
Poland’s Top Court Upholds Funding Cut for Conservative Opposition PiS
A senior PiS lawmaker accused the authorities of unlawfully depriving the main opposition party of funding, describing the decision as reflecting “Russian standards.”

A senior PiS lawmaker accused the authorities of unlawfully depriving the main opposition party of funding, describing the decision as reflecting “Russian standards.”

On July 2, the European Parliament committee supported a dedicated 10% biodiversity target on top of the broader 35% climate and environment spending goal.

“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.

While the European Parliament rejected VOX’s proposal to introduce the principle of national preference in the allocation of EU funding, the initiative has elevated the issue to the European level.

The EPP is considering sanctioning Slovenian MEP Branko Grims for taking part in an event with Patriots, ESN and ECR.

Mainstream political groups are protecting one of their own from prosecution while taking a far tougher line against conservative and right-wing lawmakers.

As MEPs in Strasbourg discussed security and energy after the Gulf shock, establishment groups clung to the Green Deal framework amid growing pressure on industry and households.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office’s investigation is putting pressure on the European People’s Party as the case affects one of its key parties in southern Europe.

The centre-right EPP voting with the right-wing parties to allow the externalisation of returns marks a political turning point in the EU.

“What we are seeing now is that the political map of Europe has changed, but some parties are still trying to behave as if nothing had happened.”