Michiel Luining

PhD researcher Law&Discourse @UAntwerpen:how ia #Poland #Hungary change European law |Commentator EU,Centraal-Europa |Prior @fggaleiden,@Clingendaelorg|RT≠👍≠👍

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

Looking for an academic summer read? 😉 Check out my 'Law is trapped in history and history is trapped in law. Historical narratives in illiberal legal practices in 🇭🇺 and 🇵🇱 ' in the recent issue of #ComparativeLaw & #Language: https://t.co/qjrWZ6Nue2 https://t.co/jOOSxW0ZjJ

[Nieuwsuur @Nieuwsuur]

De Hongaarse premier Viktor Orbán is Donald Trumps grootste vriend in de EU. Wat zou een overwinning van Trump betekenen voor de positie van Orbán in Europa? #Nieuwsuur

[Saskia Dekkers @saskiadekkers]

PM Victor Orbán telefoneerde deze week met Donal Trump om hem geluk te wensen 5 november.
"Een winst van Trump zal Orbáns positie enorm versterken."
Kijk ⬇️ ons #Nieuwsuur verslag met analyse van
@ZSzelenyi @Furedibyte en @LuiningMichiel van @UAntwerpen

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

📢 Mijn commentaar voor @Knack Magazine (lees het stuk van @kmlvrmln):

Inkijkje: "#Orban wil de #EU-waarden kapen en gebruikt het EU voorzitterschap hiervoor. Hij wil zo veel mogelijk nationale speelruimte behouden. De EU niet vernietigen of verlaten."
https://t.co/UizXDNMTnd

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

Paradox #EUverkiezingen; extreemrechts consolideert verder (geen ruk naar); voor #Orban ontstaat voor t eerst in jaren echt gevaar voor zijn macht.

'Magyar's success -who was an Orbán ally until beginning of this year -may encourage other right-wingers to break away from Fidesz'

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

👀Sort of a political landslide is happening in Hungary - here's how to interpret the results:

🇪🇺Orbán's EU ambitions are dashed by his party's worst ever EP election result: compared to 2019, Fidesz-KDNP dropped from 52 to 44 percent, or from 13 to 11 seats. At the same time, Orbán/Fidesz's former political alliance, the @EPPGroup has gained in strength – there's still a lot of bad blood between them, and especially with the success of Donald Tusk's KO it's hard to imagine how the EU's next leadership would let Orbán among their ranks. Remember: the Hungarian Prime Minister was aiming for the EU's best result for his party (he got beaten by the governing parties in Romania and Malta) as well as talking about "conquering Brussels" with his far-right allies. Well, that's simply not going to happen.

🤜🤛The real landslide is that Péter Magyar's TISZA party is the big winner of the Hungarian EP elections by gaining a whopping 30 percent of the votes, or 7 MEPs – who are set to join the @EPPGroup. For the very first time since Orbán's current rule started in 2010, TISZA is the only party that managed to come somewhat close to Fidesz in terms of popular support (2 million vs 1.3 million votes). Bear in mind that Magyar entered politics this February, and launched his party only a couple of months ago. What he achieved in such a short period of time is a clear indication that the Orbán regime is in a decline. Moreover, Magyar's success – who was an Orbán ally until the beginning of this year – may encourage other right-wingers to break away from Fidesz.

📉As polls suggested, TISZA's rise came at the expense of the extremely fragmented Hungarian opposition's already existing parties. Liberal @momentumhu dropped from 10 percent to 3,7 and lost both of its MEPs, while green/pirate @ketfarkukutya failed to meet the 5 percent threshold (3,6) despite polling around 7-9 percent at the beginning of this year (before Péter Magyar entered politics). The alliance of left-wing and green parties, led by the Democratic Coalition party, previously had 22 percent support and 5 MEPs in total – they're down to 8 percent and 2 seats.

🏙️Meanwhile, Hungary also held its local elections, and the race for mayor of Budapest is simply too close to call. Incumbent Gergely Karácsony (@bpkaracsonyg) and government-backed independent contender Dávid Vitézy (@vitdavid) currently stand at 47,52 and 47,49 percent, the difference between the two is less then 300 votes. Vitézy has been leading the whole evening as votes were counted before Karácsony took him over late at night. Vitézy is already requesting a recount but it's expected that they's eventually work together as mayor and deputy mayor – regardless of whoever will come out on top.

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

And on a personal note: Szentkirályi was basically the last female politician holding at least some position within Fidesz. With the resignation of Judit Varga and Katalin Novák, Fidesz leadership is now officially an all male affair.

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

Great scoop by @EddyWax. Orbán contender Péter Magyar's Respect and Freedom party could deliver six extra mandates for @EPPGroup. Actually, one of Magyar's party operatives told me they hope for seven seats – which doesn't sound entirely unrealistic tbh.
https://t.co/TXaTjOTjBV

[Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 @notesfrompoland]

Poland's first public blessing of same-sex couples in a church has taken place at an ecumenical service involving both Catholic and Protestant clergy https://t.co/B8oWm4TAua

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

-''Maximum effort will be made for regional accommodation and migration deals towards that end

-Advocacy for updating UN Refugee Convention will be pursued, cooperation with like-minded member states will be sought. Efforts on amending EU regulations and treaties as necessary.''

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

The deal on a new (centre and (far)right-wing) Dutch #government entails the erection of a constitutional court in the #Netherlands.

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

-''In the implementation of the Migration Pact, the option of financial compensation is chosen over participating in the redistribution of asylum seekers.''

-''The contribution to the accommodation of displaced persons from Ukraine will be increased.''

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

💡Hoe kan een #rechtsstaat hersteld worden na zijn afbraak? Na acht jaar erosie van de Poolse rechtsstaat zijn dit actuele vragen die iedereen bezighouden in #Polen🇵🇱 & #Europa🇪🇺

Voor de liefhebber: mijn artikel @ArsAequi. Zie: https://t.co/XZkiQxcwY8 of stuur mij n berichtje :)

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

💡Hoe kan een #rechtsstaat hersteld worden na zijn afbraak? Na acht jaar erosie van de Poolse rechtsstaat zijn dit actuele vragen die iedereen bezighouden in #Polen🇵🇱 & #Europa🇪🇺

Voor de liefhebber: mijn artikel @ArsAequi. Zie: https://t.co/XZkiQxcwY8 of stuur mij n berichtje :)

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

Viktor #Orbán sued half a dozen #Hungarian news outlets for picking up foreign reports that Austrian retailer Spar was taking money out of 🇭🇺, amid fears of a takeover attempt by businessmen close to the government. Orban doesn't usually sue anyone, so this is quire exceptional.

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

Groot nieuws. Oppepper voor Tusk-regering die moeite heeft #rechtsstaat te herstellen.Paar neo-rechters (politiek benoemd
door PiS) in 🇵🇱 Hooggerechtshof weigeren recht te spreken met verwijzing naar Europese rechtsspraak die legitimiteit van hun rechtskamers in twijfel trekken.

[Viktória Serdült @viktoriaserdult]

This was the crowd marching to Kossuth square in Budapest, attending the protest organized by Peter Magyar, ex-husband of @JuditVarga_EU. Magyar - who appeared on the political scene only two months ago- promised to announce the name of his party in the coming weeks.

[Michiel Luining @LuiningMichiel]

Symbolisch belangrijke verkiezingen in Slowakije