The first night of the EU Council Summit descended into an explosive fight over who should represent the EU in diplomatic talks, setting Friday’s discussion about the next seven-year budget up for failure.
As AfD edges closer to power in eastern Germany, the political establishment is looking at ways to curb its influence before it arrives.
After German police clashed with activists commemorating Polish war victims in Berlin, critics accused Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski of blaming the injured rather than defending them.
“For years, Brussels has done more to protect illegal migrants from removal than to protect Europeans from the consequences of illegal migration. This text finally marks a change of direction,” Patriots MEP and former Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri said.
According to the court, the officer’s former AfD position raises “well-founded doubts about his loyalty to the constitution.”
German, French, and British leaders loved playing diplomatic big shots with Kyiv while Washington was preoccupied with Iran, but their grandstanding made little difference.
The socialist SPD wants all migrants—including those in Germany illegally—to stay, while the CDU is now pushing for remigration, fearing that continued inaction will drive even more voters to the AfD.
“We need a new European architecture” to solve the problems of “uncontrolled immigration, economic decline, and excessive regulation,” Patriots leader and French presidential hopeful said.
A quick explainer on the EU’s landmark migration management legislation and why the European Right is not happy about it.
The ECR’s proposal was only supported by the Patriots and ESN, while every other group rejected it despite rushing to adopt a resolution on George Floyd six years ago.
Belgian MPs are set to approve the EU’s landmark asylum reforms despite a last-minute campaign demanding a referendum on a national opt-out.
Nearly 5,000 criminal cases were launched last year against everyday citizens for criticizing politicians online. Germans have had enough.
