Peace could save European economy — so why are EU leaders sabotaging it?
Europe’s economies suffer under the Ukraine war’s weight, yet Europe's leaders cling to conflict over peace.
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New European Parliament lobbying rules ‘favour big established players’
New European Parliament lobbying rules benefit larger, well-connected organisations, it is claimed.
Suppressing free speech and free votes: EU intent on crippling democratic resilience
The EU is justly proud of the liberal democracies it nurtured as it expanded beyond its original founding members.
Ignoring the populist-right vote creates chaos in parliaments
Chaos! That seems to be the name of the game when it comes to French politics the past few years.
Hungary is right: Ukraine should not join the EU
As US President Donald J.
States now a leviathan gobbling up resources, blind to the crises staring us down
Readers of my column know that I have a soft spot for nostalgia, but I think there is a strong case to be made that at least in certain areas the past is not just…
Punish Conservatives, reward Tusk: What EU calls ‘rule of law’ in Poland is political
The European Commission has published its latest report on the rule of law in Poland for 2025.
EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance
The EU’s controversial Chat Control Law is back on the spotlight.
Polish PM Tusk suspends post-pandemic EU funding, blames previous government
The Polish Government has suspended the disbursement of European Union funds for the hospitality, tourism and culture sectors.
DSA : EU lawmaker slams US meddling – ‘We don’t take orders from Washington’
The European Democrats and their Secretary General, the Italian Liberal Sandro Gozi, have accused the United States of “political interference” after reports…
European Commission’s complicity in Poland’s constitutional breakdown
The victory of Karol Nawrocki in the presidential election and his assumption of office due on August 6 constitutes a direct challenge to the mandate of Tusk’s…
Despite euro-fantasies, Trump, Xi and Putin do not regard the EU as a sovereign state
Much has been made of the lopsided deal Ursula von der Leyen struck with Donald Trump, which among other things traded zero tariffs on US goods for a 15 per cent…
MEP Piperea aims to sue EC chief over alleged ‘false accusations’ of Russian support
Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea said he would initiate legal action against against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before the Court of Justice…
In trade as in defence, the US is strong and the EU is weak
The new US-EU trade deal has spawned a legion of critics who allege European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cravenly capitulated in the face of American…
Wannabe “revolutionaries” need a serious plan
In Europe’s summer heat, talk of civil war and regime change is spreading like wildfire and reaching new heights of intensity every week.
US flattens EU: Brussels is too weak to be a pole in a multipolar world
The trade deal on July 27 between America and the European Union was disastrous for Europe. The Financial Times described it as “the EU to Trump’s steamroller.
No progress in EU-China talks as tensions mount
EU-China talks stalled this week amid growing global tensions and an unwillingness to compromise on either sides.
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Romania has just faced its Communist past, and the past won
A recent poll reveals that 66% of Romanians view Nicolai Ceausescu positively, with many believing the Communist regime was better, highlighting a complex nostalgia…
MEP threatens to sue EC chief over alleged ‘false accusations’ of Russian support
Gheorghe Piperea, the Romanian MEP behind the motion of no-confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, has threatened to bring her to…
The word from a veteran: How the EU is trying to federalise through its budget
Ursula von der Leyen’s launch last week of the Commission’s proposed 2028-34 budget, aka “Multiannual Financial Framework”, brought back a few unsettling…
Europe still has the power of… what, exactly?
President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course earlier this month when he decided to send Patriot missiles, along with other possibly offensive weaponry, to Ukraine,…
EU budget talks at stalemate before they’ve even begun
The European Commission's newly proposed budget is so "confusing" that it might get rejected.
Why isolationism is the wave of the future
With a trillion dollar budget now finally in sight for the United States military, with Europe, too, formally committing to hundreds of billions of new defence…
No legitimacy: Consensual government by the EU is a mere hallucination
Nobody should be remotely surprised that - according to The Financial Times - the EU is looking to raise more money to fund its culture of incompetent improvidence.
Patriots MEP: ‘We would support second von der Leyen no confidence motion’
Patriots for Europe, the European Parliament’s third-largest group, said it would support another motion of censure against European Commission President Ursula…
EU smears US with ‘isolationism’ but it forces Europe to do more
Ever since Donald Trump arrived on the world stage, liberal internationalists have thrown one particular insult his way: “Isolationist!
‘Sad victory’ says man behind motion as Von der Leyen secures European parliament backing
A much-anticipated vote of no-confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen triggered by the controversial deal she made with Pfizer has…
Will Portuguese Socialists listen to voters, or double-down on open borders?
The results of Portugal's May 2025 snap election sent a shockwave through the nation's political establishment.
No confidence? Large abstention vote set to weaken EC chief von der Leyen
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be left reeling as up to half of the European Parliament fail to back her in an upcoming no-confidence vote,…
Low emissions for thee not me: Von der Leyen flew private 16 times in 2024
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen maintained a large ecological footprint as she remained an avid user of private jets in 2024.