBTQ+ organizing in Australia are captured in the memoir of Peter De Waal, and the spirit of his book launching at the site of the early movement's first meetings is captured by Sydney correspondent Barry McKay. And in NewsWrap: the United Kingdom's Supreme Court rejects the Scottish government's argument that transgender women should have full access to women's services, gender dysphoria is no longer covered by U.S. laws banning discrimination against people with disabilities, a transgender Green Party candidate for the Norwegian parliament believes her country should offer asylum to trans people from the U.S., the parliament dominated by Hungary's authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán bans LGBTQ Pride events, the authoritarian-leaning administration of would-be U.S. President Donald Trump defunds the museum devoted to Black queer rights activist Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, and more international LGBTQ+ news reported this week by Marcos Najera and Lucia Chappelle (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the April 21, 2025 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

Il n'a peut-être jamais été aussi difficile d'être homosexuel, bisexuel ou transgenre en Turquie. Depuis plusieurs années, le gouvernement de Recep Tayyip Erdogan s'en prend directement et de plus en plus violemment aux ONG de défense des droits des LGBT. Les autorités turques, qui ont décrété 2025 « année de la famille », préparent actuellement une loi qui pourrait aboutir à la criminalisation de l'homosexualité dans l'espace public. De notre correspondante à Ankara,Le 13 janvier dernier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan présentait les priorités de son gouvernement pour « l'année de la famille » – c'est ainsi que le président turc a désigné l'année 2025. Le ton, l'intention et les cibles étaient claires. « À ce stade, nous le voyons de façon très nette. La cible principale des politiques de désexualisation dans lesquelles les LGBT sont utilisés comme un bélier est la famille. Cette anomalie, qu'ils ont d'abord voulu légitimer en parlant de choix personnels, s'est transformée en une injonction fasciste », a clamé le président turc. Qui parle aussi régulièrement de « pervers » et de « déviants » pour attaquer la communauté LGBT, qu'il compare à la peste.La Marche des fiertés, autrefois autorisée, est interdite depuis plus de dix ans, tout comme le drapeau arc-en-ciel. Mais en cette « année de la famille », le pouvoir veut aller plus loin. Un projet de loi en préparation prévoit entre autres de punir de un à trois ans de prison le fait « d'encourager ou de faire l'éloge en public d'attitude et de comportement contraire au sexe biologique de naissance et à la moralité publique ».Si le texte passe en l'état, les conséquences sur le quotidien des LGBT de Turquie seront radicales. « Si deux lesbiennes ou deux gays qui se tiennent la main dans la rue ou un individu de sexe biologique masculin qui porte une jupe ou se maquille, tout cela sera criminalisé, tout cela sera puni de prison », explique Kerem Dikmen, coordinateur du programme Droits de l'homme de l'ONG Kaos GL.Les minorités sexuelles de Turquie affrontent d'année en année un climat politique de plus en plus hostile et répressif. Ce climat n'est pas seulement lié à la montée, ailleurs en Europe et dans le monde, de gouvernements de droite, conservateurs et populistes. « Le fait que Donald Trump soit au pouvoir aux États-Unis ou Victor Orban en Hongrie arrange les affaires du pouvoir turc. Mais au-delà de cela, le pouvoir en Turquie a aussi son propre agenda politique. D'une part, en s'en prenant au mouvement LGBT comme au mouvement féministe, il offre des gages aux franges les plus radicales de son électorat et donc consolide sa base. D'autre part, il se sert des LGBT pour attaquer toute l'opposition, des partis d'opposition à la société civile, en usant de la polarisation », estime Abdullah Ikbal Arslanbas, avocat pour l'association 17 mai, une ONG LGBT basée à Ankara.Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuse notamment le Parti républicain du peuple (CHP), le parti du maire d'Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, incarcéré le mois dernier, d'être pro LGBT. Dans le but de dénigrer la principale formation d'opposition aux yeux des Turcs conservateurs, qui ne votent pas tous pour le pouvoir en place.À lire aussiHongrie: Orban fait modifier la Constitution pour restreindre un peu plus les droits des LGBT+ À lire aussiTurquie: «Le pouvoir a commencé à s'attaquer aux lignes rouges de la communauté LGBT+»

