Tim Gosling
@tgoscee.bsky.social
Journalist #CEE. Al Jazeera, Balkan Insight, DW, Foreign Policy, Politico, The Times, etc. Analysis for EIU. Other troubles include #NFFC. Immigrant.
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Poland is in talks with the US over establishing a "Polish gas hub" that will receive increased quantities of American LNG, which will then be supplied to Ukraine and Slovakia.
Poland seeks to act as hub for increased US liquefied natural gas supplies to Ukraine and Slovakia
notesfrompoland.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Poland is in talks with the US over establishing a "Polish gas hub" that will receive increased quantities of American LNG, which will then be supplied to Ukraine and Slovakia.
Incoming #Czech gov't triggers alarm over public media plans with thx to @vstetka.bsky.social @marinaurbanikova.bsky.social
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Incoming Czech gov't triggers alarm over public media plans – DW – 11/05/2025
Czechia's populist ANO party won the most votes in the recent general election and seeks to form a government with two far-right parties. The coalition's plans for public media are causing particular ...
www.dw.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Incoming #Czech gov't triggers alarm over public media plans with thx to @vstetka.bsky.social @marinaurbanikova.bsky.social
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UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest ━ The European Conservative
https://www.byteseu.com/1497166/
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with …
https://www.byteseu.com/1497166/
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with …
UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest ━ The European Conservative - Bytes Europe
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with wPolityce.pl,
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October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
UPDATED Zbigniew Ziobro Denies Seeking Political Asylum in Hungary, Meets Orbán in Budapest ━ The European Conservative
https://www.byteseu.com/1497166/
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with …
https://www.byteseu.com/1497166/
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro (PiS) has denied reports that he applied for political asylum in Hungary. In an interview with …
Hilarious. Orban's face is a complete movie as it runs through a gamut of expressions from hopeful to completely confused to absolutely terrified 🤣
🤔 Can anyone lip-read what Donald Trump is telling Viktor Orbán?
He was also invited by the U.S. president to the Gaza summit in Egypt. We’re still wondering what role, if any, Hungary might have played in the talks…
He was also invited by the U.S. president to the Gaza summit in Egypt. We’re still wondering what role, if any, Hungary might have played in the talks…
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hilarious. Orban's face is a complete movie as it runs through a gamut of expressions from hopeful to completely confused to absolutely terrified 🤣
Fico announces Slovak deal with US to build new nuclear power capacity.
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Fico announces Slovak deal with US to build new nuclear power capacity.
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No EU member state liekly to hit targets on reducing Roma poverty, report finds
No EU member state liekly to hit targets on reducing Roma poverty, report finds
Roma still face ethnic discrimination in Europe and struggle with poverty, their children have less access to education and they are below the EU average when it comes to paid employment, according to a new report.
euobserver.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
No EU member state liekly to hit targets on reducing Roma poverty, report finds
Slovakia's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment enshrining the existence of just two genders.
September 26, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Slovakia's parliament has approved a constitutional amendment enshrining the existence of just two genders.
#Slovakia's government fighting on all fronts w thx to
@matisaksk.bsky.social Michal Simecka and Radoslav Stefancik www.dw.com/en/slovakia-...
@matisaksk.bsky.social Michal Simecka and Radoslav Stefancik www.dw.com/en/slovakia-...
Slovakia's government is fighting on all fronts – DW – 09/25/2025
After a relatively quiet summer, there have been a number of anti-government protests in Bratislava and across Slovakia over the past two weeks. What has motivated protesters to take to the streets ag...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#Slovakia's government fighting on all fronts w thx to
@matisaksk.bsky.social Michal Simecka and Radoslav Stefancik www.dw.com/en/slovakia-...
@matisaksk.bsky.social Michal Simecka and Radoslav Stefancik www.dw.com/en/slovakia-...
