Tusk Vows Vote of Confidence After Election Loss The Polish PM says he wants a vote “soon” but his announcement seems to be nothing more than a publicity stunt. TEC News / AFP June 3, 2025
“The Pandemic Treaty is all about providing governments with plausible deniability”—MEP Christine Anderson “The WHO is about as interested in public health as the arms industry is in world peace: not at all.” Tamás Orbán June 3, 2025
German Minister Says Freedom Is Under Attack—From the Right Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer (CDU) said Enlightenment values are threatened by nationalists, especially in the U.S. Zolta Győri June 2, 2025
EU Prepares Countermeasures Ahead of Tariff Talks With Washington Brussels have warned their counterparts that they are ready to employ tariffs of their own. Zolta Győri June 2, 2025
25 Charged in French Crypto Kidnapping Ring Several minors were arrested over a string of attempted and successful abductions targeting prominent figures in the cryptocurrency world. TEC News June 2, 2025
Netanyahu Calls on Macron To Confront French Antisemitism Weekend vandalism of Jewish sites in Paris is “a direct result” of incitement against Jews in France, the Israeli PM said. Zolta Győri June 2, 2025
Islamists Recruit At-Risk Children From French Emergency Shelters The overwhelmed and poorly trained staff leave the field open to recruiters of all kinds, such as preachers close to the Muslim Brotherhood. Hélène de Lauzun June 2, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse After ‘Humiliating’ Drone Attack ‘Operation Spider Web’ was meant to push Moscow toward being more open to a quick resolution, but might have had the opposite effect. Tamás Orbán June 2, 2025
Von der Leyen Backs U.S. Russia Sanctions — Even If Europe Pays the Price The EU has hit Russia with wave after wave of sanctions since 2022—so far with little impact—but Commission President von der Leyen is doubling down with even harsher measures. Zolta Győri June 2, 2025
Poland Just Proved That Populism Is Nowhere Near Dead Across Europe, voters are still pushing back against the orthodoxy of our out-of-touch elites. Lauren Smith June 2, 2025