Viktor Orban is in his fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister of Hungary. In that time, he has dismantled democratic checks and balances, taken control of the country's media, civil society and universities, and consolidated power in him and his Fidesz party. NPR's Rob Schmitz looks at how Orban's step-by-step dismantling of Hungary's democracy has become a point of fascination for political scientists around the world, including those advising the Trump administration.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Viktor Orban told America's right to take control of the courts, the media, and the universities- and that's just what Trump intends to do. Also- Doge got caught letting in Russian hackers to the Department of Labor's systems- so why is there no prosecution while the whistleblower ended up with death threats taped to his door?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's Wednesday, April 16th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Christian lawyer highlights persecution of Christians in Egypt A lawyer with Alliance Defending Freedom International visited Egypt recently to highlight the persecution of Christians there. The country is about 10% Christian. That's the largest Christian minority in the Middle East and North Africa. However, believers often face persecution from the Muslim majority. Christians suffer employment discrimination, false accusations of blasphemy against Muhammad, sexual violence, and even bombing campaigns.  Elizabeth Brink with Alliance Defending Freedom noted, “Yet, in the face of such hardship, the courage and resilience of Egypt's Christian community are a powerful testament to the enduring hope of the Gospel.” Egypt is ranked 40th on the Open Doors' World Watch List of nations where it is most difficult to be a Christian.  Hungary bans events that celebrate sexual perversion On Monday, lawmakers in Hungary passed a constitutional amendment to ban events that celebrate sexually perverted lifestyles.  The amendment also recognizes only two sexes: male and female.  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán supported the legislation, saying, “We won't let woke ideology endanger our kids. … We're protecting children's development, affirming that a person is born either male or female.”  Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Trump freezes $2.2 billion from Harvard over antisemitism In the United States, the Trump administration is taking on Harvard University.  The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it is freezing $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value to Harvard. This came after Harvard refused to comply with demands from the Trump administration. Those demands included ending its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and screening students for issues like terrorism and anti-Semitism.  White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke with passion at the press briefing. LEAVITT: “The President made it clear to Harvard, ‘Follow federal law. No longer break Title VI, which was passed by Congress, to ensure no student can be discriminated against on the basis of race, and you will receive federal funding. “Unfortunately, Harvard has not taken the President, the administration's demands seriously. “All the President is asking, ‘Don't break federal law, and then you can have your federal funding.'  “I think the President is also begging a good question. More than $2 billion out the door to Harvard when they have a more than $50 billion endowment. Why are the American taxpayers subsidizing a university that has billions of dollars in the bank already? And we certainly should not be funding a place where such grave antisemitism exists.” Kansas pro-life legislature overrode pro-abort governor's vetoes Republican lawmakers in Kansas overrode vetoes from Democrat Governor Laura Kelly last Thursday to pass several bills related to unborn children. One bill recognizes children as dependents from conception for child support programs. The second bill requires public school courses on human development or sexuality to include the development of a baby in the womb. And the third bill provides millions of dollars in funding for pro-life pregnancy centers.  Christian statesman new Ambassador-at-Large for religious freedom Last Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated Mark Walker as the U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom. Walker served as a U.S. House Representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2021. Before working in politics, he served in pastoral roles at churches in Florida and North Carolina for 16 years. Listen to his advocacy of religious liberty not only here in America, but worldwide from the floor of the U.S. House back on July 24, 2015. WALKER: “Our commitment to allow people to live out their religious values, without fear of discrimination, is really the cornerstone that developed our country into a force for freedom. “But this liberty isn't just an American right. It should be a foundational element for all people groups. Ronald Reagan said it best. He said, ‘The most essential element of our defense of freedom is our insistence on speaking out for the cause of religious liberty.'” Walker thanked Trump in a post on X.  