Asylum applications almost double across EU so far this year, and only a small fraction are from Ukraine
Most asylum seekers are still arriving from Islamic countries, with Germany a favorite destination for many
Majority of Poles oppose closure of coal mines
According to the Social Changes survey, there is no social support for the EU’s campaign to reduce Poland’s coal extraction
European Parliament finally approves reform of emissions allowance system
MEPs will negotiate the final wording of the reform with the member states this autumn
EU fears new crisis as Algeria threatens Spain with gas supply cut and refugee wave
Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune decided not to renew its partnership treaty with Spain
Polish conservative press praises Orbán government’s Hungary First stance in Ukraine conflict
“Orbán is doing the dirty work for other countries”
Polish president visits Portugal and Italy to lobby for Ukraine
Poland wants Italy and Portugal to back Ukraine’s accession to the European Union
‘Poland did its energy security homework,’ says Polish deputy minister of finance
Despite inflation and the Ukraine war, Poland is in a comfortable position in terms of energy security, said Poland’s deputy minister of finance
If Brussels freezes funds, Poland should paralyze the EU by using its veto, says Polish MEP
Poland may be forced to use its veto in the face of left-wing EU politicians seeking to cut funding to the country, said a top Polish MEP
Poles do not want a federalized EU or abandonment of unanimity voting, polling shows
Poles reveal their opinion on the future trajectory of the European Union
New European alliance could give Poland an alternative to the European Union
A new project of a broader Europe associated with the EU but with a freer and wider market and mutual military assistance might be the solution for the current political crisis in the EU caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, writes Tomasz Sakiewicz for portal niezależna.pl
Despite ban, Russia will still earn billions from its oil, warns former Polish foreign minister
Russia is likely to continue earning hundreds of billions of euros from the sale of its oil despite the European Council agreement to ban Russian oil imports, said a leading Polish politician
Ukraine must become an EU member, says Polish President Duda in Ukraine’s parliament
Poland’s president visited Kyiv on Sunday and pledged that he would not rest until Ukraine was a full member of the EU
EXCLUSIVE: Hungary and Poland must stand together or face the consequences, says Polish MEP Patryk Jaki
Polish MEP and Deputy Justice Minister Patryk Jaki spoke with Remix News at CPAC in Hungary about the current challenges facing Poland over rule of law and the importance of maintaining ties with Hungary
Mária Schmidt: Europe is now completely Americanized, and it is having disastrous consequences
“The leaders of the European Union are unquestioningly meeting the ever-increasing demands of the American hawks, which will cause serious problems for the livelihoods of European citizens,” writes Mária Schmidt
Poland closer to securing EU funds from National Recovery Plan
If the presidential project of amendments to the Supreme Court bill is accepted, Poland will obtain EU funds, says a Polish government spokesman
Poland stands ready to help Ukraine shift grain and prevent global crisis, agriculture minister affirms
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk declares that Polish ports are ready to load up Ukrainian grain but that the bottleneck is on the Polish-Ukrainian border
Czech PM: Poland and Czechia are allies in defending the West from Eastern threats
Many things unite both countries, even if they have evolved differently, writes Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala
Von der Leyen wants to lift unanimous decision-making in the EU, calls for treaty change
“I have always argued that unanimity voting in some key areas no longer makes sense if we want to move faster,” claims Ursula von der Leyen

Czechia fears a Russian oil embargo
Czechia puts the brakes on the EU’s latest sanction package to protect its own economy
Europe censored: EU agrees on controversial new law to regulate social media
Backed by Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama, the EU agreement could signal a new censorship regime across Europe

UN’s vote against Russia reveals new global political map
A UN vote reveals a world far from unified on the issue of Russia, with many countries, including China, India, Brazil, and Mexico, refusing to vote in unison with the West
4 lessons from Orbán’s historic victory
PM Orbán’s landslide win is a major blow to the EU’s left-liberal establishment
‘Putin overestimated his plans’ – Polish PM expresses confidence in Ukraine’s survival
Amid the war in Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki also called upon the European Union to implement a gas price cap to help with the cost of living crisis
More Europe or a stronger Poland?