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Cracking piece by @tgoscee.bsky.social documents millions being spent by Orban / Fidesz on a bunch of disinformation across multiple EU countries
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Hungarian PM Extends Influence Network in Europe While Clamping Down at Home
This network encompasses populist politicians and parties, media outlets, and think tanks, which propagate Viktor Orban’s illiberal narratives in a bid to plant them in the public consciousness and ra...
balkaninsight.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Cracking piece by @tgoscee.bsky.social documents millions being spent by Orban / Fidesz on a bunch of disinformation across multiple EU countries
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See Orban's ban of Budapest Pride is going well ...
Módosult a Budapest Pride útvonala, a Mi Hazánk által elfoglalt Szabadság híd helyett az Erzsébet hídon vonult át a tömeg. Fotó: Németh Dániel/ 444 444.hu/2025/06/28/g...
June 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
See Orban's ban of Budapest Pride is going well ...
Czech Republic to become the first in Europe to legalise magic mushrooms for mental health treatment? www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Magic mushrooms enter mainstream as treatment for depression
The Czech Republic is close to becoming the first European country to sanction the use of psychedelics including psilocybin after trials found they could be effective in severe cases
www.thetimes.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Czech Republic to become the first in Europe to legalise magic mushrooms for mental health treatment? www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
Central Europe's right-wing populist networks up their game p.dw.com/p/4vT8Y
Central Europe's right-wing populist networks up their game – DW – 06/05/2025
Bolstered by Donald Trump's reelection and their recent successes at the polls, Europe's right-wing populists are working together to push their narratives across Europe and build an international all...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Central Europe's right-wing populist networks up their game p.dw.com/p/4vT8Y
Journalist who broke the Bitcoin scandal now roiling the #Czech govt says the focus is being turned on her as a distraction from the multiplying questions re: who knew what, when, where the money came from, how much there was, who accessed it etc etc ...
June 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Journalist who broke the Bitcoin scandal now roiling the #Czech govt says the focus is being turned on her as a distraction from the multiplying questions re: who knew what, when, where the money came from, how much there was, who accessed it etc etc ...
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Excellent analysis here from my colleague @aslak.bsky.social arguing for the activation of the ACI against Russia to get rid of Hungary's veto threat.
In the Anti-Coercion instrument the EU has a ready-made tool to bypass any Hungarian veto against Russia #sanctions. 🇪🇺 🇷🇺
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June 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Excellent analysis here from my colleague @aslak.bsky.social arguing for the activation of the ACI against Russia to get rid of Hungary's veto threat.
South Korea's KHNP and the #Czech government have completed the long-delayed signing of the contract to expand the Dukovany nuclear plant ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/domac...
Česko podepsalo smlouvu na dostavbu Dukovan, potvrdil Fiala
Finální dohody k dostavbě Dukovan byly podepsány, potvrdil premiér Petr Fiala (ODS). Stavět je bude korejská KHNP. Nejvyšší správní soud (NSS) dříve ve středu zrušil na základě kasačních stížností EDU...
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June 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
South Korea's KHNP and the #Czech government have completed the long-delayed signing of the contract to expand the Dukovany nuclear plant ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/clanek/domac...
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New (IDEA) poll from Hungary confirms continued advantage of opposition Tisza Party over Fidesz (44 vs 37 among decided voters). Left-liberal Democratic Coalition & extreme right Our Homeland around the threshold.
MSZP, Jobbik, LMP, PM - leading opposition parties in the mid-2010s - are at 0%.
MSZP, Jobbik, LMP, PM - leading opposition parties in the mid-2010s - are at 0%.
May 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New (IDEA) poll from Hungary confirms continued advantage of opposition Tisza Party over Fidesz (44 vs 37 among decided voters). Left-liberal Democratic Coalition & extreme right Our Homeland around the threshold.
MSZP, Jobbik, LMP, PM - leading opposition parties in the mid-2010s - are at 0%.
MSZP, Jobbik, LMP, PM - leading opposition parties in the mid-2010s - are at 0%.
