Katalin Cseh
@katalincseh.bsky.social
MP of Hungary’s Momentum Movement. Former MEP. MD, MSc in Health Economics. Activist, feminist, idealist. Dog mom x 2
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Katalin Cseh
@katalincseh.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Today, I swore in as Member of Parliament. I pledge to amplify the voices of all those who are overlooked and oppressed by Orban’s regime. As a liberal woman, this space feels like another planet — but the more they try to silence us, the louder we will become.
One EU Commissioner.
Seventy MEPs.
Dozens of mayors.
Thousands of supporters.
No one stands alone. Europe is showing up. 🇭🇺🏳️🌈🇪🇺
Thank you for this incredible show of solidarity.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
Seventy MEPs.
Dozens of mayors.
Thousands of supporters.
No one stands alone. Europe is showing up. 🇭🇺🏳️🌈🇪🇺
Thank you for this incredible show of solidarity.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU commissioner set to attend Budapest LGBTQ+ festivities in jab at Orbán
The Hungarian government has moved to try to ban Pride under the pretext of protecting children.
www.politico.eu
June 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
One EU Commissioner.
Seventy MEPs.
Dozens of mayors.
Thousands of supporters.
No one stands alone. Europe is showing up. 🇭🇺🏳️🌈🇪🇺
Thank you for this incredible show of solidarity.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
Seventy MEPs.
Dozens of mayors.
Thousands of supporters.
No one stands alone. Europe is showing up. 🇭🇺🏳️🌈🇪🇺
Thank you for this incredible show of solidarity.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
The #Pfizergate ruling is an important breakthrough on transparency. But the fact that it was the NYT (!) & not @europarl.europa.eu or the European public sphere holding the EU executive accountable also shows that a *lot* of work still lies ahead
I voiced these concerns to vdL over 4 yrs ago👇
I voiced these concerns to vdL over 4 yrs ago👇
May 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The #Pfizergate ruling is an important breakthrough on transparency. But the fact that it was the NYT (!) & not @europarl.europa.eu or the European public sphere holding the EU executive accountable also shows that a *lot* of work still lies ahead
I voiced these concerns to vdL over 4 yrs ago👇
I voiced these concerns to vdL over 4 yrs ago👇
Orbán sees the world is tilting his way—and he’s accelerating the crackdown.
My op-ed on his latest assault on rights in Hungary, banning Budapest Pride & threatening to strip critics of citizenship👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My op-ed on his latest assault on rights in Hungary, banning Budapest Pride & threatening to strip critics of citizenship👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
April 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Orbán sees the world is tilting his way—and he’s accelerating the crackdown.
My op-ed on his latest assault on rights in Hungary, banning Budapest Pride & threatening to strip critics of citizenship👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My op-ed on his latest assault on rights in Hungary, banning Budapest Pride & threatening to strip critics of citizenship👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
A constitutional amendment passed in Hungary on 14 April allows the government to label LGBTQ+ gatherings a threat to children.
Orban calls it a “spring clean-up” to root out “bugs”, targeting LGBTQ+ people, journalists, critics, civil society & dual nationals.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Orban calls it a “spring clean-up” to root out “bugs”, targeting LGBTQ+ people, journalists, critics, civil society & dual nationals.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Viktor Orbán’s latest clampdown bans Budapest Pride – but he won’t stop us marching
Elected leaders from across Europe should join us on the streets. It is critical to democracy – in Hungary, and the EU as a whole, says Hungarian national assembly member Katalin Cseh
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
A constitutional amendment passed in Hungary on 14 April allows the government to label LGBTQ+ gatherings a threat to children.
Orban calls it a “spring clean-up” to root out “bugs”, targeting LGBTQ+ people, journalists, critics, civil society & dual nationals.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Orban calls it a “spring clean-up” to root out “bugs”, targeting LGBTQ+ people, journalists, critics, civil society & dual nationals.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
☝🏼 @katalincseh.bsky.social has made an important call: March with Budapest Pride, against Orbán and for democracy!
Budapest, 28 June, 2025🏳️🌈
Budapest, 28 June, 2025🏳️🌈
On 28 June, Budapest Pride will march. Orbán says he will stop it. We say, just try
To every democratic leader, activist & ally in Europe: join us. Let’s show together that the streets of a European capital will not surrender to fear
My latest in The Guardian👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To every democratic leader, activist & ally in Europe: join us. Let’s show together that the streets of a European capital will not surrender to fear
My latest in The Guardian👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Viktor Orbán’s latest clampdown bans Budapest Pride – but he won’t stop us marching
Elected leaders from across Europe should join us on the streets. It is critical to democracy – in Hungary, and the EU as a whole, says Hungarian national assembly member Katalin Cseh
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
☝🏼 @katalincseh.bsky.social has made an important call: March with Budapest Pride, against Orbán and for democracy!
