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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 3d

The EU has published a world-first risk landscape report under the #DSA.

It flags systemic risks on big platforms — from illegal content to generative AI— and tracks how platforms are addressing them.

More transparency. More accountability.
A safer online space for all.

link.europa.eu/NKM4yd

A ring of yellow stars and icons (including a bell, a lock, a magnifying glass, and several with 'no' symbols) on a purple background with binary code overlaid.

Text reads: "DIGITAL SERVICES ACT. First report on the most prominent and recurrent systemic risks on very large online platforms."

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 13d

An #EU Member State is about to return to the practice of taking political prisoners. It's a shame for a Union established to prevent such things, among others, from happening again #Hungary

ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 13d

For the first time in EU history, someone faces criminal charges for organising a Pride march.
Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 13d

That's what I call a denial of service both by public administrations and by private companies. And, yes, it should be illegal

ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 13d

For the first time in EU history, someone faces criminal charges for organising a Pride march.
Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵

Thu Nguyen @onethuthree.bsky.social · 13d

Today, the conservatives (EPP) passed a major piece of EU legislation with the far-right groups in the EU Parliament, marking the breakdown of the cordon sanitaire. The EPP, under Weber, has decided to sacrifice long-term principles and stability for short-term political gains.

Thread:

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 14d

Sounds great! Looking forward to reading it. Thanks for letting me know 👏

European Ombudsman @ombudsman.europa.eu · 21d

We have found unreasonable that @ec.europa.eu applied a general presumption of non-disclosure to a risk assessment report drawn up by the social media platform X under the Digital Services Act #DSA.

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Commission should analyse risk assessment report of social media firm X for possible disclosure, says Ombudswoman

European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho has found maladministration in the European Commission’s refusal to analyse a 2023 risk assessment report drawn up by ...

www.ombudsman.europa.eu

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 22d

A stark example of the spill-over effects of #illiberalism

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 23d

Conference participation question: Would you agree to attend a symposium on the rule of law in an expert capacity in a situation where the conference organisers have also sought to invite fake judges and pseudo experts in the name of “dialogue”, “political balance” and/or “diversity of views”?

Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 23d

Conference participation question: Would you agree to attend a symposium on the rule of law in an expert capacity in a situation where the conference organisers have also sought to invite fake judges and pseudo experts in the name of “dialogue”, “political balance” and/or “diversity of views”?

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 26d

This is a very important development! #Slovakia #RuleOfLaw

Katalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 26d

According to @vsquare.bsky.social, the Netherlands is testing the member states to see whether they would support Article 7 proceedings against #Slovakia for systematic violations of the rule of law. This would require the support of one-third of the 27 countries. But according to the article… 2/1

Katalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 26d

According to @vsquare.bsky.social, the Netherlands is testing the member states to see whether they would support Article 7 proceedings against #Slovakia for systematic violations of the rule of law. This would require the support of one-third of the 27 countries. But according to the article… 2/1

Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 27d

Hungary, Republikon Intézet poll:

TISZA-EPP: 44% (+1)
Fidesz/KDNP-PfE: 34% (-1)
MH-ESN: 7% (-1)
MKKP→G/EFA: 6% (+1)
DK-S&D: 5%
Jobbik-NI: 0%
Momentum-RE: 0% (-1)
MSZP-S&D: 0%
...

+/- vs. 25 September-01 October 2025

Fieldwork: 16-22 October 2025
Sample size: 1,000

➤ europeelects.eu/hungary

Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 27d

On the “defeat” of the far right in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

The total number of far-right seats in the Tweede Kamer:

2021: 28
2023: 41
2025: 42 👈

And I don’t even count BBB here, which has radicalized significantly in the last year.

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 20

Realised it when I opened my Duolingo in the morning. It's insane how dependent people and businesses are on a few private entities

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · Oct 20

there’s a major AWS outage going on right now that’s taken down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, Perplexity, Roblox, and lots more of the internet. US-EAST-1 is down and impacting a lot of services that rely on AWS www.theverge.com/news/802486/...

Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more

A chunk of the internet has been taken offline.

www.theverge.com

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 20

The phrasing reminds me of Trump's Liberation Day. A very poor choice of words

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · Oct 20

Leaked: The EU Commission Work Programme is titled EUROPE’s INDEPENDENCE MOMENT (!).

How does @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu intend to attain independence?

By essentially de-regulating the Union, what will prove self defeating as this is already building new and old dependency #euco

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · Oct 20

Leaked: The EU Commission Work Programme is titled EUROPE’s INDEPENDENCE MOMENT (!).