In the shadow of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the question now becomes what will better guarantee Polish security; closer integration with the EU or a stronger sovereign nation capable of defending itself?
‘Poland deserves an apology from the EU and the USA,’ acknowledges former U.S. ambassador to Warsaw
Georgette Mosbacher admitted that when it came to Russia and dealing with Russians, Poland was right all along

‘I won’t perish for their motherland’ – Ukrainian-Hungarians feel they are fighting for someone else’s country
As the Western world praises Ukrainian President Zelensky, there is no denying his atrocious record of support for minority rights in his own country, a fact many ethnic Hungarians have not forgotten as they are pushed to fight for a government that has shown them hatred
Putin will keep winning until Western liberals start acknowledging their crucial role in his success
Ukraine: where Western and Eastern lies meet
Putin isn’t Hitler and Poland should avoid disputes between outside powers, says Polish philosopher from Warsaw University
Polish philosopher Prof. Jacek Hołówka appeals to Poles to stay united, to avoid being used by outside powers, and to not fall prey to false comparisons between the Polish and Ukrainian situation
Polish President Duda to visit Brussels next week for talks with European Commission president
The invitation follows talks between the two leaders over the telephone on Thursday
Announcement of UK-Poland-Ukraine trilateral alliance imminent
A new trilateral alliance which will connect the United Kingdom, Poland and Ukraine in face of Russian aggression may be announced this week

EU talks tough on Russia, but business between East and West is booming
Ukraine’s government has stabbed Hungary in the back, says Hungary’s foreign minister
‘NATO united on Ukraine crises,’ says Polish President Duda after talks with Western leaders
On Monday night, international consultations were held between Western leaders over the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine
Spanish MEP calls on EU to ‘punish’ Poland and asks Brussels to ‘help the Polish people change the government’
“What is going on in Poland, it is because its government is doing things badly, and we will do what we can do, but we cannot do everything,” claimed MEP Esteban González Pons
16 member states demand EU fund border fence construction
EU interior ministers met in Vilnius to discuss border protection, but the EU has already rejected their request for the bloc to fund border barriers
Brussels is demanding Poland pay huge fine over EU court verdict
The European Commission has sent a request for payment of fines to the Polish government for not executing the verdict on suspending the Disciplinary Chamber

New EU parliament president, same progressive course
Roberta Metsola will be a reliable partner for pro-migration, gender activist left-wing MEPs
Poland needs a Plan B when it comes to blocked EU development funds
If EU development funds continue to be blocked, Poland should build its own development fund, writes Jacek Karnowski, editor-in-chief of Sieci weekly
The EU’s 2022 roadmap will deepen Europe’s divisions
Brussels will use Covid-19 recovery funds to exert political pressure in the upcoming Hungarian elections
Illegal border crossings into EU soared 57% last year to highest level since 2017
Almost 200,000 irregular migrants breached Europe’s external border last year, according to the bloc’s border agency
EU energy transformation will cost Poland hundreds of billions of euros
The EU “Fit for 55” project will be an incredibly costly endeavor that will force Polish taxpayers to pay exorbitant sums
Mohamed races ahead as most common boy name in Brussels last year
Mohamed, Jean, Mohammed and Ahmed made up the four most common boys’ names for newborns in Brussels in 2021
EU rejects calls to fund border defense
While member states are forced to fend for themselves regarding border security, huge amounts of European taxpayer money flow to projects supplying migrants with up-to-date information on their illegal journey into Europe
PM Orbán discusses upcoming referendum, rising energy prices, and EU court decisions during annual international press conference
In a wide-ranging press conference, PM Viktor Orbán addresses some of the most burning questions facing both his country and broader Europe
EU migration deal with African countries is ‘madness,’ says Hungary’s foreign minister
The European population replacement program promoted by the European Union is running on all cylinders
Historic first: EU to fund border barrier for Poland and Baltic states
The EU budget for 2022 has allocated €25 million for defending the EU’s external border with Belarus
After EU court rejects ‘Stop Soros’ law, what comes next?
