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Romania’s Mercosur Submission: Obedience Over Democracy

Mădălin Sârbu January 16, 2026

The Mercosur vote confirms a troubling pattern: Romania has become exemplary in compliance, yet persistently inadequate when it comes to defending its own national interest.

Polish border guards secure the area before Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visit the fence at the Poland-Belarus border on August 25, 2025 in Krynki, eastern Poland.

EU Cheers Migration Decline; Frontex Flags Ongoing Risks

Javier Villamor January 15, 2026

The drop in detected illegal entries at the EU’s external borders contrasts with increasing vulnerabilities from air routes, criminal networks, and political instrumentalisation of migration.

Key 2026 Elections To Set a Course for the European Union

Javier Villamor January 13, 2026

Voter choices in several Member States will have an impact on whether the EU consolidates its centralising drift or preserves internal counterweights.

A Border Controls sign seen on the building housing the Automated European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) in south-east England on September 23, 2025.

More Frontex, More Deportations: New EU Migration Strategy Is Good News But Not Enough

Javier Villamor January 12, 2026

The Commission’s five-year plan prioritises external control to ease political pressure but offers no structural solution to the migration phenomenon.

The Bulgarian 2 euro coin with the portrait of Saint Paisius of Hilendar

“God, Protect Bulgaria”: New Bulgarian Euro Coins Send a Message to Brussels

Hélène de Lauzun January 9, 2026

As Bulgaria joins the eurozone, it chooses to reaffirm its Christian identity.

A Polish farmer at a protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement in Warsaw, Poland on January 9, 2026.

EU-Mercosur Accord Sealed: A Decision Hard To Justify

Javier Villamor January 9, 2026

The Mercosur deal has been concluded against the will of farmers and key member states, in the name of a geopolitical strategy detached from the social reality of rural Europe.

Farmers of the Coordination Rurale (CR) farmers union take part in a demonstration with their tractor to push French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and at the Pont de l’Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France on January 9, 2026.

Mercosur Deal: RN Announces No Confidence Vote in Paris and Brussels

Hélène de Lauzun January 9, 2026

The Mercosur affair has turned into a cruel indictment of Macron’s actions.

Farmers Across Europe Block Roads to Protest EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

TEC News January 8, 2026

From Brussels to Paris, tractors and road blockades disrupted traffic—as farmers voiced concerns over unfair competition from South American imports.

Farmers Take to the Roads Again, Challenging the Mercosur Deal

TEC News January 7, 2026

Farmers plan to deploy new tractor-based roadblocks—echoing the December 18th protests in Brussels.

Germany Expects Italy to Back EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

TEC News / AFP January 7, 2026

Italy’s support for Mercosur deal hinges on safeguards and import controls for local farmers.

Tag: Brussels

Romania’s Mercosur Submission: Obedience Over Democracy

EU Cheers Migration Decline; Frontex Flags Ongoing Risks

Key 2026 Elections To Set a Course for the European Union

More Frontex, More Deportations: New EU Migration Strategy Is Good News But Not Enough

“God, Protect Bulgaria”: New Bulgarian Euro Coins Send a Message to Brussels

EU-Mercosur Accord Sealed: A Decision Hard To Justify

Mercosur Deal: RN Announces No Confidence Vote in Paris and Brussels

Farmers Across Europe Block Roads to Protest EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

Farmers Take to the Roads Again, Challenging the Mercosur Deal

Germany Expects Italy to Back EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

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