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⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
The Battle for Birch: How Russian Timber Keeps Flowing into Europe - VSquare.org
Czech company Orlimex used to be one of the largest importers of Russian birch plywood in Europe. Today, Russian timber is under sanctions, yet loopholes in the EU’s complex legal framework still allow Russian birch to reach European markets
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November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network.
Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org
Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a previously little-mentioned person tied to the network.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network.
⚡️🔎 In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - VSquare.org
In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out so blatantly and clumsily that they were exposed, and their network collapsed.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
⚡️🔎 In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
🔎🇷🇺 Our new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova:
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org
Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 50.2% of the vote, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc managed only 24.2%, despite well-documented foreign interference, mainly from Russia and pro Kremlin actors.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🔎🇷🇺 Our new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova:
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors stripped of their licenses for gross misconduct can still work abroad. Reporters found 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed elsewhere. In Germany, one lost his Swiss license for sexual assault yet still practices. #BadPractice
Bad Practice: How Banned Doctors Find New Jobs Across Europe - VSquare.org
Failed warning systems, complacent officials, and a lack of accountability mean doctors who have lost their medical licenses due to serious wrongdoing can relocate and practice in different countries across Europe and beyond.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors stripped of their licenses for gross misconduct can still work abroad. Reporters found 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed elsewhere. In Germany, one lost his Swiss license for sexual assault yet still practices. #BadPractice
In Central Europe, politicians use paid social media ads to attack media, activists & NGOs. From Orbán's Hungary to Fico' Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In Central Europe, politicians use paid social media ads to attack media, activists & NGOs. From Orbán's Hungary to Fico' Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
💥🔎 Visegrád24 rose to fame on X/Twitter with anti-Muslim posts, anti-migration rants, and waves of disinformation. A new investigation exposes the people, money & political forces behind its Central Europe-based but globally connected propaganda network.
Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org
Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a previously little-mentioned person tied to the network.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
💥🔎 Visegrád24 rose to fame on X/Twitter with anti-Muslim posts, anti-migration rants, and waves of disinformation. A new investigation exposes the people, money & political forces behind its Central Europe-based but globally connected propaganda network.
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors who lost their licenses for serious misconduct can relocate and continue practicing abroad. Reporters uncovered 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed in other countries — many are still treating patients. #BadPractice
Bad Practice: How Banned Doctors Find New Jobs Across Europe - VSquare.org
Failed warning systems, complacent officials, and a lack of accountability mean doctors who have lost their medical licenses due to serious wrongdoing can relocate and practice in different countries across Europe and beyond.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors who lost their licenses for serious misconduct can relocate and continue practicing abroad. Reporters uncovered 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed in other countries — many are still treating patients. #BadPractice
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💥INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists - VSquare.org
For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians across the world. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💥INVESTIGATION: For over a decade, ‘Pravfond’ has been providing legal aid to Russians abroad. Internal emails obtained by journalists show how it collaborated with Russian spies, funded propaganda efforts, and built points of influence along the way.
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📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal - VSquare.org
The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. Recently, births have fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has also soared.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
The Battle for Birch: How Russian Timber Keeps Flowing into Europe - VSquare.org
Czech company Orlimex used to be one of the largest importers of Russian birch plywood in Europe. Today, Russian timber is under sanctions, yet loopholes in the EU’s complex legal framework still allow Russian birch to reach European markets
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November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
🔎💰INVESTIGATION: During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pressured visiting delegations to stay at an Orbán family-owned luxury hotel. The Finnish PM & his team was even redirected there by organizers despite booking a different hotel.
Hotel Orbán: How Hungary’s Ruling Family Benefited from the EU Presidency - VSquare.org
During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pushed visiting delegations to stay at Hotel Dorothea, a luxury hotel owned by the prime minister’s son-in-law.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🔎💰INVESTIGATION: During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pressured visiting delegations to stay at an Orbán family-owned luxury hotel. The Finnish PM & his team was even redirected there by organizers despite booking a different hotel.
💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network.
Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org
Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a previously little-mentioned person tied to the network.
vsquare.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network.
🔎🌊Crystal clear at its source in Ukraine, the Tisza river carries tons of plastic waste by the time it reaches Hungary. A new investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.
River Pollution in Ukraine and Hungary Worsens in the Shadow of War - VSquare.org
Crystal clear at its source in Ukraine, the Tisza river carries tons of plastic waste by the time it reaches Hungary. A new investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🔎🌊Crystal clear at its source in Ukraine, the Tisza river carries tons of plastic waste by the time it reaches Hungary. A new investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.
⚡️Viktor Orbán faces a big challenge to his rule in April 2026. Polls show him losing. Regardless of whether Orbán remains in power, his government's appeal as an "illiberal model" for like-minded leaders worldwide is weakening. Read this smart analysis.
