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Credibility and Communications Crisis: Von der Leyen’s Failing Balancing Act

Javier Villamor October 2, 2025

The ‘hollow center’ of the European People’s Party proves incapable of holding against Brussels’ ideological tensions.

In Trump’s Shadow, Weber Makes the Case for a United States of Europe

Javier Villamor September 26, 2025

Faced with growing transatlantic tensions and fears of U.S. coercion, the EPP leader renews his push for a centralized EU defense and foreign policy under Brussels’ command.

The building of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium

EU Double Standards Exposed as Brussels Blocks Prosecution of Orbán Rival

Zoltán Kottász September 23, 2025

The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee has rejected Hungarian requests to lift the immunity of opposition leader Péter Magyar.

The EP plenary hall in Strasbourg, France

‘Ursula Coalition’ MEPs Mistakenly Back “Urgent Shift” in Approach to Ukraine War

Michael Curzon September 11, 2025

Critic says they will have to establish a committee to investigate “this outbreak of common sense.”

A sign reading “Farmers for Europe” is seen on a tractor during a demonstration in Brussels called by the Farmers Defence Force to protest against European regulations on June 4, 2024.

EPP Warns of Agriculture Collapse After Years Backing Flawed CAP

Javier Villamor August 28, 2025

The European People’s Party has branded the EU’s draft budget a disaster for agriculture, even though it backed earlier CAP reforms that raised costs for farmers.

MEP and former Transport Commissioner Adina Vălean (EPP)

Von der Leyen’s EPP Pushes for ‘Transparency Registries’ for NGOs—While Condemning Budapest for the Same

Tamás Orbán June 25, 2025

“We don’t want an anti-Soros law,” leftist lawmakers said, arguing that it would have the same effect as the Hungarian transparency law criticized by Brussels.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) and S&D Chairwoman Iratxe García.

Von der Leyen in Crisis? Leftist Parties Threaten To Pull Support From Queen Ursula

Tamás Orbán June 23, 2025

The left-wing ‘rebellion’ in Brussels may not be as serious as it seems: the ‘Ursula coalition’ will cling together until the very last moment in their fight for political survival.

EU Committee on Civil Liberties members seated behind tables

Political Price of Shielding Socialist Sánchez Hits Brussels

Javier Villamor June 5, 2025

The scandals are piling up for the Spanish PM to such an extent that even allies in the EU Parliament are now raising questions.

Sánchez, von der Leyen, and the Art of Diplomatic Dodgeball

Javier Villamor May 27, 2025

Wednesday’s meeting between the two leaders is a high-stakes negotiation where personal agendas, political alliances, and institutional hurdles all intersect.

EPP Chief: We Need Populist Votes, But Not Populist Power

TEC News May 22, 2025

Manfred Weber reveals his plan to exploit national conservatives while keeping them out of office.

Tag: EPP

Credibility and Communications Crisis: Von der Leyen’s Failing Balancing Act

In Trump’s Shadow, Weber Makes the Case for a United States of Europe

EU Double Standards Exposed as Brussels Blocks Prosecution of Orbán Rival

‘Ursula Coalition’ MEPs Mistakenly Back “Urgent Shift” in Approach to Ukraine War

EPP Warns of Agriculture Collapse After Years Backing Flawed CAP

Von der Leyen’s EPP Pushes for ‘Transparency Registries’ for NGOs—While Condemning Budapest for the Same

Von der Leyen in Crisis? Leftist Parties Threaten To Pull Support From Queen Ursula

Political Price of Shielding Socialist Sánchez Hits Brussels

Sánchez, von der Leyen, and the Art of Diplomatic Dodgeball

EPP Chief: We Need Populist Votes, But Not Populist Power

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