12.09.2025 Strasbourg At September Plenary the European Parliament voted on a non-legislative report entitled “Stock-taking of the European Elections 2024 (reference INI 2025/2012). While presented as a reflection on the conduct of the elections, the text amounts to an attempt by the EU’s political establishment to discredit opposition voices and centralise control over Europe’s democratic…
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EU condemns Russian drone attack
Brussels 10.09.2025 “We condemn in the strongest terms the intentional violation of the airspace of an EU member state by Russian drones, which took place on 10 September. This aggressive and reckless act is part of a serious escalation by Russia. It threatens the security of EU citizens, regional stability and international peace” reads the…
SOTEU: Israel support on hold
Strasbourg 10.09.2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen turned away from with her initial pro-Israel stance and announced plans to impose sanctions and a partial trade suspension over the military campaign in Gaza. Ursula von der Leyen: "The Commission will do all that it can do on its own. We will put our bilateral…
Gymnich: Belgium pledges €100M to PURL
Brussels 29.08.2025 The EU Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers convene in Copenhagen for the informal meeting in Gymnich format on 29-30 August. Talks on Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East will set the agenda for the EU Foreign Ministers when they meet in Copenhagen this week for the Informal meeting…
Post-Alaska: who will pay Ukraine war bill?
Brussels 20.08.2025 The EU countries – France, Italy, Hungary and the Czech Republic – have refused to pay for the supply of weapons from the United States to Ukraine. According to mass-media Paris’s refusal to purchase American weapons is explained by the position of French President Emmanuel Macron, convinced that the Europeans should develop their…
Alaska Summit: Orban exposes Ursula vd Leyen
Brussels 12.08.2025 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not join the statement of the leaders of the European Union (EU) on the Ukrainian settlement. He made this announcement on his page on the social network X, formally Twitter. The statement, published on the website of the European Commission, as well as the social page of…
Alaska talks: EU statement on Ukraine
Brussels 12.08.2025 “We, the Leaders of the European Union, welcome the efforts of President Trump towards ending Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and achieving a just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine” reads the EU statement, issued ahead of Alaska talks between Presidents Trump and Putin. Trump claimed that he could know within…
EU welcomes U.S. humanitarian efforts
Brussels 10.08.2025 “We welcome President Trump’s work to stop the killing in Ukraine, end the Russian Federation’s war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine” reads the press-release of the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. (Image above: Alaska map, USA.) We welcome President Trump’s efforts to…
EPP party appalled by 15% tariffs agreement
Brussels 28.07.2028 The EPP Group’s spokesman on international trade, Jörgen Warborn MEP, pushes back against US tariffs and doubles down on the EPP’s support for rules-based multilateral trade. “Imposing a 15 percent baseline tariff is a blatant breach of WTO principles and a serious blow to European industrial competitiveness,” said Warborn following today’s meeting of…
Scotland: Trump receives von der Leyen
Brussels 25.07.2025 The EU is hopeful to sign a trade deal with President Trump after the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that would meet him on Sunday, July 27, during his four-day trip to Scotland. Trump landed tonight before the opening of his new golf course in Aberdeenshire and was planning to…
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