Budapest, 28 June, 2025🏳️🌈
Budapest, 28 June, 2025🏳️🌈
On 28 June, Budapest Pride will march. Orbán says he will stop it. We say, just try
To every democratic leader, activist & ally in Europe: join us. Let’s show together that the streets of a European capital will not surrender to fear
My latest in The Guardian👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To every democratic leader, activist & ally in Europe: join us. Let’s show together that the streets of a European capital will not surrender to fear
My latest in The Guardian👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Viktor Orbán’s latest clampdown bans Budapest Pride – but he won’t stop us marching
Elected leaders from across Europe should join us on the streets. It is critical to democracy – in Hungary, and the EU as a whole, says Hungarian national assembly member Katalin Cseh
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
On 28 June, Budapest Pride will march. Orbán says he will stop it. We say, just try
To every democratic leader, activist & ally in Europe: join us. Let’s show together that the streets of a European capital will not surrender to fear
My latest in The Guardian👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To every democratic leader, activist & ally in Europe: join us. Let’s show together that the streets of a European capital will not surrender to fear
My latest in The Guardian👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you, friends, for your solidarity!
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
MEPs plan to attend banned pride parade in Budapest
European MEPs, including Belgians, say they intend to go to Budapest in late June for the LGBTQ+ community’s pride march, which Hungary's parliament has banned.
www.brusselstimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you, friends, for your solidarity!
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
We need as many 🇪🇺 leaders & elected reps with us at Budapest Pride as possible. It's a protective shield around protesters, threatened by the Orban govt
It's a numbers game. Please join us & write your rep’s
Jun 28 🇭🇺🏳️🌈
www.brusselstimes.com/politics/151...
Yesterday, an EU member state banned Pride events 🏳️🌈, threatening to use facial recognition & 500€ fines to target attendees.
We need more than deep concerns.
We need EU leaders across the continent to book their tickets to Budapest & join us on June 28
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
We need more than deep concerns.
We need EU leaders across the continent to book their tickets to Budapest & join us on June 28
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
March 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Yesterday, an EU member state banned Pride events 🏳️🌈, threatening to use facial recognition & 500€ fines to target attendees.
We need more than deep concerns.
We need EU leaders across the continent to book their tickets to Budapest & join us on June 28
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
We need more than deep concerns.
We need EU leaders across the continent to book their tickets to Budapest & join us on June 28
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Momentum representatives @ the Hungarian Parliament👇
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
March 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Momentum representatives @ the Hungarian Parliament👇
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
Orban & co. have just *banned* Budapest Pride 🏳️🌈 threatening to fine participants 500€
In 2025. In an EU country.
They’re NOT getting away with this. We’ll be there anyway & you should too
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
euobserver.com/eu-political...
🚨 The Orban gov’t has just submitted a bill to ban Budapest Pride & impose fines on organizers & participants
We’ll be there anyway
NOW is the time to show your support. My call to EU leaders👇—announce you’ll be there with us on June 28 🏳️🌈
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
We’ll be there anyway
NOW is the time to show your support. My call to EU leaders👇—announce you’ll be there with us on June 28 🏳️🌈
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🚨 The Orban gov’t has just submitted a bill to ban Budapest Pride & impose fines on organizers & participants
We’ll be there anyway
NOW is the time to show your support. My call to EU leaders👇—announce you’ll be there with us on June 28 🏳️🌈
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
We’ll be there anyway
NOW is the time to show your support. My call to EU leaders👇—announce you’ll be there with us on June 28 🏳️🌈
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
Viktor Orbán says he’ll ban Budapest Pride. We won’t let that happen. This year, we’ll march in greater numbers than ever 🏳️🌈
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
March 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Viktor Orbán says he’ll ban Budapest Pride. We won’t let that happen. This year, we’ll march in greater numbers than ever 🏳️🌈
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
Viktor Orbán, explicitly relishing a friendlier international climate with the return of Donald Trump, is testing the limits of what he can get away with, warns Hungarian MP Katalin Cseh.
Budapest Pride under threat, as Orbán tests what he can get away with
Viktor Orbán, explicitly relishing a friendlier international climate with the return of Donald Trump, is testing the limits of what he can get away with, warns Hungarian MP Katalin Cseh.
euobserver.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Viktor Orbán, explicitly relishing a friendlier international climate with the return of Donald Trump, is testing the limits of what he can get away with, warns Hungarian MP Katalin Cseh.
Viktor Orbán says he’ll ban Budapest Pride. We won’t let that happen. This year, we’ll march in greater numbers than ever 🏳️🌈
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
March 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Viktor Orbán says he’ll ban Budapest Pride. We won’t let that happen. This year, we’ll march in greater numbers than ever 🏳️🌈
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
My message to European leaders: stand with us. Announce that you’re coming to Budapest.
