Freie Ungarische Botschaft

Berlin based NGO of Hungarian expats striving for restoring rule-of law and creating a solidary society in Hungary.

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

Jeder Tag, an dem dieser Krieg andauert, ist ein Tag zu viel. Aus diesem Grund möchten wir euch auch herzlich dazu einladen, sich mit uns am 24.02.2024 zwischen 13:00 und 15:00 Uhr am Brandenburger Tor zu versammeln, um in Solidarität mit der Ukraine zu zeigen. Jede Person zählt!

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

Orbán says he is on the side of peace & congratulates countries on military aggression...

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

Viktor Orbán congratulated Ilham Ailyev for occupying Nagorno-Karabakh, @444hu reports. Orbán wished him "every success in his work to stabilise the region" and success "in the reconstruction work in Karabakh". "Congratulations, Mr. President," he added. https://t.co/v969KBObJg

[Katalin Cseh @katka_cseh]

This is a point that often goes missing.👇 Orban, self-proclaimed sovereignty champion, looked anything but sovereign in the ring of his authoritarian allies. And that makes the EU’s problem even more dire.

Read more 🗞️ https://t.co/0xV9Ov1x2I

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

Read the report here: https://t.co/uLrfMG55RA

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

What an honour! The Hungarian government is spreading conspiracy theories about an @IEP_Berlin report - which we also contributed to ✨️

It says a lot about @PM_ViktorOrban's government that they perceive "supporting Liberal NGOs and the rule of law" as an attack on them 🤐

[Zoltan Kovacs @zoltanspox]

❔Guess who’s back: Soros Network aims to undermine Hungary-Germany strategic cooperation

🤯In a Soros-funded report, Berlin-based liberal think tank @IEP_Berlin advises the German Federal Government to crack down on the “Hungarian authoritarian regime.”

It seems that our favorite “NGO,” @OpenSociety, is back to its more than a decade-long mission of trying to topple @PM_ViktorOrban’s government. Now they’ve partnered up with the German think tank Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) for a Soros-funded report to convince the German Federal Government that it is in their best interest to blackmail the Hungarian government into following Open Society’s liberal agenda.

Why? Because “rule of law,” because Viktor Orbán, because of “democratic backsliding.” You got to be kidding me.

But they are not. They are so serious that the report puts forward not one, not two, but six concrete steps that the German government should take to force PM Orbán’s government to fall in line.

I won’t bore you with too much detail, as I’ve already covered most of these a couple of times on this blog over the last decade, but these recommendations include denouncing Hungary as a “systemic rival,” financing “democracy promotion projects” in Hungary (this one’s particularly interesting), calling for an EU-wide coalition against Hungary, deploying more sophisticated “rule of law” tools, and supporting liberal NGOs and media in Hungary.

There isn’t anything remotely surprising here; the report simply took a page out of the classic Soros playbook. We’ve seen this two-step recipe before: Build up an international anti-Hungary coalition, and interfere with domestic affairs through liberal NGOs and media.

The worst part is that, according to the IEP report, it’s in Germany’s best interest to protect the single market and big German companies with investments in Hungary from the Hungarian government. This is just insane.

Please, experts behind this paper, answer one question: If Hungary is indeed such a dangerous place for German firms, and the Hungarian government poses such great risk, then how is it that such stable and profitable companies like Mercedes, Audi and BMW continue to invest billions of euros in their Hungarian subsidiaries year after year?

It’s obvious that the goal here is to undermine mutual respect between Hungary and Germany and dismantle our strong strategic cooperation, exclusively on ideological grounds. Beware the tactics of the Soros Network!

