Michael Meyer-Resende
@meyer-resende.bsky.social
Writer and Executive Director, Democracy Reporting International. Lisbon & Berlin. Consensus is gemütlich. Debate is inspiring.
My latest column in @euobserver.com
euobserver — EU news that matters@euobserver.com · last wk.We are told every day that we are in a mighty struggle between liberal democrats and illiberal populists. We are told that 'we', the former have to defend our freedoms against 'them', the latter. This framing is wrong and it is a gift for semi-authoritarian parties, warns Michael Meyer-Resende.
Good thing with the well-oiled, hyper-disciplined Spanish machine winning, is that they don't fit tired European North-South clichés, so none are being used.
If the US team had some decency, it wouldn't put him on the pitch today. It would be an act of resistance against autocracy.
Rule of law versus personal rule (autocracy) in one picture.
Jochen Spangenberg@jospang.bsky.social · last mo.
Gibt es eine Partei, die für unbegrenzte Zuwanderung ist?
Ruprecht Polenz@polenz.bsky.social · last mo.Volksfront AfDBSW
Wer in Istanbul die Kommunalwahl gewinnt, wird die politische Entwicklung der Türkei in den kommenden Jahren maßgeblich mitgestalten. SPIEGEL-Korrespondentin Özlem Topçu über Erdoğans Schicksalswahl.
Türkei-Wahl: Erdoğans Kampf um Istanbul
Wer in Istanbul die Kommunalwahl gewinnt, wird die politische Entwicklung der Türkei in den kommenden Jahren maßgeblich mitgestalten. SPIEGEL-Korrespondentin Özlem Topçu über Erdoğans Schicksalswahl.
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War tests armies. But it also tests institutions 🇺🇦 Join us for the launch of DRI’s latest Ukraine’s Democracy During Wartime assessment. 📅 May 26, 2026 🕓 16:00 - 17:15 CEST
An elder relative of mine, no mental problems but some hearing issues, thought she talked to her brother about their past and a trip to their hometown. She found him unusually warm and friendly. Next day she understood she had accidentally called Meta AI on WhatsApp. I don't think that's ok.
Mein Artikel für @internationalepolitik.de internationalepolitik.de/de/europa-so...
Europa sollte mit Putin reden
Gefühle mögen ein Kompass für Außenpolitik sein. Aber auch wer Putin zu Recht verachtet, muss fragen: Was ist denn der Plan für die Ukraine? Europa sollte die Initiative ergreifen – und nicht länger a...
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New idea. Next time we publish a report on a politician, I’ll keep the politician’s name blanked out for a week, and let everyone take positions before they find out who it is.
A very smart piece, trying to find the narrow path of reconstruction the rule of law without authoritarianism (of course I object, as always, to the label "illiberal"; do judges have to be liberal? No). #Hungary
Verfassungsblog@verfassungsblog.de · 3mo agoHow to say goodbye to an illiberal Chief Justice ERIKA FARKAS explains why not political pressure, but implementing the ECtHR’s Baka judgment is the best way to remove Hungary's Chief Justice András Zs. Varga. verfassungsblog.de/but-first-im...
🇭🇺🎶 For the first time in Hungarian history, 'The forest is green / Pădure vergyé', the Hungarian Roma community's anthem — which gained that status after a 1993 civil rights protest — was played in parliament, at Prime Minister Péter Magyar's suggestion. Many MPs were in tears, and so was I.
Hungary's new government under #Magyar will adopt big changes to the system of government; possibly as early as next week.There is a yardstick to evaluate them: Will they reduce the power he now enjoys in favour of political pluralism? My piece @verfassungsblog.de verfassungsblog.de/peter-magyar...
Péter Magyar’s Cincinnatus Moment
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A Leftist Commissoner is for more competition than her conservative boss.
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 3mo agoA seemingly innocent manual on how the EU executive vets corporate deals is exposing differences between President Ursula von der Leyen and her number two in charge of competition, Teresa Ribera.
Good summary as always by our colleague @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social on CJEU decision. I am not convinced by this new expansion of CJEU's purview decided by itself. Legally not too strong and politically unwise.
Jakub Jaraczewski@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 4mo ago🇪🇺🏳️🌈⚖️🇭🇺 A legal earthquake - CJEU finds Hungary to have violated EU law on multiple counts with its anti-LGBT+ legislation (as expected) but also for the first time in history, in an EU law-reshaping precedent, finds Hungary to violate Art 2 TEU in a self-standing manner.
With foreign votes counted, Tisza has even more seats (now between 2/3 and 3/4) - a whopping parliamentary dominance. Let's hope it will be used wisely. #Hungary
Florian Bayer@florianbayer.at · 4mo agoEndergebnis der Wahl in Ungarn inkl. Stimmen im Ausland: Tisza: 141 Mandate Fidesz: 52 Mandate Mi Hazánk: 6 Mandate Tiszas Wahlsieg war noch deutlicher als angenommen.
Wie die israelische Regierung sich fremdes Land völkerrechtswidrig einverleibt, planmäßig Haus um Haus eine Zwei-Staaten-Lösung unmöglich macht, und gleichzeitig - aus demografischen Gründen -entweder den jüdischen oder den demokratischen Charakter des Staates Israel über Bord wirft.
Vd Leyen ist leichter abwählbar, als Orbán es war.
Ruprecht Polenz@polenz.bsky.social · 4mo agoDa hat die Freiheitsreporterin der Welt den Unterschied zwischen der EU und einem Nationalstaat vor lauter Trauer über die Abwahl Orbáns glatt vergessen.
2/3 of seats for Tisza likely. Party will be able to change constitution and cardinal laws to dismantle the party state. Hopefully it will do so responsibly to build foundations for pluralistic democracy. #Hungary
Michael Meyer-Resende@meyer-resende.bsky.social · 4mo agoOrbán concedes defeat. #Hungary
Word in Budapest: High turnout likely means that no small party will pass 5% threshold. A parliament with two parties only. #Hungary
"DIeser Zuschnitt begünstigt Fidesz" : Nein. "Trotzdem kann Opposition 2/3 Sitze gewinnen". Auch nein. Das System begünstigt unter Voraussetzungen die Partei mit mehr Stimmen. Davon könnte Opposition profitieren. Also nicht "trotzdem" sondern "wegen". @spiegel.de
Leider setzt sich in Europa die US-amerikanische Polarisierung durch, wo es nur "konservativ" (oder "illiberal") vs liberal gibt. . Hier @spiegel.de Tusk ist rechte Mitte oder Christdemokrat, nicht liberal
The many analyses of #Hungary's electoral system are good, but they tend to criticise a mix of the legitimate, the questionable (clearly designed to help ruling party) and the violation of international norms (highly unequal districts).
Julius Kölzer@juliusk.bsky.social · 4mo agoWith today being election day, here’s a good primer on the Hungarian electoral system and how it creates systemic advantages for Fidesz. instituteofgeoeconomics.org/en/research/...
In the matter of US vs Pope, the US has cards to play.
Note the significant diversion from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social index, where Denmark is on top, while here it is a "slider".
Social Media Lab@socialmedialab.ca · 4mo ago"Five EU governments found to ‘consistently’ dismantle rule of law Exclusive: Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy and Slovakia actively pursue regressive policies, watchdog finds" www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...
