Javier Villamor

Javier Villamor is a Spanish journalist and analyst. Based in Brussels, he covers NATO and EU affairs at europeanconservative.com. Javier has over 17 years of experience in international politics, defense, and security. He also works as a consultant providing strategic insights into global affairs and geopolitical dynamics.
Family Reunification Continues in Germany Despite Merz’s Promises

Family Reunification Continues in Germany Despite Merz’s Promises

If the pace holds, Germany would once again exceed 100,000 family reunification arrivals over the course of 2026.

July 24, 2026
MEPs Offer China a Thaw Conditional on Pressure Against Moscow

MEPs Offer China a Thaw Conditional on Pressure Against Moscow

The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs delegation is turning the normalization of relations with Beijing into a bargaining chip to secure Russian concessions in Ukraine.

July 23, 2026
EU Punishes Venice Biennale for Allowing Russian Art

EU Punishes Venice Biennale for Allowing Russian Art

Brussels withdrew a €2 million grant after organizers refused to exclude Russia from the prestigious Italian exhibition.

July 23, 2026
Greece Waters Down New EU Russia Sanctions

Greece Waters Down New EU Russia Sanctions

Athens secured a renewable exemption for some Russian LNG shipments in exchange for backing a freeze on Moscow’s oil price cap.

July 23, 2026
Catalan Separatist Leader Turns to EU in Amnesty Showdown

Catalan Separatist Leader Turns to EU in Amnesty Showdown

The former Catalan president says Spanish institutions are obstructing the controversial law that helped keep Pedro Sánchez in power.

July 22, 2026
Merz Diagnoses Germany’s Democratic Crisis but Absolves Those Who Caused It

Merz Diagnoses Germany’s Democratic Crisis but Absolves Those Who Caused It

The chancellor avoids discussing broken promises, unpopular reforms and years of decisions made against the wishes of a growing share of the electorate.

July 20, 2026
EU Court Backs Sánchez’s Catalan Amnesty Deal

EU Court Backs Sánchez’s Catalan Amnesty Deal

The judges ruled that Spain’s controversial law does not breach EU legislation, while leaving the final decision on Carles Puigdemont’s case to the Spanish courts.

July 17, 2026
Italy Investigates NGO ‘Rescuing’ Migrants from Smuggler Boats

Italy Investigates NGO ‘Rescuing’ Migrants from Smuggler Boats

Frontex footage shows 90 migrants being transferred, in the Mediterranean Sea off Tripoli, from a vessel controlled by masked men to a ship of German NGO Sea-Watch.

July 17, 2026
EU Prosecutor Found Guilty of Misconduct Escapes Dismissal

EU Prosecutor Found Guilty of Misconduct Escapes Dismissal

The EPPO found its Bulgarian prosecutor guilty of three disciplinary misconducts during ongoing investigations but decided against seeking her dismissal because her term expires later this month.

July 16, 2026
EU Bets Big on India in Strategic Shift Away From China

EU Bets Big on India in Strategic Shift Away From China

India has become only the second country after the United States to enjoy this level of formal partnership with the European Union.

July 16, 2026
Irish Officials Told: Don’t Meet Tobacco Companies

Irish Officials Told: Don’t Meet Tobacco Companies

As Dublin takes over the EU Council presidency, officials have been instructed to reject meetings on tobacco policy, raising wider questions about who gets access to Brussels policymakers.

July 15, 2026
Pakistani Christian Girl’s Plight Triggers Rare Response from European Parliament

Pakistani Christian Girl’s Plight Triggers Rare Response from European Parliament

The case of 13-year-old Maria, abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her abductor, highlights a persistent pattern of human rights abuses affecting Pakistan’s religious minorities.

July 14, 2026