Slovak PM Fico has accused a judge of 'criminal acts' and serving the opposition after the conviction of his former finance minister for bribery aje.io/vsx3s3
Slovakia’s PM slams judge over conviction of central bank boss
Robert Fico has repeatedly accused judges and prosecutors who probe his allies of political bias.
aje.io
May 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Slovak PM Fico has accused a judge of 'criminal acts' and serving the opposition after the conviction of his former finance minister for bribery aje.io/vsx3s3
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A group of Republican lawmakers has written to the EU to raise concern that “Obama, Soros, and the Globalist Left are trying to rig Poland’s presidential election” in favour of the centrist, government-aligned candidate against his conservative rival.
US Republican lawmakers complain to EU about "rigged" Polish elections
notesfrompoland.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A group of Republican lawmakers has written to the EU to raise concern that “Obama, Soros, and the Globalist Left are trying to rig Poland’s presidential election” in favour of the centrist, government-aligned candidate against his conservative rival.
#Czech Republic accuses #China of running "malicious cyber campaign" against its foreign ministry mzv.cz/jnp/cz/udalo...
Prohlášení vlády České republiky
Prohlášení vlády České republiky ke kybernetickému útoku z Čínské lidové republiky
mzv.cz
May 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#Czech Republic accuses #China of running "malicious cyber campaign" against its foreign ministry mzv.cz/jnp/cz/udalo...
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🇨🇿🗳️Election watch: Czech independent media are being squeezed at the worst possible time.
Read Albin Sybera's analysis⤵️
Read Albin Sybera's analysis⤵️
Funding Cuts to Czech NGOs Fuel Populist Surge Ahead of Elections
Czech NGOs are bracing for an uncertain future as US-linked funding cuts bite, exposing cracks in an already fragile financing system that even the largest organisations struggle to navigate.
visegradinsight.eu
May 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🇨🇿🗳️Election watch: Czech independent media are being squeezed at the worst possible time.
Read Albin Sybera's analysis⤵️
Read Albin Sybera's analysis⤵️
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MEPs debated the "Russian style" Hungarian law. Commissioner McGrath raised some concerns, but didn't announce any action.
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„Orosz típusú elnyomás” – Megtartották az EP-vitát a Fidesz átláthatósági törvényéről, már az EU-biztos is bírál
Többen újra elkezdték emlegetni a 7. cikkelyes eljárást.
nepszava.hu
May 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
MEPs debated the "Russian style" Hungarian law. Commissioner McGrath raised some concerns, but didn't announce any action.
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Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years ipi.media/hungary-fore...
Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years – ipi.media
A newly introduced bill which would allow for the blacklisting, financial restriction and potential closure of media outlets and civil society organisations receiving foreign funds poses a severe thre...
ipi.media
May 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hungary: Foreign funding bill poses most serious threat to independent media in years ipi.media/hungary-fore...
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Dozens of news outlets, think tanks and rights groups published an open letter protesting against planned legislation that they said is meant to silence criticism of the Hungarian government.
Hungarian media, activists protest against crackdown on foreign-funded groups
Dozens of news outlets, think tanks and rights groups published an open letter on Thursday protesting against planned legislation that they said is meant to silence criticism of the government.
www.reuters.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Dozens of news outlets, think tanks and rights groups published an open letter protesting against planned legislation that they said is meant to silence criticism of the Hungarian government.
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#Hungary's new "Transparency Bill" surpasses all previous efforts in its open attack on basic democratic norms and fundamental rights & on the core principles of EU law and the authority of the @ec.europa.eu .
My piece for @euobserver.com 👇
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My piece for @euobserver.com 👇
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Hungary’s new anti-NGO law is a full-frontal assault on the EU Commission
The clear goal is to suffocate what remains of Hungary’s critical civil society and to intimidate independent media ahead of the highly contested 2026 elections — elections that the incumbent Fidesz p...
euobserver.com
May 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#Hungary's new "Transparency Bill" surpasses all previous efforts in its open attack on basic democratic norms and fundamental rights & on the core principles of EU law and the authority of the @ec.europa.eu .
My piece for @euobserver.com 👇
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
@gmfus.bsky.social
My piece for @euobserver.com 👇
euobserver.com/rule-of-law/...
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