‘Rules based international order’ is dead, 20th century never coming back
For a moment last week, it appeared that European Union officials finally had realised that the 20th century was never coming back.
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Macron’s emergency European defence summit: Many EU leaders not invited
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened an emergency summit in Paris to forge a European response to the US policy shift over the war in Ukraine, although…
French PM Macron says European fiscal framework is ‘obsolete’
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Europe to abandon its current fiscal and monetary framework, which he described as “obsolete”.
My principles on Ukraine, ‘and if you don’t like them, well, I have others’
After the latest Trump-Putin “pas de deux”, in the ever-evolving theatre of international politics, the diplomatic ballet by European leaders that comes next…
USAID in the EU: this is not development assistance, it is ideological warfare
For years, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has quietly funnelled millions into European Union countries under the pretext of promoting democracy,…
Explosive: US government’s deep involvement in European journalism
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has been funnelling millions of dollars into student and professional…
German Greens MEP pleads for EU to replace USAID funding to Hungary
Left-wing German MEP Daniel Freund has taken to social media to plead for the European Union to fill the funding gap left by USAID’s withdrawal from Hungary.
Without USAID, the EU will have to pay for its own propaganda
President Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has left Democrats reeling and knees quaking in Brussels.
What does Germany think about being a nation — strong, assertive or weak?
Elon Musk’s recent address to the AfD party in Germany has reignited a centuries-old debate: What kind of Germany does Europe truly need?
‘We are not at war but we are not at peace’: Report rates Russia as ‘greatest EU threat’
A report led by the Institute for Security Studies and the European University Institute has raised alarm over the potential chaos the European Union could face…
‘EU should mull stationing troops in Greenland,’ says bloc’s military chief
The European Union’s top military official, Robert Brieger, has suggested that EU nations should station troops in Greenland following the example of the US.
EU mulls new uses of Russia’s frozen funds
The European Union has been actively exploring ways to utilise frozen Russian assets more effectively.
Europe as the Cold War order dies: stagnating, fading, failing, lost
Out of the many actions President Donald Trump took on his first day in office, two caught the eyes of Europeans: his announced withdrawal from both the Paris Climate…
EU Commissioner Lahbib visits Syria with €235 million support
Hadja Lahbib, the EU Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management, has travelled to Damascus and met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the HTS rebel group that…
Hungary’s Orbán backs US-sanctioned head of secret service
US sanctions against Antal Rogan, head of Hungary's secret service, have sparked controversy but also solidified his role within Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government,…
What did European liberals ever get from trusting Joe Biden?
Next week American President-elect Donald Trump will drop the “elect,” and President Joe Biden will pick up "former” before his name.
Only Europeans have downbeat view of second Trump presidency, poll finds
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Germany pushing for EU to relax sanctions on Syria
Germany is leading European Union discussions on easing sanctions imposed on the Syrian government of toppled President Bashar al-Assad and aiding the country's…
No night at the opera for Hungary at Polish EU Council gala
Poland’s foreign ministry has issued an official note to the Hungarian embassy that stated it would not welcome the presence of the Hungarian ambassador to Poland…
The EU in 2025: A union at the crossroads of chaos
The year is 2025. Europe’s grand experiment is not looking so grand anymore.
Part II: Neo-Imperialism is making a comeback, time to choose your hegemon
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EU must rebuild Syria or Syrian immigrants will stay in Europe
Thirty-three years ago, Jacques Poos, President of the Council of the EU, announced that the impending civil war in Yugoslavia was “Europe’s hour” to take…
Georgia is Russia’s legit area-of-interest: what is the EU trying to do there?
Perhaps fully 98 per cent of the population of the EU is unaware that the plan to admit the former Soviet state of Georgia into the union is proceeding, just as…
Poland ‘will not send troops to Ukraine even after ceasefire’, says PM Tusk
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that Poland had no plans to send its troops to Ukraine if a ceasefire were reached.
Kallas wants US to be afraid of Russia, but can’t even get Europe to be afraid of Russia
The European Union has no “foreign minister.
EU leaders pledge support for post-Assad Syria amid warnings over new regime’s Islamist leanings
The European Union has hailed the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, with the EU's chief foreign affairs official calling it "a positive and long-awaited development"…
Von der Leyen has just turned the EU into a cheerleader for Islamist terrorism
Take a moment to read this tweet: “The cruel Assad dictatorship has collapsed. This historic change in the region offers opportunities but is not without risks.
Vanuatu ‘has approved hundreds of passports for Russian nationals since outbreak of war’
Vanuatu has been handing out passports to Russian nationals since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, EU records show.
New EC kicks-off with threats to Georgia amid violence
The new European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen has spent its first day in operation threatening Georgia over the country's alleged mistreatment…
The rise of BRICS is a new challenge for an already collapsing EU
The expansion and growing influence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and other allies) represent an unprecedented challenge to the global balance…