The Era of Orbánism as an Exportable Model May Be Ending - VSquare.org
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán’s once-admired “illiberal model” is faltering — plagued by economic crisis, voter frustration, and collapsing governance. With the 2026 election looming, his future — and the global appeal of his system — is at stake as his government faces its biggest political test.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
⚡️Viktor Orbán faces a big challenge to his rule in April 2026. Polls show him losing. Regardless of whether Orbán remains in power, his government's appeal as an "illiberal model" for like-minded leaders worldwide is weakening. Read this smart analysis.
⚡️Investigation, visualized: we reveal full details of 2024’s arson attacks & parcel bombs across Europe. The sabotage was carried out by Russia’s GRU, masterminded by a smuggler of radioactive materials with perpetrators recruited via Telegram.
🔗Link: vsquare.org/crossing...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
⚡️Investigation, visualized: we reveal full details of 2024’s arson attacks & parcel bombs across Europe. The sabotage was carried out by Russia’s GRU, masterminded by a smuggler of radioactive materials with perpetrators recruited via Telegram.
🔗Link: vsquare.org/crossing...
🔗Link: vsquare.org/crossing...
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org
Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.
vsquare.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
⚡️Across Central Europe, politicians used paid social media ads to attack journalists, activists, NGOs. From Hungary to Slovakia, these campaigns spread disinformation and hate, reaching tens of thousands while Meta and Google profit from #SponsoredHate.
🔎🇷🇺 Our new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova:
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
24/7 Russian Propaganda Blitz Hit Moldova Before the Elections - VSquare.org
Moldovans had faced months, if not years, of an information onslaught at levels beyond what just about any society has faced. In the end, the pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 50.2% of the vote, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc managed only 24.2%, despite well-documented foreign interference, mainly from Russia and pro Kremlin actors.
vsquare.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🔎🇷🇺 Our new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova:
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
134 activists managing 30 Telegram channels, receiving €2.8M until the first half of 2025.
9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views.
⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
The Battle for Birch: How Russian Timber Keeps Flowing into Europe - VSquare.org
Czech company Orlimex used to be one of the largest importers of Russian birch plywood in Europe. Today, Russian timber is under sanctions, yet loopholes in the EU’s complex legal framework still allow Russian birch to reach European markets
vsquare.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors stripped of their licenses for gross misconduct can still work abroad. Reporters found 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed elsewhere. In Germany, one lost his Swiss license for sexual assault yet still practices. #BadPractice
Bad Practice: How Banned Doctors Find New Jobs Across Europe - VSquare.org
Failed warning systems, complacent officials, and a lack of accountability mean doctors who have lost their medical licenses due to serious wrongdoing can relocate and practice in different countries across Europe and beyond.
vsquare.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors stripped of their licenses for gross misconduct can still work abroad. Reporters found 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed elsewhere. In Germany, one lost his Swiss license for sexual assault yet still practices. #BadPractice
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💥Breaking: Czech government wants to sanction local Russian Orthodox Church head Hilarion—with incoming PM Andrej Babiš backing the move. The decision follows a
@vsquare.bsky.social @denikn.cz video showing Hilarion firing a gun at the FSB’s Moscow HQ shooting range: denikn.cz/1882049/vlad...
@vsquare.bsky.social @denikn.cz video showing Hilarion firing a gun at the FSB’s Moscow HQ shooting range: denikn.cz/1882049/vlad...
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
💥Breaking: Czech government wants to sanction local Russian Orthodox Church head Hilarion—with incoming PM Andrej Babiš backing the move. The decision follows a
@vsquare.bsky.social @denikn.cz video showing Hilarion firing a gun at the FSB’s Moscow HQ shooting range: denikn.cz/1882049/vlad...
@vsquare.bsky.social @denikn.cz video showing Hilarion firing a gun at the FSB’s Moscow HQ shooting range: denikn.cz/1882049/vlad...
⚡️🔎 In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
Inside the Fall of Viktor Orbán’s Secret Brussels Spy Network - VSquare.org
In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions for this purpose. However, Hungarian intelligence carried it out so blatantly and clumsily that they were exposed, and their network collapsed.
vsquare.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
⚡️🔎 In the 2010s, Hungarian intelligence began spying in Brussels against the EU and tried to recruit Hungarians working in EU institutions. However, Orbán's spies did it so blatantly that they were exposed.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
The EU Commission has now launched an internal investigation.
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💥As Orbán prepares to meet Trump in a few days, here's background on the next US Ambassador to Hungary: Benjamin Landa, a nursing home tycoon whose facilities have faced scrutiny and investigations—some stories are horrific.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
💥As Orbán prepares to meet Trump in a few days, here's background on the next US Ambassador to Hungary: Benjamin Landa, a nursing home tycoon whose facilities have faced scrutiny and investigations—some stories are horrific.
🔗More in @vsquare.bsky.social's newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-puti...
🔗More in @vsquare.bsky.social's newsletter: vsquare.org/goulash-puti...