Euro MP De Masi sues von der Leyen over contacts with arms dealers
Fabio De Masi, an MEP and chair of Germany's left-wing Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) party, filed a lawsuit January 7 against the European Commission over Ursula…
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German army ‘failed to shoot down drones spying on new Israeli missile defence system’
The German Bundeswehr failed to shoot down suspicious drones spying on a new missile defence system, according to a classified report.
Europe treats its civilisation as an embarrassment to be dismantled
When Francis Fukuyama declared the "end of history" in 1989, he articulated what had become the West's unspoken creed: That liberal democracy and market capitalism…
Removal of Maduro reinforces anti-Left wave in Latin America
It has been disappointing but not entirely surprising to see the widespread hysteria in Europe in support of the illegitimate Maduro gangster regime in Venezuela,…
Brussels ‘Rule of Law’ is now just a punishment for ideological dissent
In a speech last year to the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered a candid justification for withholding billions in EU funds from…
German Chancellor warns of ‘very critical’ economic situation
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz issued a stark warning about his country's economy in a New Year's letter to his governing coalition, describing its situation as…
German media faces political censorship under EU-driven legislation
German newsrooms and tech companies may soon face searches and material seizures without a judicial warrant under a new draft law approved by the federal cabinet.
EU has forgotten Pascal’s rule that ‘Law without force is impotent’
The European reaction to America’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has largely mirrored what one sadly has come to expect from the once proud continent:…
Who will benefit from Venezuelan oil?
The US intervention in Venezuela reopened a question that goes beyond geopolitics: Who stands to gain if the country’s oil sector is revived — and who does not?
Putin and EU, watch and learn: How to take Venezuela in two hours
The raid on Caracas that landed Nicolas Maduro and his wife in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre has surely focused minds in the Kremlin.
Orwell prize for journalists: For writers who loathe their own English culture
Reading about the Orwellian threat of sanctions likely to be imposed on the Swiss journalist Roger Köppel, the thought occurred to me that just about the only media…
Spain joins left-wing Latin American countries in condemning US ouster of Maduro
Spain aligned itself with a group of five left-wing Latin American nations in issuing a joint statement rejecting the United States' unilateral military operation…
France says it will not support EU agriculture policy reform
France will not support a proposed reform of the European Union’s agricultural policy, with its farmers facing a worsening cattle disease outbreak and renewed…
US considers sanctions on German intelligence officials over AfD surveillance
The Trump administration is reportedly considering targeted sanctions against senior officials of Germany’s domestic intelligence service, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz…
How Brussels is moving to bailout Europe’s left-wing NGO industry
Brussels is panicking—and for once, the reason has nothing to do with Russian tanks or climate deadlines. The real crisis is informational.
German secret service allegedly wire-tapped US President Obama for five years
Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (the Bundesnachrichtendienst, or BND) allegedly ran a wire-tap on former US President Barack Obama during five of his years…
Polish Government calls on Brussels to stop TikTok videos calling for ‘Polexit’
Poland’s government has asked the European Union to take measures against the social media platform TikTok after allegedly AI-generated clips appeared on the platform…
Trump says Iran will ‘get hit very hard’ if protesters killed
US President Donald Trump warned Iran yesterday that it would get "hit very hard" by the US if more protesters die during demonstrations that have entered a second…
‘Shut up’, they explained
The Brussels Effect is the hopeful notion that the EU would become the “regulatory superpower” by creating new governance structures for the world, which would…
France to deploy 10,000 security forces in Paris to deter New Year’s Eve riots
French authorities are mobilising a massive police presence in anticipation of violence and rioting during New Year's Eve celebrations in Paris and around the country.
Austria’s Conservatives demand total ban on Islamic Sharia law
Austria’s ruling People’s Party (ÖVP) has called for a total ban of the use of Islamic law, Sharia, in Austria.
Censorship: EU online regulation is not about protection, it is about narrative control
It has been a tumultuous end of the year for transatlantic relations.
Greece and Cyprus to intensify military cooperation with Israel in Eastern Mediterranean
Greece, Israel, and Cyprus agreed to increase their joint air and naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean significantly starting in 2026, as part of a broader…
‘Grotesque’ criminal case against former AfD MEP implodes in court
A long-running criminal case against Gunnar Beck, a former Member of the European Parliament for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, has imploded before a Neuss…
Swiss journalist Roger Köppel facing EU sanctions over alleged pro-Russian narratives
Roger Köppel, the Swiss journalist and editor-in-chief of the weekly Die Weltwoche, could be added to a European Union sanctions list amid concerns that his reporting…
Germany ‘joint borrowing’ for Ukraine is like France borrowing for American revolution
The events in Brussels at the end of this year confirm what many of us have been warning about for years: The EU is sleepwalking into a self-inflicted historical…
France split over Bardot tribute
French politicians were divided today over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot, who despite her screen legend courted controversy and convictions in later…
EU leaders want security guarantees after Trump-Zelensky peace meeting
EU leaders welcomed renewed momentum in US-led peace talks between Ukraine and Russia after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
AfD invited to 2026 Munich Security Conference after two-year hiatus
Members of Germany’s biggest opposition party, the right-wing Alternative for Germany Party (AfD), have been invited to participate in the Munich Security Conference…
Brussels sanctions, fertiliser wars and European farmers paying the price
The tractors returned to Brussels before Christmas. Farmers once again blocked streets, surrounded EU buildings, and made their anger impossible to ignore.