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride
Read the op-ed 🗞️ euobserver.com/eu-political...
Today, I swore in as Member of Parliament. I pledge to amplify the voices of all those who are overlooked and oppressed by Orban’s regime. As a liberal woman, this space feels like another planet — but the more they try to silence us, the louder we will become.
December 16, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Today, I swore in as Member of Parliament. I pledge to amplify the voices of all those who are overlooked and oppressed by Orban’s regime. As a liberal woman, this space feels like another planet — but the more they try to silence us, the louder we will become.
Katalin Novák, President of the Republic & close Orbán-ally was forced to resign in disgrace—for pardoning the accomplice of a convicted pedophile
She was crafting Orbán's international network & image as "protector of family values"
The scandal that shook Hungary to its core👇
She was crafting Orbán's international network & image as "protector of family values"
The scandal that shook Hungary to its core👇
February 10, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Katalin Novák, President of the Republic & close Orbán-ally was forced to resign in disgrace—for pardoning the accomplice of a convicted pedophile
She was crafting Orbán's international network & image as "protector of family values"
The scandal that shook Hungary to its core👇
She was crafting Orbán's international network & image as "protector of family values"
The scandal that shook Hungary to its core👇
Like Putin, Viktor Orbán is learning he can act with impunity: the cash keeps flowing
Wrote up my concerns about the dirty deal underpinning this week’s #EUCO summit decision👇
@theguardian.bsky.social
t.co/46ccIGLDxx
Wrote up my concerns about the dirty deal underpinning this week’s #EUCO summit decision👇
@theguardian.bsky.social
t.co/46ccIGLDxx
Like Putin, Viktor Orbán is learning he can act with impunity: the cash keeps flowing | Katalin Cse...
The EU’s capitulation to the Hungarian PM’s blackmail is a grave mistake. He seeks to reshape the bloc in his image, says Hungarian MEP Katalin Cseh
t.co
December 17, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Like Putin, Viktor Orbán is learning he can act with impunity: the cash keeps flowing
Wrote up my concerns about the dirty deal underpinning this week’s #EUCO summit decision👇
@theguardian.bsky.social
t.co/46ccIGLDxx
Wrote up my concerns about the dirty deal underpinning this week’s #EUCO summit decision👇
@theguardian.bsky.social
t.co/46ccIGLDxx
Orban blocking Ukraine’s EU accession is serving Putin’s interests only.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
December 9, 2023 at 11:36 AM
Orban blocking Ukraine’s EU accession is serving Putin’s interests only.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The so-called “sovereignty protection” bill is another dark milestone for Hungary.
A straight-up authoritarian tool to crush dissent, intimidate & punish critical voices— it aims to strangle remaining independent media, NGOs & opposition parties, already facing relentless attacks.
A straight-up authoritarian tool to crush dissent, intimidate & punish critical voices— it aims to strangle remaining independent media, NGOs & opposition parties, already facing relentless attacks.
Hungary’s Government Submits ‘Sovereignty’ Bill Seen Aimed at Opposition, NGO Funding
The bill on ‘protecting national sovereignty’ is regarded by opponents of Orban’s Fidesz party as another illiberal move to silence criticism and weaken the opposition ahead of the 2024 European...
balkaninsight.com
November 22, 2023 at 11:46 AM
The so-called “sovereignty protection” bill is another dark milestone for Hungary.
A straight-up authoritarian tool to crush dissent, intimidate & punish critical voices— it aims to strangle remaining independent media, NGOs & opposition parties, already facing relentless attacks.
A straight-up authoritarian tool to crush dissent, intimidate & punish critical voices— it aims to strangle remaining independent media, NGOs & opposition parties, already facing relentless attacks.
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
The Hungarian government has launched an anti-Brussels campaign with anti-Semitic overtones yet again, perhaps signalling that it is giving up on complying with the necessary reforms that would restore the flow of EU funds: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n...
Hungarian government campaign renews antisemitism concerns
PM Viktor Orbán seems to be returning to strategy of claiming shadowy global forces are trying to meddle in country’s politics
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2023 at 4:10 PM
The Hungarian government has launched an anti-Brussels campaign with anti-Semitic overtones yet again, perhaps signalling that it is giving up on complying with the necessary reforms that would restore the flow of EU funds: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/n...
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
Incoming Polish government plans to join European Public Prosecutor's Office
www.euractiv.com/section/just...
www.euractiv.com/section/just...
