Kogelgaten in paspoort en telefoon. Schoenen opengesneden op zoek naar “bewijs”. Uiterlijke sporen van wat er ons gisteren is overkomen. Kogelwonde, gebroken oogkas, gekneusde ribben doen pijn, maar vooral aan de binnenkant wat tijd nodig om te plaatsen en te verwerken ❤️ 🇱🇧

Polish press agency PAP reports PIS MEPs boycotted today's ECR group meeting because they wanted to include Fidesz in the group and this resulted in tensions with Italian FdI MEPs. But: "There is no question of leaving ECR. Negotiations are simply ongoing," the source told PAP.

I was not 1íí% sure for the translation this time, the original was "A sunyiság ott egy nyálas, váladékos, csigaszerű, nyálkás közeg. Nem a mi világunk, ami ott van. "

Orbán thinks Brussels politics was disgusting and he used very descriptive language: "Slyness there is a slimy, slimy, snail-like, slimy medium. It is not our world that is there. "

Viktor Orbán calls the European Court of Justice "the court of George Soros" in his weekly radio speech after the @EUCourtPress issued a daily fine for Hungary for non-compliance with migration rules.

A very good summary from Ildikó Csuhaj from Hungary:

- TISZA joining EPP is almost a done deal, they need to finalize the process. He added, that there are two solutions: - KDNP boss Semjén will meet Weber tomorrow morning to "clarify things". - Weber maths: losing 1, gaining 7, and have a strong, anti Orbán party in Hu is good.

The most likely outcome @ManfredWeber visit to Hungary tomorrow is: 1 KDNP Mep leaves and 7 TISZA Meps join the EPP group. Why: - HU gov minister Gulyás made it clear today that they don't see Orbanist KDNP Mep @HolvenyiGyorgy sitting together with enemy TISZA members.

Important!! NATO acknowledges that Hungary is unwilling to financially or militarily support Ukraine. In return, Hungary is not blocking any efforts by other NATO allies that differ from the HU position - this is the essence of the Stolenberg-Orban meeting in Budapest.

*Orbán has 2 years to prepare for the next elections. He still has the core Fidesz voters and his media machine, but the budget is in bad shape and people feel this. *Remains to be seen if Tisza Party will keep its momentum and support for the next two years. Interesting times!

*The success of the Tisza Party means Fidesz has a right-wing challenger. *In Brussels, 7 Tisza MEPs will likely join influential @EPPGroup - this will put pressure on Fidesz to find a political group or be sidelined again in Brussels.

*Péter Magyar's Tisza party is a clear winner, gaining 7 seats, starting from scratch 2 months ago is significant, especially against Orbán's propaganda machine. This is a new reality. *They gained from the old opposition of leftist and liberal parties that are most destroyed.

My takeaways for #Hungary EU elex: *2024 could mark the start of the erosion of Orban's power, Fidesz-KDNP got their worst result since 2006, 11 mandates, down from 13. *Still Orban has more mandates than the whole opposition and two years to prepare for the next elections.

Thanks, @POLITICOEurope for reporting on my promotion :D.

Some personal news: After being an EU correspondent for 11 years, I started to work as deputy editor-in-chief at @euronews new HQ in Brussels. My focus will be on EU news, Europe, politics, we will be better and faster and keep our traditional editorial values. Wish me good luck!

Brussels did stop Orbán at the end.

ALERT @CharlesMichel withdraws from the European election. #Belga #Politics #EU #EuropeanCouncil

+ Addition: Kövér said he is one of the Fidesz members who do not support Sweden's NATO accession. He added he hopes for changes in SW that would change his mind.

*He does not feel ratification would be urgent, there is no extraordinary situation. Link to the interview:

*Swedes have gone so far in defaming the democratically elected government that it cannot be dismissed. *"Do you think we should beg Sweden to clear up the problems? We are not their sissies." *Turkey did not cheat HU, there was no agreement with them, Hu parliament acts freely.