EU politics
Thomas Fazi – The great Brussels stitch-up
Ursula Von Der Leyen is all set for a second term as European Commission President. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
European Commission
Corruption
Politico – Von der Leyen buries report slamming Italy as she seeks Meloni’s vote
‘Ursula von der Leyen has sought to slow down an official European Union report criticising Italy for eroding media freedoms, as she seeks Rome’s support for a second term as European Commission president.’ Just about […]
EU politics
Politico – Von der Leyen needs 361 votes to keep her job. Good luck with that.
Everyone appalled by the Gaza genocide should pressure MEPs not to vote to give Ursula Von Der Leyen a second-term as European Commission President. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Geneva International Peace Research Institute – Call to the International Criminal Court to investigate Ursula von der Leyen for complicity in war crimes and genocide committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in Gaza
This press release has got no press attention despite Von Der Leyen being in the middle of a re-election campaign, which is why we are highlighting it here. 27 May 2024, Geneva – On May […]
Climate Crisis
Fausto Corvino: Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
Private flights in Europe have increased from just under 120,000 in 2020 to more than half a million in 2022, yet the European Commission has no plans to do anything about it. Fausto Corvin is […]
Corruption
Elisa Braun – EU prosecutors threaten to sue Commission in spending spat
Von Der Leyen cut the budget of the prosecutors which are investigating her for corruption, and now the prosecutors are threatening to sue the European Commission for undermining their capacity to conduct investigations. In ‘Politico’. […]
EU politics
Politico – Don’t assume von der Leyen is coming back
The European Commission President’s path to a second term may not be as straight-forward as it first seemed. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Colin Gannon – The European Union Is Embracing Militarization
‘EU officials have moved to dramatically increase European arms spending and beef up the EU’s military capacities. This turn is coming at the expense of action to address the climate crisis or the defense of […]
Climate Crisis
Politico – EU ‘very far’ from target to plant 3B trees, Commission admits
The European Commission made a bunch of pledges on climate change when it was a hot topic a few years ago, and has done nothing to actually make them happen. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Lily Lynch – The EU’s American Queen
Some much needed critique of Ursula Von Der Leyen’s centralisation of geopolitical power in Europe. In ‘UnHerd’. Read the article HERE.