The plan doesn’t come from a genuine desire to fix illegal migration; the establishment sees it as a way to prevent populists from gaining more ground over the issue.
The conservatives want “to create the false impression that the rule of law in Romania is in danger,” an EPP vice chair said after his country banned the nationalist frontrunner from the presidential race.
The politician urges NATO to activate a secret contingency plan involving military intervention to safeguard the Dayton treaty.
“We need to switch to a preparedness mindset,” claims von der Leyen, while the European Parliament calls for additional steps toward military integration.
“Europe is now a dictatorship, Romania is under tyranny,” claimed Călin Georgescu, as his tear-gassed supporters clashed with riot police.
The ECtHR argued that the right to free elections covers only legislatures, not executive offices, like the president’s.
Peace in Europe is obviously not a “priority” for France, Moscow commented, while EU leaders convene for a historic Brussels summit to craft the bloc’s future security architecture.
While fewer migrants entered the EU illegally last year, the migration crisis continues, with only a slight downturn in the number of asylum applications.
The unorthodox U.S. strategy is vindicated as Europe’s ‘peace through strength’ approach collapses.
With the EU Council Summit around the corner, the French president might be in need of a ‘Trump whisperer.’
A proposed €20 billion in military aid was quietly removed from the EU summit draft—to the relief of many.
“We are in an era of rearmament:” von der Leyen’s five-point plan includes higher national budget deficits and incurring more joint debt to finance arms procurement.
