
Brussels, Mercosur, and the Theatre of Control
In Strasbourg, the European Parliament committed an almost subversive act: it did its job.

In Strasbourg, the European Parliament committed an almost subversive act: it did its job.

The Commission’s strategy to integrate Ukraine strains the EU’s internal unity and fuels criticism over an institutional double standard.

The continuity at the top of the Commission only highlights the EU’s inability to conclude the increasingly contested Mercosur trade agreement.

Brussels doubles down on gender, diversity, and decarbonisation while Europe’s strategic and social problems are pushed aside.

Brussels is offering farmers early access to billions in funding as it tries to overcome opposition to a long-delayed trade deal with South America.

This is a Commission that confuses moralistic fervour and emotional manipulation with legal authority and slogan-infested political theatre with actual power.

Italy’s last-minute pressure has exposed deep-seated discontent that turned the immediate signing of the treaty into a political risk for the European Union.

Pressured by industry and market realities, the EU abandons the dogma of the all-electric car and opts for flexibility.

With neither Brussels nor any EU member state at war with Russia, the illegality of the EU Commission’s planned action is not really under dispute.

Hungary’s alleged failure to implement the much-maligned Media Freedom Act is Brussels’ latest excuse for singling the country out for punishment.