Germany may have to cut billions to Ukraine as budget crisis rages
Germany wants the EU to reduce German’s contribution to funds for Ukraine
‘We are not at all afraid of the Soros Goliath’ – Salvini launches EU parliament election campaign to drive out the left
“We want to represent the rights of nations instead of a Europe of austerity and George Soros”
Hungary may receive €10.4 billion in frozen EU funding
The final decision is expected before December 15
Sanctions fatigue: Czechia joins Belgium and Italy in demanding lift of Russian steel ban
Czechia says it cannot replace Russian steel
Is your money safe? Within a year, masses of people will lose their savings due to AI threat, warns cybercrime expert
AI crime boom will likely hit millions across the globe. Is your cash secure?
Belgium’s diamond market biggest loser in new Russian sanctions package
The Antwerp diamond exchange is the world’s second largest such market, and it could lose out big if the next round of sanctions against Russia goes through
After Hungary rejects billions in aid to Ukraine, Charles Michel flies to Budapest to meet with Orbán ahead of EU summit
The EU wants to send tens of billions in aid to Ukraine, all while denying Hungary, an EU member state, recovery funds
NATO needs ‘military Schengen’ to swiftly counter Russia, generals warn
NATO generals believe that peacetime military movement rules in Europe are too restrictive
EU may finally release part of Hungary’s withheld funds
Hungary would receive €1 billion in two tranches
More than two-thirds of Hungarians oppose further financing of Ukraine until Brussels pays up
Hungarians agree with their government’s position of opposing the EU’s latest military package for Ukraine
Europe has lost its independence, says Hungary PM Orbán
The Hungarian prime minister lamented that, in his view, Europe was lacking its visionary leaders of old
European lawmakers vote for abolition of member state vetoes in latest EU power grab
The plans were passed by a majority of 17 in Strasbourg on Wednesday as MEPs endorsed a further step towards a federalized Europe
German farmers: Ukraine’s entry into EU would destroy family farms across Europe
Including Ukraine, the EU would control 30 percent of the world’s grains exports, but it could spell disaster for the bloc’s farmers
EU is on ‘witch hunt’ against Hungary for its stance on migration and Ukraine, says leading Austrian MEP
Georg Mayer called the EU’s actions “blatant blackmail and an attempt to undermine Orbán and his policies”
Former Eurocrat Barnier joins calls for French referendum on immigration
The former French foreign minister says the EU made a mistake in curbing member states’ asylum decision rights
Violence against Christians is growing in Europe
Reports of attacks against Christians increased 44 percent last year
European liberals lose it over Hungarian government’s latest billboard campaign
Left-wing lawmakers called for Hungary’s upcoming European Council presidency to be suspended after billboards erected across Hungary today targeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
EU moves closer to near-instant bank transfers
Under the new plans, banks will have to provide the service to their customers at no extra cost and within strict deadlines
Verhofstadt calls for Hungary to have its voting rights abolished in the European Council
The liberal MEP made the incendiary remark after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reaffirmed his opposition to the “unprepared EU membership of Ukraine”
‘Reduce your emissions within two months or face the consequences,’ Brussels tells 12 member states
Failure to comply with the latest demand from Brussels could see several member states referred to the European Court of Justice
Majority of Hungarians oppose Ukraine’s EU membership, survey shows
Even opposition voters are divided equally on the issue
EU criminal agency detains members of international migrant network
The organized crime gang was charging migrants €5,000-€6,000 to be smuggled across Europe
EU introduces 12th round of Russian sanctions but growing opposition could scupper plans
The plans will be discussed among EU leaders later this week but must be unanimously approved to take effect
EU puts ‘huge pressure’ on Hungary to contribute to EU funding of military aid to Ukraine
The €500 million allocated by Brussels is meant to go to other member states to help pay for weapons delivered to Ukraine
European elections will be fought on the issue of mass migration, says Hungary PM Orbán
“We do not want mini Gazas in the districts of Budapest,” Orbán insisted
