Dr Oliver Hartwich: EU mistaking paperwork for power, acronyms for armies

Last month, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her plans for 2026 to the European Parliament. She promised the continent would become the “master of its own destiny”, build its own armies, control key technologies and lead the green transformation without depending on America or China.

Dr Oliver Hartwich: French powder keg set to explode

Fifteen years ago, as Greece teetered on debt default, I started covering European affairs in my columns. Readers may remember the emergency summits, riots in Athens, and financial bailouts from 2009 to 2012.

The crisis faded when ECB President Mario Draghi promised “whatever it takes.” Most assumed the problems were solved.

That was wrong. The underlying issues never went away. In fact, they got worse. European debts are higher now than during the crisis. Banks remain stuffed with government bonds. Political systems have fractured.

Lushington D. Brady: A Popular Spectre Is Stalking Europe

The EU elite are clutching their pearls

Remember the shrieking headlines about “fascism!” when Giorgia Meloni was elected Italian PM? Somehow, though, for all the pearl-clutching by the mainstream media, the blackshirts have conspicuously failed to march on Rome or anything.

That isn’t deterring the mainstream media one whit, though. They’re still gibbering about the “far-right” (is there any other kind of “right” in the legacy media lexicon?) and “Trump”. Because, if there’s one thing the legacy media love more than a statist Big Daddy, it’s the bogey-men hiding under their collective beds.