The European Court of Justice ruling might actually play into the hands of the Hungarian government
Leaks from Brussels: Last chance for Poland to reach agreement with EU
According to unofficial sources, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will personally decide the future of the National Recovery Plan for Poland, writes Jędrzej Bielecki for Rzeczpospolita daily
If Polish resistance to EU federalization is broken, it ‘would terrify weaker states,’ says Polish professor and MEP
Law and Justice (PiS) MEP and professor Zdzisław Krasnodębski warns that the breaking of Polish resistance by EU institutions would terrify weaker states in the Union
Hungary, Czechia, Poland and Slovakia will block EU Green Deal taxes on homes and cars
The EU’s transition to green energy resources is proving both costly and premature, which is why Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia remain strongly opposed
Hungary: Hundreds of thousands attend Budapest Peace March, PM Orbán condemns violence and oppression from the left
Viktor Orbán warns his followers of complacency ahead of the 2022 elections
EU institutions silently expanded their competencies through EU court rulings
The issue of the sovereignty of EU member states and the boundaries of the competencies of the European Court of Justice is becoming increasingly visible
Opinion poll: Polexit tendencies are higher among youth than older generations
The latest survey suggests also that most Poles want to stay in the EU despite the Polish government’s conflicts with the EU
Hungarian FM to Poland: Only a solid border fence can stop illegal migrants
Poland can count on solidarity from Hungary, and not just regarding the current migration crisis, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said
We must fight for Poland within the EU, not outside of it
The European Union must be changed, German influence stopped, and liberal-left social engineering unmasked, writes Jakub Maciejewski for portal wPolityce.pl
Poland records highest inflation rate in EU
Along with Lithuania and Estonia, Poland had a 5 percent inflation rate in August 2021, putting it at the very top of the EU
Greek MEP: Only the Visegrád Four countries conduct good migration policy
Emmanouil Fragkos believes that as long as the European Commission is leftist, then all countries that fulfill its orders will have problems with illegal migration
Kaczyński: There will be no Polexit
The Law and Justice (PiS) leader declared that Poland wants to be in the European Union while also retaining its status as a sovereign state
EU parliament issues yet another ultimatum on LGBT rights to Hungary and Poland
The leader of EU nations featuring endemic homophobic violence are directing their ire at Hungary and Poland, where there are virtually no physical attacks against LGBT people
German cardinal: ‘Poland is not a child to be reprimanded by incompetent politicians from the West’
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller said he believes that the EU’s pressure exacted on Poland through blackmail using EU funds should not be taking place
France’s former Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, is ridiculed over his spectacular U-turn on immigration and national sovereignty
The former EU commissioner is the symbol of European conservatism’s decline
Hungarian central bank head’s golden rule: The solution always comes from within
Small states should avoid taking part in the battle of superpowers, according to Hungary’s central bank head
Polish justice minister accuses EU of ‘legal hybrid warfare’
The European Commission is looking to fine Poland over judicial reforms, but Poland appears to not be backing down over the threat
German MEP has made punishing Hungarian and Polish governments into an obsession
Spreading misinformation to induce punitive Article 7 proceedings against Hungary and Poland is not so much a crime as a dirty trick
Netherlands: Citizens protest after liberal government transports 800 Afghans into small village
Outraged residents of a small village in the Netherlands held a major protest last week to voice their opposition to the sudden and unexpected arrival of hundreds of Afghans
EU offers member states cash to resettle Afghan asylum seekers
EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen is looking to use cash to convince the EU member states to resettle Afghan asylum seekers, promising generous financial incentives to countries that do so.
