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Brussels Pressures Belgium to Back Risky Kyiv Finance Plan

TEC News December 3, 2025

The European Commission is scrambling to overcome Belgian resistance to a Ukraine reparations loan that would tap immobilised Russian assets—and likely harm any ongoing peace initiatives.

The LGBT Movement Thinks It Owns Europe

Jonathon Van Maren December 3, 2025

The EU elites ludicrously claim that any opposition to the LGBT agenda constitutes alignment with Moscow, as if the universal, millennia-old belief in natural marriage is somehow Russian.

Migrants stand by rows of tents near the International Protection Office (IPO) in Dublin, Ireland on April 30, 2024.

Finally: Brussels To Penalize Countries Refusing To Take Back Failed Asylum Seekers

Javier Villamor December 2, 2025

The EU is preparing a mechanism to suspend tariff advantages for countries that reject the return of their expelled nationals.

Chair of the Military Committee OF NATO, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone (L) and General Christopher Cavoli, Commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe attend a NATO leaders summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

NATO Adopts Aggressive Posture as EU Escalates War Rhetoric

Javier Villamor December 2, 2025

Brussels keeps fostering a sense of imminent armed conflict amid mounting internal crises.

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “balanced position” on Ukraine as the two leaders met in the Kremlin on Friday, November 28th for talks focused on the war, energy security, and the prospect of Budapest hosting a future U.S.–Russia summit. Putin said that Moscow appreciated Hungary’s “moderate stance.” He also thanked Orbán for being prepared to host a meeting between him and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest. The talks in Moscow—Orbán’s second visit since last year—underline the Hungarian leader’s unique role within the European Union. Since the beginning of the war, he has been the only EU head of government to maintain open communication channels with the Kremlin, and the only one to consistently call for peace talks rather than increased military support for Ukraine. Western European leaders and Brussels, by contrast, have preferred to fuel the war through military aid packages while failing to produce any strategy for diplomatic negotiations. Similarly to Putin, Trump, too, has welcomed Orbán’s distinct diplomatic strategy as the U.S. president is pushing his own plan for ending the war. Budapest was agreed upon as a future venue for a U.S.-Russia summit, but an agreement on Trump’s 28-point peace plan would have to be a precursor to that. While the EU is currently focusing on seizing Russian assets to use as a so-called reparations loan for Ukraine, it is simultaneously upset that it is being excluded from peace talks as Trump and Orbán make efforts to bring Moscow to the negotiating table. On Thursday, Putin said he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims as its own—otherwise his army would take it by force. Washington’s original plan would have seen Kyiv withdraw from its eastern Donetsk region and the United States de facto recognise the Donetsk, Crimea, and Lugansk regions as Russian, but Washington backtracked following criticism from Europe, and has not yet released the new version. Another central issue for Orbán in his dealings with Russia is the question of energy. “Energy supplies from Russia form the basis of Hungary’s energy supply now and will remain so in the future,” he said during the meeting, stressing that stable oil and gas deliveries were essential to keeping Hungarian energy prices the lowest in the EU. Ahead of the trip, Orbán said he had recently travelled to Washington to secure an exemption from U.S. sanctions on Russian energy companies. “We succeeded,” he announced on social media. BLOCK QUOTE Now we must take the next step, guaranteeing that deliveries to Hungary continue without interruption. This is why I am going to Russia today: to make sure Hungary’s energy supply remains secure and affordable this winter and in the year ahead. https://x.com/PM_ViktorOrban/status/1994348592996229323 His political director, Balázs Orbán, warned that Europe was “steering onto an increasingly wartime course”, cutting itself off from Russian energy while pushing for new sanctions, accelerating Ukraine’s EU accession, and risking elevating the conflict “into a broader Europe–Russia confrontation.” Hungary argues that such policies harm European competitiveness and ignore the interests of EU citizens, particularly as households across the bloc struggle with soaring energy prices.

UPDATED As the EU Pushes Sanctions, Orbán Talks Peace and Energy Cooperation in Moscow

Zoltán Kottász November 28, 2025

Vladimir Putin praised the Hungarian PM’s “balanced position” as the two leaders discussed Ukraine, energy, and a possible Budapest peace summit.

Belgium’s PM Slams EU Plan to Fund Ukraine with Frozen Russian Assets

TEC News November 28, 2025

De Wever warns the loan could be perceived as “illegal confiscation” by foreign nations and investors.

Time to Reconsider the Death Penalty?

Frank Haviland November 20, 2025

The State has no issue switching off life support for baby and granny but somehow has an attack of conscience when it comes to the Axel Rudakubanas of this world.

Merz Urges EU: Be ‘More Independent’

TEC News / AFP November 17, 2025

The German chancellor claimed Europe must gain more political and economic autonomy.

London and Brussels Feed Off Each Other in the War on Tobacco

Javier Villamor November 16, 2025

Starmer and von der Leyen eye each other warily as tobacco regulation tests sovereignty and single market law.

Decline or Decision?

Tobias Teuscher November 13, 2025

If the EU is losing weight on the world stage, it is not because democracy is obsolete or values outdated; it is because ambition has outpaced ability.

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Brussels Pressures Belgium to Back Risky Kyiv Finance Plan

The LGBT Movement Thinks It Owns Europe

Finally: Brussels To Penalize Countries Refusing To Take Back Failed Asylum Seekers

NATO Adopts Aggressive Posture as EU Escalates War Rhetoric

UPDATED As the EU Pushes Sanctions, Orbán Talks Peace and Energy Cooperation in Moscow

Belgium’s PM Slams EU Plan to Fund Ukraine with Frozen Russian Assets

Time to Reconsider the Death Penalty?

Merz Urges EU: Be ‘More Independent’

London and Brussels Feed Off Each Other in the War on Tobacco

Decline or Decision?

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