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𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜𝗤+ 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 🌈 An overwhelming majority of 20 Member States showed their solidarity with Hungarian democracy and the rights of LGBTIQ+ people. www.government.nl/documents/di... 🧵(1/3)
Declaration of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
We are deeply concerned by recent legislative and constitutional amendments infringing on the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ persons which were adopted by the Hungarian Parliament on 18 March and 14 Ap...
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🔴JOINT LETTER from 24 LGBTIQ+ and Human rights NGOs: Urgent call on Commission to take immediate action on Hungarian Pride Ban The Commission alone has the power to act in time. Without intervention, the risk of irreparable harm, including imprisonment and organisational dissolution, is imminent.
🔴 BREAKING: Hungary constitutionalizes blatant discrimination against LGBTI+ persons. Among other things: • Declares “a person is either a man or a woman" • Legitimizes the Pride ban (and ban on LGBTI+ events) • Strips citizenship from critics The EU must act. #LGBTIQ #Hungary #HumanRights #EU
🔴PRIDE BANNED. Fascism Returns. Democracy Burning in Hungary. It happened yesterday. A rushed bill (48h to pass). In the guise of 'child protection' from LGBTQ+ content. Allows facial profiling of 'offenders' - & soon in any public space? Fines up to €500. #lgbtq+ #humanrights #eupolitics #hungary
Last night, Orbán’s party, Fidesz introduced a radical amendment to Hungary’s freedom of assembly law to ban Pride events, threatening participants with facial recognition surveillance and heavy fines. 🔊 Action under Article 7 is long overdue before Hungary succumbs to Orbán’s authoritarianism!
When the EU fails to act, the far-right takes note and escalates. In the past month, 2 anti-LGBTQI+ bills in Bulgaria to: 🛑Ban LGBTQI+ content in public spaces 🛑Criminalize medical professionals for gender-affirming care 🛑Codify a de-facto ban on legal gender recognition for trans persons
🇪🇺💪14 EU countries, Norway + the European Parliament are standing against Orbán's Russia-style foreign agents law. Huge thanks to @reclaim-eu.bsky.social's Esther Martinez for leading the campaign & to all showing solidarity with 🇭🇺 civil society and journalists. 🔗Source: vsquare.org/orbans-secre...
The Heritage Foundation is now planning to destroy the EU - with the help of Polish and Hungarian partners vsquare.org/heritage-fou...
Renaming the EU, Dismantling the Commission: For What Polish and Hungarian Illiberals Seek U.S. Backing - VSquare.org
The Trump administration's most influential think tank, The Heritage Foundation, is receiving proposals from illiberal forces in Poland and Hungary on how to shape the future of the European Union. Th...
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Today, RECLAIM attended the Launch of the 2024 Europe Press Freedom Report, from the Safety of Journalists Platform. Threats to independent media follow a clear pattern—intimidation, disinformation, legal harassment, and violence—all warning signs of democratic decline. The time to act is now!
We did it! We built the largest lawsuit to defend civic space in EU history! 15 countries + the European Parliament have joined the case against Hungary’s foreign agents law targeting dissident voices. A major step for democracy, but the fight is not over. Oral hearings are next. Stay tuned.
So far, 14 EU Member States have joined the lawsuit—Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Ireland, Spain, and Portugal—along with Norway and the European Parliament. The deadline is in 4 hours.
Lithuania joins the lawsuit against Orbán’s foreign agents law! The country has made it clear: European leaders who flirt with Moscow have no place in the EU. By joining the case Lithuania stands alongside its Baltic neighbour, Estonia in defending European values. Well done, Lithuania!
Germany joins the case against Orbán’s Foreign Agents Law! Despite turbulent times at home, Germany’s responsibility to Europe remains unchanged. A late joiner, but not absent. When the rule of law and European values are at stake, Germany takes a stand. 👏
The deadline to join the SPO lawsuit is in two days, and we have not yet heard from France and Spain.
RECLAIM@reclaim-eu.bsky.social · 2y agoJust months ago, Poland was battling democratic backsliding. Today, it’s leading Europe’s charge against autocracy. Meanwhile, France—Europe's self-proclaimed guardian of human rights—stays conspicuously silent Our thoughts for The French Dispatch: https://lnkd.in/enK-bhxM
While I certainly applaud EU Commission’s decision to lodge infringement action before CJEU, it beggars belief no application for interim measures has been filed to date. Meanwhile those defending EU’s values and fighting against industrial scale misappropriation of EU funds are viciously targeted
RECLAIM@reclaim-eu.bsky.social · 2y agoGovernment repression of activists working with international institutions was once just a UN concern—something only authoritarian states did. Now, it’s taking root in the EU. In Hungary, anti-corruption NGOs can’t work with the EU without being branded traitors. Belgium won’t stand for this:
Government repression of activists working with international institutions was once just a UN concern—something only authoritarian states did. Now, it’s taking root in the EU. In Hungary, anti-corruption NGOs can’t work with the EU without being branded traitors. Belgium won’t stand for this:
Finland, one of the world’s freest places for journalists, won’t stay silent won’t stay silent as Orbán’s Sovereignty Protection Office targets journalists. Democracy survives only when journalists can report freely. Thank you, Finland, for joining the lawsuit.
