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The New Health Despotism: EU Commission Uses Nicotine Tax to Boost Its Clout

Tobias Teuscher November 3, 2025

The Commission once again tries to tax citizens directly without going through their member states in a fiscal experiment paving the way for the EU becoming a state.

You’re Not Free if the Government Holds the Leash

Jake Welch October 11, 2025

The freedom to protest either exists or it doesn’t, and much like freedom of expression, any attempt to restrict or define the confines thereof negates the principle itself.

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 EU is turning into a “centralized monster”—EU Expert Rodrigo Ballester

Zoltán Kottász March 24, 2025

“Western European nations are ready to give up even more of their sovereignty. In the name of the rule of law, the EU can do anything it likes.”

“Silent Coup”: How the EU Hijacks Crises To Erode National Sovereignty

Tamás Orbán September 12, 2024

A new report from a conservative think tank sheds light on the tactics of how ‘Queen Ursula’ uses emergency measures to set up permanent power transfers to Brussels.

Spanish President Wants More Power to Classify Information

Bridget Ryder August 19, 2022

Critics condemn the draft law for empowering politicians to remove information from public access—and therefore civic debate—simply because it is embarrassing or inconvenient for the government.

Tag: expanded powers

The New Health Despotism: EU Commission Uses Nicotine Tax to Boost Its Clout

You’re Not Free if the Government Holds the Leash

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

The EU is turning into a “centralized monster”—EU Expert Rodrigo Ballester

“Silent Coup”: How the EU Hijacks Crises To Erode National Sovereignty

Spanish President Wants More Power to Classify Information

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