EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

EU professors of propaganda

Brussels 17.09.2025 A bombshell MCC Brussels (@MCC_Brussels) new report reveals that the European Union’s Jean Monnet Programme, ostensibly an academic initiative, is in fact a taxpayer-funded, global propaganda network designed to embed pro-EU narratives, quash dissent, and shape public opinion far beyond the classroom. This program, part of Erasmus+, funnels an estimated €25 million of…

EU-UA: common approach to displaced

Brussels 16.09.2025 Today the Council agreed on a common framework for displaced Ukrainians to ensure a sustainable return and reintegration into Ukraine, when conditions allow, as well as a gradual transition to other residence statuses for those eligible, the EU Council press release reads. 🇪🇺 Council adopts recommendation on the transition away from temporary protection…

EU can’t ban Russian tourists

Brussels 16.09.2025 The European Union cannot completely ban visas for Russians; the decision is made by the authorities of EU member states, Brunner said. He added that the EC sees an increase in the number of visas issued to Russians in some EU countries and is in dialogue with them. Greece and several other EU…

NATO launches “Eastern Sentry”

Brussels 12.09.2025 Today NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich held a joint press conference to outline NATO’s response to the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones two days earlier. Mr. Rutte announced the launch of “Eastern Sentry,” a military activity aimed to bolster NATO’s posture…

MEPs outcast Eurosceptic views

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…

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…

EU-UA: Coalition of the Willing readiness

Brussels 04.09.2025 “Today I was in Paris, where we just had the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing” reads the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen statement. “We discussed security guarantees for Ukraine. And it was a crucial meeting, because we all know that what is at stake is the future…

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…