These are the European leaders rejecting Afghan asylum seekers
European leaders from Madrid to Moscow are expressing deep concern over a new migration crisis
Poland is the EU’s fourth-largest bicycle producer
1.08 million bikes were produced in 2020 in Poland, according to the latest Eurostat report
Poland-EU: When storming a fortress, maybe it is not the best time to compromise – commentary
Amidst a political turning point, attacks against Poland will not stop, and any concession will be tantamount to capitulation
Polish PM Morawiecki: We must reach an agreement with the EU
Poland is eager to continue good and equal relations with both the European Union and the United States, declares Morawiecki
Liberal Slovak government MPs are keen to please Brussels
Liberal MPs fighting for LGBTQ rights do not think gay people have a right to privacy
Czech Senate approves the right to use a weapon in self-defense
The constitutional amendment overrides the law introduced based on EU directive
Warsaw and Brussels have reached a difficult ceasefire
Poland will not blow up the EU and the EU cannot deal a deathblow to PiS’ power in Poland – only a compromise was currently reachable, writes foreign columnist of Rzeczpospolita daily Jędrzej Bielecki
Polish PM Morawiecki met with European Commission President von der Leyen
“Good exchange with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on key European issues,” Ursula von der Leyen declared after the meeting
Opinion: European Green Order yet another industrial management revolution
The Green Order is a major step, for sure…but for good or ill?
Croatians and Slovaks complain most about the functioning of justice in the EU
The Czech Republic dominated some digitization charts
Slovenian PM: distribution of migrants is a matter for individual member states
Slovenian Council presidency turns to borders, migration
Lukashenko threatens to flood Central Europe with wave of illegal migrants
Western sanctions compared to German invasion of USSR
VIDEO: “Europeans want to continue living in their own countries,” says Jarosław Kaczyński
Further federalization will destroy Europe’s greatest assets
Germany’s attempts to control EU foreign policy put the union’s future in peril
Berlin’s demands threaten permanent domination
Donald Tusk boasts about ‘cutting out’ Viktor Orbán from the European People’s Party
The new-old leader of the Civic Platform has intensified his anti-conservative rhetoric
Lithuania declares state of emergency over illegal migration problems
Influx of illegal migrants from Belarus is alarming
Number of people in EU with higher education is rising: report
11 EU states have already achieved the goal of having 45 percent of people aged 25-34 complete higher education by 2030, according to latest Eurostat report
EU-Russia alliance would seek to dominate the world, says former Polish defense minister
Antoni Macierewicz believes that Germany and France are ‘frustrated’ after their attempts to impose an alliance between the EU and Russia failed
Germany is destroying the European community
By betting on its national interests and pursuing business with Russia, Germany is destroying European solidarity, writes Jerzy Haszczyński, the head of the foreign desk of Rzeczpospolita daily
Pandemic and immigration form a vicious cycle, says Hungarian foreign minister
The two phenomena feed back on one another
EU puts Czechia on the list of green countries for COVID-19
Czechia is among countries with a low risk of COVID-19
Kaczyński: Poland is preparing for ‘civilizational leap’ with billions of euros in funding
PM Babiš warns of Eurocratism
To be firmly integrated into the EU means to be active
Survey: Majority of Western Europeans believe that ‘the EU is not working’
Czechia will meet EU’s climate goals but wants financial compensation, says minister
EU welcomes greater Czech openness to clean energy
Head of French armed forces: ‘We’re heading towards a reorganization of the world order’
Europe cannot pick sides in the battle between the US and China, warns a top French general
Franco-German alliance wants flat carbon tax on all EU member states
The European powers that pollute the most want others to subsidize their green transition
EU intensifies criticism of Czech PM shortly after his immigration comments
Czech PM Andrej Babiš recently said that Brussels needs to handle immigration outside the EU and that Czechs should decide who lives and works in the country. Criticism of his financial holdings at the EU level followed shortly after.
The EU is an unlawful entity, and students will learn this fact during history lessons, says Polish education minister
Minister Przemysław Czarnek emphasized that Polish history must be presented truthfully in history lessons
PM Orbán and former Slovak PM Dzurinda clash over different visions of Central Europe
PM Orbán argues that Central and Eastern Europe will remain rooted in Christian values while the West will be dominated by Islam
The EU issues bonds, but markets responds poorly
The EU secured €14.137 billion through sales
Is there a secret society of Masons in Italy appointing powerful judges?
New doubts arise on functioning of democracy in Italy after new scandal involving the judiciary, writes Olivier Bault for Remix News
Merkel’s successor claims Czechia, Poland and Hungary must ‘return to Europe’
Laschet may put pressure on Hungary, Czechia and Poland if he wins