Austria’s opposition FPÖ urges government to veto Ukraine’s EU membership
The conservative party’s leader, Herbert Kickl, claimed it would be “political madness” to admit a warring nation
Hungary pours cold water on ‘absurd’ Ukraine EU accession talks after Brussels gives green light
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the EU’s enlargement policy should “serve to expand peace and not bring war” to the bloc
Romania losing patience with Bulgarian co-bid to join Schengen Area
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said his country may seek to go it alone in its aspirations to join the EU’s visa-free zone
Brussels vows to crack down on ‘despicable’ rise in anti-Semitism
‘No one should live in fear of discrimination or violence because of their religion or identity,’ European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said
Italian PM Meloni slams ‘very stupid’ EU leaders in hoax call with Russian pranksters
The Italian leader told the Russian pranksters that Brussels was responsible for inaction over the migration crisis and spoke of increasing fatigue towards the war in Ukraine
Serbian president dissolves parliament and announces snap election
The election announcement comes a day after Serbia was told by the European Commission to bury the hatchet with Kosovo to be considered for EU membership
A superstate is being created without any consent of the people, warns Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
The public is not supposed to notice that a putsch is about to take place, that the European Union as a community of sovereign states is being abolished and a superstate is being created without any consent of the people, says Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
Northern and Western Europe are drifting toward civil war, Hungarian historian warns
Mass immigration, cultural disintegration, and far-right opposition are a recipe for disaster, claims Hungarian historian Lásló Bernát Veszprémy
Those who back mass migration are supporting terrorism, claims Hungary’s PM Orbán
Viktor Orbán called for Brussels to recognize the “obvious link between terrorist acts in Europe and migration”
Brussels is a ‘bad parody’ of the Soviet Union and Hungary will continue to ‘dance as we want to,’ claims PM Orbán
The Hungarian prime minister used a speech commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 to reiterate his government’s intention to continue its dissent against the European liberal elite
Europe is suffering from ‘war psychosis’ in its unyielding military support for Ukraine, claims Hungary’s foreign minister
Péter Szijjártó called the European Union’s decision to arm Kyiv with as many weapons as possible “completely unacceptable”
New immigration disaster? 3 ‘conservatives’ pushing the US and Europe to accept Palestinian refugees
Some “conservatives” are pushing for Gaza’s humanitarian disaster to become a refugee crisis for Europe and the United States
Scottish PM wants to resettle 1 million Palestinians to the EU
Humza Yousaf, whose wife’s family lives in the Gaza Strip, said Scotland was ready to take its fair share of refugees
European army? EU conducts war games in Spain as it seeks to bolster military prowess
EU military chiefs hailed the joint exercise as evidence of the bloc ramping up its ability to respond effectively to crisis situations
‘Protect Europe’s border!’ — Swedish PM slams lax border controls that led to Brussels terror attack
Ulf Kristersson expressed his anger that the perpetrator who killed two Swedish nationals in Brussels on Monday had been free to roam Europe
EU wants to increase Ukraine aid by €50 billion despite corruption concerns
The European Union has already spent €80 billion on Ukraine, but much more is being demanded
Hungarian PM Orbán promises ‘no pro-terror demonstrations’ in Hungary as Muslims celebrate Hamas terror attack across Western Europe
Viktor Orbán insisted similar protests seen across Europe will not be permitted in Hungary
X yields to EU demand to remove pro-Hamas posts after commissioner threatens ban for entire platform
X says it removed “tens of thousands” of Hamas-related posts
EU threatens to block X, Elon Musk demands EU to provide concrete examples of alleged ‘disinformation’
Musk has 24 hours to respond under the threat of a huge fine and even possible ban
EU’s top diplomat: Israel is violating international law with Gaza siege by cutting food and electricity
The EU’s top diplomat said after a meeting of foreign ministers that the EU will not cut funding to the Palestinian Authority
Hungary should consider leaving EU if Brussels makes drastic treaty change move, argues Hungarian columnist