How does @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu intend to attain independence?

By essentially de-regulating the Union, what will prove self defeating as this is already building new and old dependency #euco

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · Oct 20

there’s a major AWS outage going on right now that’s taken down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, Perplexity, Roblox, and lots more of the internet. US-EAST-1 is down and impacting a lot of services that rely on AWS www.theverge.com/news/802486/...

Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more

A chunk of the internet has been taken offline.

www.theverge.com

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 17

May be also a booster for #Orban's weak performance in the polls ahead of the parliamentary elections in #Hungary next year

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · Oct 17

The Budapest meeting between Putin and Trump marks:

- strategic use of Hungary as the weakest link of the EU as geopolitical player

- subservient Orban owing more to Russia and the US than the EU

- a gift to Viktor Orban at the time he bashes the EU to save his political future.

Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · Oct 17

The Budapest meeting between Putin and Trump marks:

- strategic use of Hungary as the weakest link of the EU as geopolitical player

- subservient Orban owing more to Russia and the US than the EU

- a gift to Viktor Orban at the time he bashes the EU to save his political future.

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 16

Nothing to see here. Three buddies will gather together to pledge to each other to continue to violate both national and international law

Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · Oct 16

🚨🚨🚨 Donald Trump announces he plans to meet with Vladimir Putin in Hungary to discuss the war on Ukraine.

Reminder: Hungary has withdrawn from the ICC, which placed an arrest warrant on Putin for war crimes.

Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · Oct 16

🚨🚨🚨 Donald Trump announces he plans to meet with Vladimir Putin in Hungary to discuss the war on Ukraine.

Reminder: Hungary has withdrawn from the ICC, which placed an arrest warrant on Putin for war crimes.

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 13

Oops

Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · Oct 13

So true! Do not expect wealth creation, prosperity or competitiveness if decisions are not climate proof.
Prof Stern and @dpcarrington.bsky.social on a very timely message.
Worth reading, specially by all those looking for excuses to delay climate action.

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Oct 13

Climate action is the only economic growth story of 21st century, says leading economist Lord Stern

- Fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Teresa Ribera @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu · Oct 13

So true! Do not expect wealth creation, prosperity or competitiveness if decisions are not climate proof.
Prof Stern and @dpcarrington.bsky.social on a very timely message.
Worth reading, specially by all those looking for excuses to delay climate action.

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Oct 13

Climate action is the only economic growth story of 21st century, says leading economist Lord Stern

- Fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

www.theguardian.com

European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) @europeanjournalists.org · Oct 13

We call on Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to send a clear message regarding the protection of media freedom and safety of journalists, in particular to Serbian President Vučić,, as she visits the Western Balkans this week.

Coalition calls on President von der Leyen to raise the media freedom crisis during her visit to the Western Balkans this week

Against the backdrop of a rapidly worsening media freedom crisis across the region, most prominently in Serbia, a coalition of international media ...

europeanjournalists.org

Prof Dr Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche @mlbg.bsky.social · Oct 8

HELP ! Question on German aliens law. When was the family reunification for the subsidiary protection beneficiairies introduced ? I would appreciate to have son intel on the modification of the Section 36 of the residence act. Thx !

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 5

In my region, they're constantly moving the border to other places and then returning

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 5

and that's my experience as a mid-aged blonde woman. My son is constantly subjected to questions about where he was and what he was doing on his way from work in the Netherlands. He's a young brown-hair man with a beard

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 5

oh, that's a thing from the past as well In Bayern, there are police checkpoints on smaller roads as well It feels disturbing driving by while looked at with suspicion by a man in a military uniform with an automatic weapon

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · Oct 5

For anyone who's travelled by car and, obviously a train or bus, the borders are visible and present. Schengen seems like a good memory from a past long gone. It's frustrating that the media music's still on while the EU is hitting the iceberg

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · Oct 5

German newspaper FAZ has an article about the Bundespolizei controlling trains at Freilassing

It’s done in this cheery way, almost propaganda like. Oh the intellectual policeman! Oh the tourists they need to check. One little line on someone being annoyed

#Schengen

www.faz.net/aktuell/reis...

Grenzkontrollen in Bayern: Unterwegs mir der Bundespolizei

Seit Mai kontrolliert die Bundespolizei an der Grenze zu Österreich jeden Zug, der nach Bayern rollt. Nicht immer gelingen dabei große Erfolge. Aber dass die Nationengrenze nun wieder erlebbar ist, sp...

www.faz.net

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