EU: no molecule of Russian gas!

Strasbourg 06.05.2025 The EU will end its dependency on Russian energy by stopping the import of Russian gas and oil and phasing out Russian nuclear energy, while ensuring stable energy supplies and prices across the Union. The REPowerEU Roadmap, presented today by the European Commission, paves the way to ensure the EU’s full energy independence…

9 May: Schuman Declaration distinction

Strasbourg 06.05.2025 To mark the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the European Parliament establishes the first European distinction of its kind, a European Order of Merit. To mark the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the European Parliament is introducing the European Order of Merit. It is the first official European distinction of its…

Ursula takes revenge on wolves

Strasbourg 06.05.2025 The European Parliament will vote on whether to change the EU wolf protection status from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’, to align it with the Bern Convention. 🚨MEPs must reject the EU proposal to weaken wolf protections Experts & citizens agree the proposal is premature, unscientific & threatens biodiversity. 320,000+ voices call for continued…

EU: Rich Migrants NOT Welcome!

Strasbourg 05.05.2025 The so-called “Golden Passports” issued by the Maltese authorities have been ruled in breach of the EU law by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The decision was declared in the end of April, and received some reactions of astonishment, especially taking into consideration the Trump administration programme of attracting wealthy citizens…

Focus: Romanian elections ‘remake’

Brussels 04.05.2025 Today the Romanians voted in the first round of a presidential election that could promote a Conservative Eurosceptic George Simion in a ballot that will impact the European policies in favor of neo-tribalism, away from the “United States of Europe” dream of the Federalists. Me and the boys on our way to the…

EPP: Congress draws directions

Valencia, Spain 29.04.2025 The European People’s party (EPP) Congress takes place in Valencia on 29-30 April. The 2025 EPP Congress is co-hosted by the Spanish party Partido Popular, and will become a defining moment of unity, and a moment of the EPP leadership charting the course for the years ahead, guiding Europe’s future and resolving…

Pope Francis sorrow: EU flag half-mast

Brussels 21.04.2025 Today the EU flag at half mast at the EP buildings in Brussels and Strasbourg symbolizing the grief and sorrow after the death of Pope Francis. Although being an Argentinian, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, had strong ties with Europe, and the European Union: “Today, as many in Europe look to its future with uncertainty,…

Kallas warns against trip to Moscow

Luxembourg 14.04.2025 During the press-conference following the Council of the EU Foreign ministers, the EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas warned against trip to Moscow on 9 May, which will mark the 80th anniversary of Victory Day. According to the tradition, inherited from the USSR, the military parade on Red Square is an integral part of…

Afghanistan: EU condemns public executions

Brussels 13.04.2025 The European Union condemns the public executions of four men in Nimroz, Badghis and Farah province, in Afghanistan, the EEAS spokesperson statement on the latest executions reads. “The European Union, as a matter of principle, strongly opposes the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances. It is a cruel and inhumane…

EU funded NGOs shrouded in obscurity

Brussels 07.04.2025 A new negative report from the European Court of Auditors released today has laid bare the EU’s chronic failure to ensure transparency, accountability, or basic competence in how it hands billions of euros to NGOs. 📢 New report published today by the @EUauditors : #EUfunding to #NGOs is too opaque 🔎 Key findings:📌…