
French Former PM Fillon’s Final Appeal Fails in ‘PenelopeGate’ Case
The comparatively minor corruption charges against the conservative former PM are widely viewed as having been orchestrated by the popular politician’s opponents.

The comparatively minor corruption charges against the conservative former PM are widely viewed as having been orchestrated by the popular politician’s opponents.

The clash highlights growing pressure from EU leaders to rein in Strasbourg and Luxembourg courts on migration.

The decision could open the door to more deportations across the EU.

EU judges and NGOs are sidelining democratically elected governments on immigration and eroding national sovereignty.

Strasbourg court finds France guilty in a single identity check case, sparking concerns over foreign judicial interference in national policing.

The only head of state to have been excluded from the Legion of Honour was Marshal Pétain, for collaboracting with the Nazis. For Nicolas Sarkozy’s supporters, the parallel that may thus be drawn between him and Pétain is completely unfounded.
Italy and Denmark are building a coalition to challenge the court’s growing role in limiting national control over borders.
It’s a matter of the liberal elites forcing alien values on a conservative country, conservative politician says.
Strasbourg court says British politicians can name Monaco-based tycoon without harming his human right to privacy.

The ECtHR argued that the right to free elections covers only legislatures, not executive offices, like the president’s.