He wrote, “I'll be relentless in fighting for those targeted who dare to live out their faith. I'm grateful to my beautiful wife and family for their support. May God provide the path and may we have the courage to follow.” More Millennials are reading their Bibles The American Bible Society released the first chapter from their 2025 State of the Bible report. The study identified Bible users as those who read the Bible on their own at least three times a year. Forty-one percent of U.S. adults qualified as Bible users this year, up from 38% last year but down from 49% in 2019. Younger adults are leading the recent growth in Bible users. Thirty-nine percent of Millennials qualified as Bible users this year, up from 30% last year. Bible users are also increasing among Millennial and Gen X men in particular. Archeologists unearthed first Christian hymn captured in new film And finally, Christian music artists revived an ancient hymn last Friday ahead of Resurrection Sunday.  MOVIE NARRATOR: “Archeologists had no idea what they'd uncovered, an 1,800-year-old Christian hymn, the first to be discovered with words and music. It's not even a page, really. It's just 30 centimeters by 5 centimeters, but it provides amazing early evidence, not only of the beliefs and spread of Christianity, but also of its music.” The new recording is based on a papyrus discovered in Egypt in 1918. The manuscript dates from around the third century A.D. It's considered the earliest Christian song preserved with both words and musical notation.  John Dickson, a Christian historian, has worked to bring back the hymn since 2022, hosting a new documentary called “The First Hymn.”  Christian artists Chris Tomlin and Ben Fielding collaborated to release a recording of the ancient song. Here are some of the lyrics from the recording: “All powers cry out in answer. All glory and praise forever to our God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen, we sing amen.” Colossians 3:16 says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” Watch the trailer through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.   You can stream “The First Hymn” movie on line for $15. Close And that's The Worldview on this Wednesday, April 16th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Subscribe for free by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

La Hongrie durcit sa législation sur la question du genre en interdisant les gay prides et marches des fiertés, suite à un amendement voté au Parlement. Ce texte inscrit dans la constitution l'existence des seuls genres masculins ou féminins et renforce les restrictions sur les droits des personnes homosexuelles et transgenres. Le Premier ministre Viktor Orbán, proche du Kremlin, a également fait adopter une loi visant les binationaux, permettant de suspendre leur citoyenneté pour 10 ans. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Zsuzsanna Szelényi joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in Hungarian politics and her book "Tainted Democracy, Viktor Orbán and the Subversion of Hungary".

Comme toujours, nous commencerons notre émission par un tour d'horizon de l'actualité. Nous aborderons tout d'abord la récente condamnation de Marine Le Pen qui a déclenché des attaques contre l'autorité judiciaire par des leaders de droite et populistes en France, dans toute l'Europe et aux États-Unis. Nous poursuivrons en commentant l'annonce de la Hongrie de son retrait de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI). Le Premier ministre hongrois Viktor Orbán a critiqué la CPI en la qualifiant de « tribunal politique » partial, notamment à cause du mandat délivré à l'encontre de M. Nétanyahou. Notre section scientifique sera consacrée à une étude qui a récemment révélé que même les Européens les plus pauvres vivent en moyenne plus longtemps que les Américains riches. Et pour conclure la première partie de l'émission, nous parlerons du record que le sénateur Cory Booker a battu en prononçant le plus long discours de l'histoire devant le Sénat.    Dans les sections grammaire et expressions de l'émission, nous aurons des dialogues autour de la culture française. Le point de grammaire qui sera abordé dans le premier dialogue est le futur proche (The Near Future). Et notre dernière conversation illustrera l'utilisation de l'expression française « faire des pieds et des mains ». - L'extrême droite est révoltée par la condamnation de Marine Le Pen, même si ses conséquences pourraient être minimes - La Hongrie annonce son retrait de la Cour pénale internationale - Les Européens les plus pauvres vivent aussi longtemps que les Américains les plus riches - Le discours de 25 heures du sénateur américain Cory Booker bat un record établi il y a 68 ans - La ville de Paris dépose plainte contre X pour pollution de son réseau d'eau potable - Le chemin parcouru par les Françaises pour trouver leur place dans l'enseignement supérieur

