Thomas O’Reilly is an Irish journalist working for The European Conservative in Brussels. He has an educational background in chemical sciences and journalism.
Caught in the Middle: Trouble Brewing for von der Leyen’s Reelection Campaign

Caught in the Middle: Trouble Brewing for von der Leyen’s Reelection Campaign

One centre-right official referred to the European Commission President as a “crippled horse.”

May 14, 2024
Poland: Standoff As Farmers Occupy Parliament, Protesting Green Deal

Poland: Standoff As Farmers Occupy Parliament, Protesting Green Deal

MEP says 150,000 signatures have been collected for a Polish referendum to reject the EU policy.

May 10, 2024
Croatia: Nationalists Set Out Sovereigntist Programme After Coalition Deal

Croatia: Nationalists Set Out Sovereigntist Programme After Coalition Deal

Homeland Movement pledges to fight against migration, gender ideology, and excessive EU influence.

May 10, 2024
Europe’s Largest Brothel Accused of Housing Chinese Intelligence Agents

Europe’s Largest Brothel Accused of Housing Chinese Intelligence Agents

The owners of the “Pascha” have jokingly responded by offering a discount rate for spies.

May 10, 2024
Copenhagen Conference: Danish Left Proposes Its Own ‘Rwanda Plan’

Copenhagen Conference: Danish Left Proposes Its Own ‘Rwanda Plan’

Social Democrat PM Mette Frederiksen describes EU asylum policy as “collapsed.”

May 8, 2024
Police Raid German MEP’s Brussels Office in Chinese Espionage Case

Police Raid German MEP’s Brussels Office in Chinese Espionage Case

Alternative für Deutchland’s Maximilian Krah called the raid “unsurprising”

May 8, 2024
Belgium To Regulate Telegram App for Whole of Europe

Belgium To Regulate Telegram App for Whole of Europe

Belgian officials have previously been highly critical of the messaging platform.

May 7, 2024
Sweden: Islamist Terror Concerns Put Eurovision Preparations on Edge

Sweden: Islamist Terror Concerns Put Eurovision Preparations on Edge

Israeli delegation seen as unsafe in Malmö, where the city’s Muslim population celebrated the October 7th massacre.

May 6, 2024
Spanish Judge: Morocco Helping To Engineer Europe’s Drug Epidemic

Spanish Judge: Morocco Helping To Engineer Europe’s Drug Epidemic

A covert network of officials and spies known as ‘the Makhzen’ stands accused of fuelling Western Europe’s illicit cannabis and cocaine trades.

May 6, 2024
Belgium To Deploy EU Border Agents at Eurostar Gateway to England

Belgium To Deploy EU Border Agents at Eurostar Gateway to England

Frontex was authorised to operate at key railway stations and airports to assist law enforcement officers with deportations.

May 3, 2024
Franco-German Dispute Threatens To Derail EU Satellite Internet Programme

Franco-German Dispute Threatens To Derail EU Satellite Internet Programme

€5 billion of overspending and allegations that the scheme is favoring French industry have caused a war of words between Paris, Berlin, and the European Commission.

May 3, 2024
Irish Open Border Policies Spiral Into Diplomatic Spat with UK

Irish Open Border Policies Spiral Into Diplomatic Spat with UK

Dublin has been caught flat-footed by an influx of asylum seekers from Belfast—a potentially major crisis for Anglo-Irish relations.

May 2, 2024