Hungary has a new red line as Germany and France move in to seize control of the entire bloc, writes Hungarian political analyst Tamás Fricz
Israel and Gaza’s bloody conflict shows diversity is not our strength, and Europeans should take note
Despite the mantra that diversity is a strength, Israel shows that this is often not the case
Britain will start ‘dating’ the European Union again under Labour, vows shadow foreign secretary
Arch Europhile David Lammy also announced his desire for Britain to join a defense union with the bloc
The EU’s asylum reform amounts to political suicide
The EU’s migration intake plans amount to both political suicide and a blatant disregard of popular opinion, writes Magyar Hírlap columnist Péter G. Fehér
‘Austria has paid enough!’ – Austria’s anti-sanctions FPÖ party tables motion to stop funding Ukraine
“From the ban on internal combustion engines to absurd vaccine contracts and billions of euros in gifts to the Zelensky regime, the EU institutions are not acting in the interests of Austrians”
‘Bad news’ for Ukraine: EU’s top diplomat says Europe cannot replace US support for Ukraine after chaos grips Congress
“We are scared. It’s a disaster for us,” said one senior Ukrainian lawmaker
Brussels has ‘legally raped’ Poland and Hungary by forcing through asylum reforms, claims Hungary PM Orbán
Both Poland and Hungary’s leaders have reiterated their staunch opposition to EU plans for the forced relocation of migrants ahead of showdown talks in Granada, Spain, on Friday
Ukraine is corrupt at all levels and its immediate EU membership would not be good for Europe, Juncker claims
The former European Commission president also claimed that future EU enlargement should coincide with the removal of the national veto on foreign policy issues, a move critics claim would be an erosion of sovereignty
PM Orbán: Brussels is creating an Orwellian world in front of our eyes, sends weapons to Ukraine for ‘peace’ and censors for ‘freedom’
Orbán says the European Peace Facility has transferred billions in weapons to Ukrainian forces, prolonging the war and costing thousands of Ukrainian lives
Czech president scolded by domestic friends and foes for suggesting he would give up national veto in the EU
Petr Pavel said during a speech in Bruges that Czechia should be prepared to back a switch to qualified majority voting in key policy areas
EU rams through migrant pact text that ‘could decide the fate of Europe’ after ’13 minute’ debate, says Hungarian minister
“The debate lasted only 13 minutes on an issue that could decide the fate of Europe and turn member states into immigrant countries for good”
EU unity for supporting Ukraine is crumbling, argues journalist in top German newspaper
The cracks on the facade indicate that the whole coalition may be falling apart, writes Germany’s Hubert Wetzel for Süddeutsche Zeitung
‘Force countries to accept deported migrants or withhold humanitarian aid,’ Athens tells Brussels
Greece’s asylum minister calls for Brussels to implement a viable deportation policy or continue to be a “laughing stock” on the world stage
Victory for Orbán: Brussels plans to unblock billions in withheld EU funds for Hungary to keep aid flowing to Ukraine
The European Union is realizing that it needs Hungary on its side to keep money flowing to Ukraine
EU foreign ministers visit Kyiv for historic meeting despite support for Ukraine waning across the West
The first meeting of EU foreign ministers outisde the EU came as the United States and Slovakia dealt bitter blows to Kyiv’s ongoing support over the weekend
Latest EU mood check shows unequivocal support for Ukraine is waning among Europeans
Fewer than half of EU citizens now totally agree with further financing of the Ukrainian war effort and receiving Ukrainian refugees into Europe
Right-wing MEPs call for overhaul of EU asylum policy after visit to Lampedusa migrant hotspot
Conservative lawmakers sought to gain first-hand experience of the crisis unfolding on the Italian island
Elon Musk backs Viktor Orbán on X over EU’s ‘failed’ migration pact
Elon Musk responds to a post from Viktor Orbán about the failure of the EU’s migration pact
Why Meloni’s naval blockade isn’t going to happen
Calls for a naval blockade are nothing more than rhetoric, but Italy is taking some steps to improve the immigration crisis
Frontex: Only 8% of EU’s illegal migrants were women last year
The predominant group is that of young males
Ukraine accused of disguising its grain as Moldovan to evade embargo
Is Ukraine sneaking its grain past Romania’s embargo by first transiting its product through Moldova?
Slovakia: Ukraine’s WTO complaint against grain import ban is unfounded
Slovakia says it will maintain its ban on Ukrainian grains
Zelensky: Ukraine will respond in ‘civilized manner’ to Poland, Hungary and Slovakia’s grain bans
Ukraine is already planning to sue Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
Italian migration crisis: Lampedusa locals stage mass protests as von der Leyen visits embattled island
Von der Leyen announced a 10-point action plan, but the EU has little credibility when it comes to immigration
Le Pen and Salvini rally in Italy against ‘flood of migrants,’ call for united right for EU elections next year
“We are defending our peoples against the flood of migrants”
Hungarian farmers protest against EU decision to allow Ukrainian grain imports
Ukrainian grain is known for its high levels of toxins and banned pesticides
While Brussels withholds key EU funds for Hungary, it continues to approve funding for anti-government liberal NGOs linked to George Soros
Two-thirds of the most recent EU funding went to NGOs sponsored by George Soros’ Open Society Foundations
Ryanair CEO pied in face by eco-activists during Brussels press conference
The outspoken Irish businessman had been delivering a petition to the European Commission when he was offered an early lunch
Éric Zemmour calls for EU elections to be ‘referendum on immigration,’ and picks Marine Le Pen’s niece to lead Reconquest’s candidate list
The Reconquest party leader believes the elections to be the first chance in a very long time for voters to “swing the majority of the European Parliament to the right”
Open borders NGO Sea Watch wants to take over ‘patrol’ of Mediterranean from EU’s Frontex border agency
One of the most pro-migrant NGOs proposes that it should receive the EU money slated for Frontex to “patrol” the Mediterranean
Brussels’ liberal elite is terrified of Trump 2.0 — and so it should be
Trump’s vow to promote “true economic nationalism” by imposing universal trade tariffs has EU officials quaking in their boots
Asylum claims in EU expected to exceed 1 million this year as member states struggle to cope with influx
Claims so far this year are up 28 percent compared to the same period in 2022
EU needs to accept 10 new members, says EU’s top diplomat
Josep Borrell says war in Ukraine has sped up enlargement
Hungary applies for €3.9 billion loan from EU’s recovery fund
Hungary is still waiting for its share of EU funding
EU’s Qatargate corruption scandal: Police seize €280,000 from home of Belgian MEP’s son
The EU’s left-liberal establishment has been slammed by the biggest corruption scandal in EU history
Hungary refuses to drop EU block on arms funding for Ukraine until conditions met
Hungary’s OTP Bank must be taken off the Ukrainian sanctions list and minority rights for Hungarians in Ukraine must be restored
EU conducts largest firefighting operation ever in Greece
407 firefighters and 62 vehicles are involved in the operation
Europe is heading towards a triple crisis
Thomas Fasbender says his book is not an apocalyptic warning, but a call for action
EC President Ursula von der Leyen’s Greek holiday raises eyebrows
The trip could be seen as playing favorites and ignoring Athens’ stream of scandals
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Niger coup risks another unprecedented migration wave to Europe
It is time EU diplomats stepped up to the plate to prevent another migration crisis, writes Magyar Nemzet columnist László Szőcs
Russia has won the oil war
The West doesn’t seem too keen to enforce its $60 price cap on Russian crude
EU advisory committee details plan to exclude Hungary from EU presidency
The committee cited Hungary’s “democratic deficit” as its primary reason for trying to block the presidency
Hungary will defy Brussels to defend its farmers against Ukrainian grain
The EU ban on Ukrainian grain currently expires on Sept. 15
Mass police operation sees 62-strong smuggling gang arrested for trafficking 5,000 Cuban migrants into Europe
Police from several European nations were involved in the police sting last month that brought an end to a lucrative smuggling business operating across the continent
Austrian conservatives oppose EU’s ‘scandalous’ planned expansion of Ukraine funding
The additional funding for Ukraine is a “bottomless pit,” the Austrian Freedom Party claims
Hungarian central bank: Adoption of the euro now outweighs benefits of national forint currency
This is a sharp turn in the bank’s euro accession policy
‘Most of the world is tired of war’ – PM Orbán touts Hungary and Latin America’s pro-peace stance at EU-CELAC summit
Hungary has found allies outside of Europe for its pro-peace position
Rampant corruption is one reason behind Ukraine’s failed NATO bid
The EU wants Ukraine to clean up its act
Immigration is a major concern for 1 in 4 EU citizens and trust in the bloc is waning, survey shows
A quarter of EU citizens think immigration is more of a concern than the cost-of-living crisis or the Ukraine war
China’s export ban on green energy minerals hits EU leaders hard
The Chinese move has completely paralyzed the EU leadership, writes Hungarian commentator Béla Ákos Révész
Brussels must ‘clear way’ for Turkey’s EU membership in exchange for approval of Swedish NATO bid
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg seemed to warm to the proposal, but not all EU leaders agree
Leading Brexiteer accused of betrayal after calling for more EU migrants to Britain
George Eustice has been accused of betraying Brexit after calling for more EU workers in Britain at a time when the country is experiencing record-high levels of immigration
PM Orbán: We reject EU’s plan to create ‘migrant ghettos’ in Hungary
“We will not accept the mandatory quota nor will we accept the obligation to build migrant ghettos and camps,” Orbán insisted
More than 3 in 4 Hungarians oppose Ukraine financial support from EU funds
Hungarians don’t want to send even more funds to Kyiv