Comenzaremos el programa con un repaso a la actualidad. Empezaremos con la reciente resolución judicial sobre Marine Le Pen en Francia, que ha provocado ataques contra las autoridades judiciales por parte de líderes populistas en Francia, en toda Europa y en EE. UU. Continuaremos con el anuncio de que Hungría se retira de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI). El primer ministro húngaro, Viktor Orbán, acusó a la CPI de ser un “tribunal político” y citó la orden de arresto contra Netanyahu como prueba del sesgo del tribunal. El segmento de ciencia lo dedicaremos a discutir un nuevo estudio que indica que los europeos pobres suelen vivir más que los estadounidenses ricos. Y, para concluir la primera parte del programa, hablaremos del discurso de récord pronunciado por el senador estadounidense Cory Booker. En las secciones de gramática y de expresiones del programa tendremos diálogos que tratan sobre la cultura española. El tema de gramática del primer diálogo será The Uses of the Imperfect - Part II. Y la última conversación incluirá ejemplos del uso de un nuevo proverbio español, A grandes males, grandes remedios. La condena de Marine Le Pen ha indignado a la ultraderecha, pero las implicaciones políticas no están claras Hungría anuncia que se retira de la Corte Penal Internacional Los europeos más pobres viven tantos años como los estadounidenses ricos El senador estadounidense Cory Booker bate un récord de hace 68 años con un discurso de 25 horas de duración Cristóbal Balenciaga, uno de los diseñadores de moda más famosos de España Dos mil años de ingeniería: las ideas españolas que han sorprendido al mundo

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's episode. Berman discusses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to Hungary, followed by his unexpected stop in the US. Netanyahu was welcomed warmly by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. A call between Orban, Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during the visit led the Israeli prime minister to accept the last-minute invite to head to the US for a meeting in the Oval Office. Berman says Trump surprised Netanyahu with several statements, including his announcement about high-level talks this Saturday between US and Iran, the existing tariffs on Israel and unexpectedly effusive comments and praise from Trump for Turkey's Erdogan. The matter of the 59 remaining hostages in Gaza did not dominate the conversation, although it was discussed, says Berman. Please see today's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: After softball visit to Hungary, Netanyahu strikes out in DC meeting with Trump Stressing ‘billions’ in aid, Trump refuses to commit to removing tariffs on Israel Trump suggests he can mediate between Israel and Turkey on Syria Hosting PM, Trump announces direct nuke talks with Iran; Tehran: Indirect dialogue only Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves. IMAGE: President Donald Trump, left, greets Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs going into effect on Saturday, world leaders are grappling with how to respond to the chaos hitting markets across the globe. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock joined Christiane from NATO headquarters in Brussels to discuss how Europe plans to retaliate. Then, as Hungary withdraws from the International Criminal Court this week and Viktor Orban welcomes Benjamin Netanyahu, who's under an ICC arrest warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza, Christiane asks former U.S. ambassador David Pressman, who served there until this year, whether Trump's America is following Hungary's autocratic playbook. Also, after far-right politician Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement, Melissa Bell reports from Paris on what it means for France and the future of the National Rally party in the 2027 elections. Christiane also speaks with two aid workers who've seen the horrors in Gaza up close; American physician Tanya Haj-Hassan just left Gaza after spending almost 6 weeks there, and Arwa Damon, a former CNN journalist turned charity founder is desperately trying to get back in. From Christiane's archives, the search for Pope John Paul II's successor, twenty years after his death.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the Trump administration's actions and rhetoric against universities sound vaguely familiar, that may be because they've already happened elsewhere. Over the years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has dismantled his country's higher-education system; cracked down on diversity, dissent, and critical thinking; and cast academic institutions as dangerous. So what does that mean for the future of higher ed in America? Further reading: Ian Bogost on “The End of College Life” Anne Applebaum on “America's Future Is Hungary” Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You'll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tommy and Ben discuss the fallout from Trump's national security team accidentally sending top secret war plans to a journalist, Turkey's backsliding democracy as a result of Erdoğan arresting his top political opponent, and Bibi Netanyahu's continuing efforts to remove internal critics while Israel gears up for potential annexation of Gaza. They also discuss a violent settler attack on the Oscar winning co-director of No Other Land, Russia's maximalist terms for the new maritime ceasefire with Ukraine, the conflicts in Sudan and Congo, and the Trump administration's latest immigration moves, including revoking temporary protected status for over 500,000 people. Then, Tommy is joined by Jeremy Shapiro, Research Director at the European Council of Foreign Relations, for a tour of Europe, including Turkey's political unrest, Romania's fraught election, and the latest with Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán.