The Extremadura result has intensified doubts about how long the government can last.
Rising fertilizer prices, driven by sanctions and Brussels regulation, are squeezing farm margins, cutting yields, and pushing food prices higher across the EU.
“A political battle without a prior cultural battle cannot be won. If we do not first transform the cultural framework, political victories will be fragile or temporary.”
Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia opted out of a mega loan to Kyiv that will impose yet another burden on European taxpayers.
The fierce protest by farmers and livestock producers in Brussels delivered an unexpected result: a last-minute delay to the EU–Mercosur agreement.
Italy’s last-minute pressure has exposed deep-seated discontent that turned the immediate signing of the treaty into a political risk for the European Union.
“The DSA is being used as an instrument to control freedom of expression, relying on an ecosystem of ‘fact-checkers’ and ‘certifiers’ that are not neutral.”
Mercosur and the Green Deal have become the symbols of fierce citizen discontent.
A thwarted firearm attack in Leipzig once again calls into question why thousands of Syrians remain in Germany after the end of the conflict.
A new MCC Brussels report questions whether the Commission’s announced rearmament plans can translate into real defence capability without political cohesion or social backing.
With €210 billion frozen in Brussels, Belgium is warning partners against rushing into a legally risky move that could trigger retaliation from Moscow—leaving EU leaders deadlocked ahead of this week’s summit.
France forced a last-minute shift in Brussels under domestic pressure, preventing the agreement from derailing in its final stage.