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

@IEP_Berlin stellt Bericht über Orbáns Autokratie vor und fordert, was Deutschland machen kann. Allen voran meinen wir: Druck aufrechterhalten und Zivilgesellschaft unterstützen!!! #freieungarischebotschaft #ruleoflaw #Orban

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

Wir freuen uns sehr, dabei zu sein ☝️

[Institut für Europäische Politik @IEP_Berlin]

Wie sollte die Bundesregierung auf die demokratische Regression in #Ungarn 🇭🇺 reagieren?
Das diskutieren die Autoren des neuen IEP Policy Papers am 17.10.2023 in Berlin mit Expert:innen und dem Publikum.
Hier geht’s zu Programm & Anmeldung ➡️ https://t.co/XV13hG3bXF

[MiCT - Media in Cooperation and Transition @mict_intl]

Amazing opening of ‘ILLIBERAL REALITIES’ exhibition by @FUB_eV at MiCT, offering a revealing glimpse into propaganda in Orbán’s Hungary. Available for viewing until the 28th—this is a must-see! #Orban #Populism

[Das Progressive Zentrum @DPZ_Berlin]

Kicking off our #ClimateActionFellows' trip to Berlin with
💪@germanwatch! Learning about Ukrainian & Germany climate foreign policy
💪@Nyke_Slawik! Connecting the dots between climate- and LGBTQ+ struggles
💪@fub_ev! Workshop on movement building & international alliances

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

BIG OPENING "Illiberal realities - Orbán's Propaganda"

[Institut für Europäische Politik @IEP_Berlin]

#Ungarn ist keine funktionierende #Demokratie mehr. @vdeminstitute bezeichnete Ungarn 2022 als “Wahlautokratie”, das @Europarl_DE schloss sich dem an.
Unsere Chronologie zeichnet die #Autokratisierung Ungarns seit 2010 nach.
Mehr Hintergründe➡️https://t.co/jC42wvJ4v8
Folge dem🧵

[Institut für Europäische Politik @IEP_Berlin]

Heute ist internationaler #TagderDemokratie!
Aktuell steht die #Demokratie nicht nur in #Ungarn, sondern in vielen anderen EU-Staaten durch autoritäre Kräfte unter Druck.
Hintergründe zur demokratischen Regression in 🇭🇺 und zum Projekt RETHINK HUNGARY ➡️https://t.co/jC42wvJ4v8

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

Only two days to go👀

[MiCT - Media in Cooperation and Transition @mict_intl]

ILLIBERAL REALITIES in Ungarn - Eröffnung der Ausstellung zu staatlicher Propaganda im öffentlichen Raum mit Präsentationen und Musik, 19.9. um 17.00 Uhr bei MiCT. @FUB_eV

[Telex @Telexhu]

Three days after the news became public, Orbán, Szijjártó and Fidesz are still silent, and there is no mention of the Russian ambassador being summoned. https://t.co/ZLEf03IK8Y

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

@IEP_Berlin @DPZ_Berlin @tazgezwitscher

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

✨️ OPENING of our exhibiton ILLIBERAL REALITIES on life in Orbán's Hungary together with @mict_int.

Come and learn about the omnipresence of Propaganda, its narratives and its harm #hungary #Berlin #Orban #populism

REGISTER HERE:
https://t.co/5wWqfgi1rP

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

@tazgezwitscher zeigt: Orban nicht nur ein Ungarisches, sondern ein Europäisches Problem! @die_regierung @EU_Commission Müssen das ernst nehmen!!!
https://t.co/VEyWSOIK3v

[Budapest Pride @budapestpride]

2/1 Russian-type censorship of LGBTQ topics: Hungary media authority ruled that our commercial is "likely to have an adverse effect on the physical, mental or moral development of minors”, for “promoting gender non-conformity, gender reassignment, homosexuality”

[Institut für Europäische Politik @IEP_Berlin]

Wie sollten Deutschland und die EU auf die Krise von #Demokratie und #Rechtsstaatlichkeit in #Ungarn reagieren?
Das IEP diskutiert im Rahmen von „Ungarn neu denken“ mit Expert:innen und Entscheider:innen.
🇭🇺🇩🇪🇪🇺
Mehr Infos in unseren background papers: https://t.co/2wXG3omkd4

[Freie Ungarische Botschaft @FUB_eV]

We are back at @IEP_Berlin Excited to work out some policy recommendations on how to handle the Orban regime 👏🇭🇺