Just months ago, Poland was battling democratic backsliding. Today, it’s leading Europe’s charge against autocracy. Meanwhile, France—Europe's self-proclaimed guardian of human rights—stays conspicuously silent Our thoughts for The French Dispatch: https://lnkd.in/enK-bhxM
Poland joins the Commission’s lawsuit against Orbán’s Foreign Agents Law—showing that the real threat to democracy isn’t Brussels, as Orbán claims, but those who erode it from within and serve Putin’s agenda. 𝗗𝘇𝗶𝗲̨𝗸𝘂𝗷𝗲𝗺𝘆, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘀𝗸𝗮! 💓
𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗯á𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘄 Foreign agent laws silence civil society & pull countries into Kremlin’s grip. EU can't be passive as Orbán fuels Putin’s agenda Democracy must also be defended in court Estonia chose a side: others must follow Thank you Min @tsahkna.bsky.social!
𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 In 2018, #Sweden stood alone with the Commission against Orbán’s first foreign agents law. Today, litigation against anti-NGO crackdowns is no longer taboo. We owe a profound debt to Sweden for consistently championing democracy and the judicial protection of rights.
The Dutch Parliament—government and opposition parties together—just voted to 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 the government to join the Commission’s lawsuit against Orbán's last foreign agents law. It shouldn't have taken a vote, but here we are. Now, we wait for the government to 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 file.
Norway has become the first non-EU country to back the Commission's lawsuit against Orbán's Foreign Agent law. With USAID stepping back and EU CERV under pressure, ensuring the EEA Civil Society Fund can continue to disburse grants has never been more critical. Well, done, Norway!
🚨 L'Etat de droit et la société civile sont en danger en #Hongrie ! 📝 Lettre de 17 ONG à Emmanuel Macron et Jean-Noël Barrot pour appeler la France à se joindre à la procédure judiciaire contre la « loi de protection de la souveraineté » en #Hongrie. www.reclaiming.eu/joint-letter...
Joint letter for France to join infringement case against Hungary
RECLAIM, together with 15 other NGOs, sent a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron and French Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot, calling France to join the court case against Hungary’...
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RECLAIM@reclaim-eu.bsky.social · 2y agoRECLAIM and Transparency International EU, together with 15 other NGOs, sent a letter to French President Macron and French Minister for Foreign Affairs Barrot, calling France to join the court case against Hungary’s “Sovereignty Protection Law”. Read our statement here: bit.ly/4b1zMpS
RECLAIM and Transparency International EU, together with 15 other NGOs, sent a letter to French President Macron and French Minister for Foreign Affairs Barrot, calling France to join the court case against Hungary’s “Sovereignty Protection Law”. Read our statement here: bit.ly/4b1zMpS
PM Orbán has just declared his intention to ban Hungary's pro-democracy NGOs. EU Member States need to respond decisively by backing the Commission’s lawsuit against Orbán’s foreign agents’ law. Deadline to join - 𝐸𝑈 𝑣𝑠. 𝑂𝑟𝑏𝑎́𝑛’𝑠 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦- is Feb. 27. Protect Democracy. Join Now. reclaiming.eu/spo
This kind of thing started happening in Russia around 2012.
RECLAIM@reclaim-eu.bsky.social · 2y agoPM Orbán has just declared his intention to ban Hungary's pro-democracy NGOs. EU Member States need to respond decisively by backing the Commission’s lawsuit against Orbán’s foreign agents’ law. Deadline to join - 𝐸𝑈 𝑣𝑠. 𝑂𝑟𝑏𝑎́𝑛’𝑠 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦- is Feb. 27. Protect Democracy. Join Now. reclaiming.eu/spo
PM Orbán has just declared his intention to ban Hungary's pro-democracy NGOs. EU Member States need to respond decisively by backing the Commission’s lawsuit against Orbán’s foreign agents’ law. Deadline to join - 𝐸𝑈 𝑣𝑠. 𝑂𝑟𝑏𝑎́𝑛’𝑠 𝐻𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑦- is Feb. 27. Protect Democracy. Join Now. reclaiming.eu/spo