Seeking to tap EU funds, Poland will join EU prosecutor's office
Poland will tell the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) that it wishes to join after a new government is formed, the man widely tipped to be the next justice minister said, as Warsaw seeks to ...
www.euractiv.com
November 18, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Incoming Polish government plans to join European Public Prosecutor's Office
www.euractiv.com/section/just...
www.euractiv.com/section/just...
Orban’s propaganda machine has picked the new enemy for the political season—Commission President von der Leyen, depicted as a Soros-stooge
These billboards will soon spread the country, saying—
“Let’s not dance to THEIR tune”
The EU has to wake up & respond to this disinformation deluge.
Quick 🧵
These billboards will soon spread the country, saying—
“Let’s not dance to THEIR tune”
The EU has to wake up & respond to this disinformation deluge.
Quick 🧵
November 17, 2023 at 6:47 PM
Orban’s propaganda machine has picked the new enemy for the political season—Commission President von der Leyen, depicted as a Soros-stooge
These billboards will soon spread the country, saying—
“Let’s not dance to THEIR tune”
The EU has to wake up & respond to this disinformation deluge.
Quick 🧵
These billboards will soon spread the country, saying—
“Let’s not dance to THEIR tune”
The EU has to wake up & respond to this disinformation deluge.
Quick 🧵
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
Smear campaigns in propaganda media against political and civil society activists are commonplace tactics in Hungary's illiberal playbook.
Watch how activists describe these attacks and
@hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social's lawyer explains why seeking justice in court matters.
444.hu/2023/11/17/b...
Watch how activists describe these attacks and
@hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social's lawyer explains why seeking justice in court matters.
444.hu/2023/11/17/b...
Black propaganda campaigns in the Orbán regime
If the machinery targets you, there is no escape. One of the most important and powerful weapons of the Orbán regime was first used against political opponents – but now anyone could be targeted.
444.hu
November 17, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Smear campaigns in propaganda media against political and civil society activists are commonplace tactics in Hungary's illiberal playbook.
Watch how activists describe these attacks and
@hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social's lawyer explains why seeking justice in court matters.
444.hu/2023/11/17/b...
Watch how activists describe these attacks and
@hungarianhelsinki.bsky.social's lawyer explains why seeking justice in court matters.
444.hu/2023/11/17/b...
This👇on top of the fact that bookstores got fined for displaying ‘Heartstopper’ without plastic wrapping. An all-out attck against LGBTQ+ representation, in an EU member state.
It claims to ‘protect’ kids— while it does the exact opposite, hurting at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.
reut.rs/3MmTUYx
It claims to ‘protect’ kids— while it does the exact opposite, hurting at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.
reut.rs/3MmTUYx
Hungary bans teenagers from World Press Photo exhibit, citing LGBT content | Reuters
Hungary's government has banned youngsters under 18 from visiting the World Press Photo exhibition on display in Budapest, citing LGBT content in some of the photos.
reut.rs
October 29, 2023 at 10:07 AM
This👇on top of the fact that bookstores got fined for displaying ‘Heartstopper’ without plastic wrapping. An all-out attck against LGBTQ+ representation, in an EU member state.
It claims to ‘protect’ kids— while it does the exact opposite, hurting at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.
reut.rs/3MmTUYx
It claims to ‘protect’ kids— while it does the exact opposite, hurting at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.
reut.rs/3MmTUYx
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
By shaking hands with Putin, Viktor Orbán is giving Ukrainians, who are bombarded every day, the middle finger, LU PM Xavier Bettel says before his last EU summit.
www.wort.lu/internationa...
www.wort.lu/internationa...
October 26, 2023 at 2:14 PM
By shaking hands with Putin, Viktor Orbán is giving Ukrainians, who are bombarded every day, the middle finger, LU PM Xavier Bettel says before his last EU summit.
www.wort.lu/internationa...
www.wort.lu/internationa...
Reposted by Katalin Cseh
🇭🇺 vs 🇸🇪 NATO accession UPDATE
During its today meeting the House Committee of the Hungarian parliament failed to schedule a voting on the ratification of Sweden's NATO accession protocol.
So the motivation is much more, as always has been, pleasing Russia and not Turkey.
During its today meeting the House Committee of the Hungarian parliament failed to schedule a voting on the ratification of Sweden's NATO accession protocol.
So the motivation is much more, as always has been, pleasing Russia and not Turkey.
October 24, 2023 at 11:20 AM
🇭🇺 vs 🇸🇪 NATO accession UPDATE
During its today meeting the House Committee of the Hungarian parliament failed to schedule a voting on the ratification of Sweden's NATO accession protocol.
So the motivation is much more, as always has been, pleasing Russia and not Turkey.
During its today meeting the House Committee of the Hungarian parliament failed to schedule a voting on the ratification of Sweden's NATO accession protocol.
So the motivation is much more, as always has been, pleasing Russia and not Turkey.