Thomas O’Reilly is an Irish journalist working for The European Conservative in Brussels. He has an educational background in chemical sciences and journalism.
NGOs Block Public Disclosure in EU Congo Sex Probe

NGOs Block Public Disclosure in EU Congo Sex Probe

UNICEF is among the NGOs attempting to block the disclosure of files relating to the exploitation of women and children in the Congo amid reports that aid workers impregnated 26 women.

April 5, 2023
<em>Aux Barricades</em>: An Interview With a French Pension Protester

<em>Aux Barricades</em>: An Interview With a French Pension Protester

A symptom of the French penchant to riot or part of a broader collapse of the Fifth Republic? The European Conservative speaks to a participant of recent anti-Macron pension demonstrations to examine the movement’s causes, character, and future.

April 5, 2023
EU Clarifies Insect Labelling Rules

EU Clarifies Insect Labelling Rules

The issue of bug eating has become an attack point for European populists, while advocates extoll the benefits of insect consumption to the European Green Deal.

April 5, 2023
EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

The raid relates to a corruption case against top EPP official Mario Voigt, with allegations that the CDU politician awarded a contract to design an EPP campaign app on the basis of bribery.

April 4, 2023
Japan Splits With U.S Sanctions on Russian Oil Purchases

Japan Splits With U.S Sanctions on Russian Oil Purchases

Japan has struggled to wean itself off Russian energy imports and made the decision with the prior approval of the United States.

April 4, 2023
EU Lovebombs Kenya With Green Subsidies

EU Lovebombs Kenya With Green Subsidies

Kenya has taken a firm pro-Western line since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, with newly elected President Ruto keen to avail himself of funds to ostensibly combat climate change.

April 4, 2023
ECHR Orders Italy To Compensate Deported Tunisians

ECHR Orders Italy To Compensate Deported Tunisians

After rescuing the four Tunisian migrants at sea in 2017, Italian authorities were found to have breached their human rights by failing to assess their asylum applications properly.

April 3, 2023
Arrest Made After Pro-Putin Telegram Star Killed in Bomb Attack

Arrest Made After Pro-Putin Telegram Star Killed in Bomb Attack

One of the most prominent pro-Kremlin war correspondents, Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed after a female assassin allegedly handed him a bomb hidden in a sculpture.

April 3, 2023
European Parliament Questioned Over Morbid Artworks Of Children

European Parliament Questioned Over Morbid Artworks Of Children

Rassemblement National MEP Aurélia Beigneux condemned Cronqvist’s work as “morally reprehensible” due to its sadomasochistic depictions of children.

April 2, 2023
Council of Europe Targets UK Asylum Reform

Council of Europe Targets UK Asylum Reform

While Britain is not part of EU institutions, the criticism by the CoE will rightly be seen by many Brexiters as yet another attempt to undermine the UK’s sovereignty post-Brexit.

April 2, 2023
Turkey: Islamist NGO Takes Advantage of Earthquake Aid

Turkey: Islamist NGO Takes Advantage of Earthquake Aid

The IHH is banned in multiple EU countries for terror ties and is acknowledged by experts as a Turkish government proxy used to provide logistical support for Islamists.

April 1, 2023
Finland’s Meloni Moment? Nationalists Hopeful Ahead of Elections

Finland’s Meloni Moment? Nationalists Hopeful Ahead of Elections

The Finns Party, which is in a tight three-way race, aims to capitalise on rising dissatisfaction directed at the ruling Social Democrats over immigration and inflation, as Finnish voters head to the polls this Sunday.

April 1, 2023