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Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march. They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week

Happening now in Budapest: Anti-government protesters have occupied four bridges, opposing Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on freedom of assembly under the guise of “child protection.” Though aimed at the Pride march, Orbán’s law threatens banning any kind of protests or rally

NATO member Finland says it plans to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines. Poland and the Baltic countries said last month they will withdraw from the convention due to the military threat from neighbouring Russia

@predsednikrs Aleksandar Vučić met today with Hungarian Defence Minister @SzBobrovniczky in Belgrade with whom he discussed the continuation of cooperation in the field of defense, as one of the most important aspects of cooperation between the two countries. Also signed a document that operationalizes and concretizes the Strategic Cooperation Agreement in the Field of Defense, which was reached in 2023. President Vučić also expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister @PM_ViktorOrban for everything he has done to improve Serbian-Hungarian relations

Vucic Disappointed with Kosovo-Croatia-Albania Military Agreement, Signs Agreement with Hungary

The speaker of the Coordination Council, Anzhelika Melnikova, flew away in an unknown direction. "According to available information, she is not on the territory of Poland. I have officially filed a report with the Polish law enforcement agencies about the disappearance of the speaker of the Coordination Council, Anzhelika Melnikova," said Pavel Latushko.

Czech PM Petr Fiala’s cabinet has rejected Beijing-based Emposat’s plan to construct and operate a satellite ground station with a 7.3-meter-diameter parabolic antenna in the municipality of Vlkoš in South Moravia due to national security and espionage concerns

The anti-Orban protest tonight in Hungary escalated to a bridge blockade

People in Budapest protest against a law that limits freedom of assembly, a law that aims to ban the annual Pride march

An explosion occurred this morning in the production area of Poličské strojírny in Bořiny near Poličky. Eleven fire brigades and rescuers are responding to the scene. According to initial information, the warehouse exploded

Primo ministro polacco: accordo europeo secondo cui l'Unione sarà in grado di difendersi da qualsiasi attacco russo entro cinque anni.

Orbán’s close ally, Speaker László Kövér, banned the entire liberal Momentum party faction from parliament and fined them €175,000 for protesting Orbán's Pride crackdown—setting a precedent to ban other elected opposition MPs too

Ten EU countries offer readiness to seek alternative funding for @RFERL after U.S. cuts. A joint statement signed by Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden reflect their 'deep concern' over the radio's situation

Hungary just became the first EU country to ban Pride events in Viktor Orbán's latest anti-LGBTQ crackdown, allowing facial recognition to identify and punish disobedient attendees. Liberal opposition MPs (Momentum party) protested inside parliament by using smoke grenades

The second case of diphtheria has been confirmed in Poland - informs the head of GIS Paweł Grzesiowski

I membri della NATO Polonia, Lituania, Lettonia ed Estonia intendono ritirarsi dalla convenzione di Ottawa che vieta le mine antiuomo a causa della minaccia militare rappresentata dal loro vicino, la Russia, hanno affermato i quattro paesi in una dichiarazione.

L'intelligence militare russa è dietro l'attacco incendiario a un negozio Ikea a Vilnius nel maggio dell'anno scorso e un sospettato del caso è in custodia in Polonia insieme ad altri collegati a crimini simili, ha affermato lunedì un procuratore lituano.

Big ovation followed the Hungarian opposition figure Peter Magyar's words: "The spring is here, The spring of the Hungarians, and We, together will end Orban's winter"

Thousands gathered in Budapest at a rally held by opposition party TISZA, calling for the end of Viktor Orban's rule in Hungary. Orban earlier called all opposition politicians "cockroaches" in his National Day speech. Photo: BIRN

Hungarian Prime Minister: We demand the expulsion of Soros agents from the European Commission and the removal of corrupt lobbyists from Parliament.

Il premier ungherese Orbán ha pubblicato un post con un elenco di richieste dell'UE

Il presidente Andrzej Duda, in un'intervista al quotidiano britannico "Financial Times", ha fatto appello agli Stati Uniti affinché dispieghino armi nucleari sul territorio polacco come deterrente contro una futura aggressione russa. La richiesta, ha osservato il Financial Times, è probabile che venga percepita a Mosca come altamente provocatoria.

PM @DonaldTusk prima di partire per Ankara: Dal nostro punto di vista, è fondamentale che i paesi della NATO garantiscano effettivamente la stabilità dopo un cessate il fuoco al confine russo-ucraino. Il ruolo della Turchia potrebbe essere fondamentale in questo processo

Le forniture di petrolio dalla Russia all'Ungheria sono state sospese a causa di un attacco di un drone ucraino a una stazione di misurazione dell'oleodotto Druzhba, ha affermato il ministro degli Esteri ungherese Peter Szijjarto

Elon Musk: To be extremely clear, no matter how much I disagree with Ukraine policy, Starlink will never turn off its terminals. I am simply stating that, without Starlink, the Ukrainian lines would collapse, as the Russians can jam all other communications. We would never do such a thing or use it as a bargaining chip

U.S. Secretary of State to Poland's Foreign Minister: "Say thank you, because without Starlink, Ukraine would have lost this war long ago, and Russians would be on the border with Poland right now."

Elon Musk: I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat over Ukraine and my Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off. What I am sickened by is years of slaughter in a stalemate that Ukraine will inevitably lose. Anyone who really cares, really thinks and really understands wants the meat grinder to stop. PEACE NOW

Foreign Minister of Poland: Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers

Slovakia is Europe. Civil protest against the government of PM Robert Fico and against cooperation with Putin's Russia. Freedom Square, Bratislava, Slovakia, 7.3

Hungary reported first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in over 50 years