Hungarian journalist. News junkie. Former Brussels correspondent. Lives in Leuven. @eublogo on Xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3msn4nedzk226Just hit 5,000 followers on Bluesky! Thank you! 💙09 Aug 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msn4nedzk226https://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3msmuujl4rk26András Baka is set to become Hungary’s next President. The irony is hard to miss: Baka himself was removed as President of the Supreme Court in 2012, when the Orbán government changed the constitutional rules governing his office, cutting short a mandate that was due to run until 2015 🧵09 Aug 2026 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmuujl4rk26https://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mshqxoigsc2y@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social is the first journalist from an EU member state ever to receive the CPJ International Press Freedom Award. It couldn't have gone to a more deserving colleague. 👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2026 04:49 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshqxoigsc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3ms5shhnzic2bHungary’s economy is likely to suffer from the combined impact of heat, drought and power shortages. https://www.ft.com/content/a4539dc2-dcb0-4b57-9a78-c32cb1f9eda1?shareType=nongift03 Aug 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms5shhnzic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mqqopqx3qc2s“Magyar’s authority is subject to few meaningful constraints beyond public opinion, his own popularity & perhaps the EU”, says @danielhegedus.bsky.social. “The success of 🇭🇺 re-democratisation will ultimately depend on the willingness of Tisza & Péter Magyar to exercise political self-restraint.” https://www.ft.com/content/8a70ebb7-693d-497a-9b69-559ccbb7eee6?shareType=nongift16 Jul 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqopqx3qc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mqopush5lc2p🚗 BREAKING: Do you remember Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs? He is leaving the Parliament for BYD. It feels less like a career change and more like the final chapter of a very successful marketing campaign. But a bit surprising that he didn’t sign with Gazprom instead.15 Jul 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqopush5lc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mq2s7zjzck2r‼️This is what is currently on the screen of Hungary's public broadcaster: "Public service media must not lie." It apologizes for years of deception and says it is being transformed into an independent, trustworthy public service broadcaster. News broadcasting is temporarily suspended.07 Jul 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2s7zjzck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mpzyos35p22w07 Jul 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzyos35p22whttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mpylwlik322eThe whole world will be rooting for Belgium now. 🇧🇪⚽ #WorldCup [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpylwlik322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mpsioztsik2mThere's a certain irony in the timing. One of the first casualties in the post-Orbán era is an independent, left-leaning newspaper that spent years reporting under increasingly difficult circumstances. 3/1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jul 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsioztsik2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mpsaxtwhmc2m😢 I was a journalist at Népszava for many years, so this feels especially personal. The newspaper's print edition ended a few weeks ago, but the team continued producing its digital print replica, available online and through the mobile app. Now that chapter has also come to a close. 2/104 Jul 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsaxtwhmc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mpburq4cs22f#BudapestPride 🏳️‍🌈❤️27 Jun 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpburq4cs22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mpaqv5hwqk2x‼️The CEU is set to become a two-campus university again, HUN media reports. While Vienna will remain its main campus, degree-granting programs are expected to return to Budapest once the necessary approvals are completed. A step toward restoring the university's academic presence in Hungary! 2/127 Jun 2026 05:43 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaqv5hwqk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mp4xumtp7c2fIPI today welcomes the passing of a law by the new Tisza government which overhauls the Orbán-era framework governing the country’s public media and media regulatory bodies as an important first step towards restoring press freedom. https://ipi.media/hungary-ipi-welcomes-law-reforming-public-media-and-regulatory-bodies/25 Jun 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4xumtp7c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3moubo3de7k2g#Summersolstice at Lake Balaton ❤️22 Jun 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moubo3de7k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mop2wakf3k2kThe FT obtained documents outlining the accounts of Farage’s former political group in the European parliament, Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD). [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mop2wakf3k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mo34i4444k2l🦯 🥕 “There are sticks and carrots in the (migration) pact. So, you get funding, you get money, only if you apply the pact,” Commissioner Magnus Brunner said to @euractiv.com whether the Commission would use “sticks” to bring Hungary into line. PM Péter Magyar is now keeping his options open.12 Jun 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo34i4444k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mntjwnqfw22iOrbán will also hold a press conference at the headquarters of a Fidesz foundation based in Brussels. I’m curious to see if they’ll let the independent press in. When he was prime minister, they didn’t let them in for about the last ten years. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/08/viktor-orban-returns-to-brussels-after-election-setback09 Jun 2026 06:09 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntjwnqfw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mnr3p5wsjc27The head of the Integrity Authority said that under the Orbán government he was subjected to politically motivated attacks — as well as being the target of attempted bribes — while trying to probe the public procurement scheme. His wife had been offered a jobbwhich involved high pay for no work. https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-watchdog-urges-probe-viktor-orban-officials-over-missing-eu-funds08 Jun 2026 06:49 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnr3p5wsjc27https://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mnoxvgzkns2nIn Hungary, Fidesz has once again made migration the center of political debate. The party repeatedly demands that PM Péter Magyar distance himself from the EU Migration Pact which enters into force next week. Magyar accuses Orbán of failing to prevent the pact from being adopted in the EU. 2/107 Jun 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoxvgzkns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mnhbu24i222i☝️What we’re seeing in multiple recent cases is a broader pattern: once external political pressure eases, institutions begin to correct course on their own. Without direct government intervention, questionable processes get reviewed, restrictions are lifted, and past anomalies gradually unwind. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Jun 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhbu24i222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mngyukklfs2iWe've been waiting for this for a long time! Great! 👏 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/all-eu-members-greenlight-first-step-accession-talks-ukraine-pm-says-2026-06-03/04 Jun 2026 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngyukklfs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mngwvkutqk2iHungary’s Péter Magyar and his Tisza party — already sitting with the @eppgroup.bsky.social in the European Parliament — have begun the process of formally joining the party, two officials told @politico.eu04 Jun 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngwvkutqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mnebr7dcd22qFew expected Péter Magyar’s government to secure even half of Hungary’s €10bn recovery fund slice. “The Commission’s starting position was €4bn-€5bn. We worked that up to €10bn,” transport and investment minister Dávid Vitézy said. “There were tough rounds of talks in recent weeks.” https://www.ft.com/content/7db5e02b-4181-47e5-a3aa-5e94c3159d8e?shareType=nongift03 Jun 2026 04:33 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnebr7dcd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/eublogo.bsky.social/post/3mnbxqfe7l22bThe @ec.europa.eu is aware of the brewing constitutional row in Hungary and “following it actively,” spokesperson Markus Lammert told @politico.eu. @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social travels to Budapest today but is unlikely to raise the issue in his meetings, an EU official said. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:jgehbhl6lioruyvhqlhuywzf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbxqfe7l22b