Javier Villamor | The European Conservative

Commission Claims Housing Problem Is Over in the EU But Facts Say Otherwise

Javier Villamor January 13, 2026

Official data confirm that buying or renting in Europe is becoming increasingly out of reach for the average citizen.

Meat, Soy, and Power: Why Brazil Emerges Stronger from the EU–Mercosur Deal

Javier Villamor January 12, 2026

Brazil stands out as the clear winner, with sharp gains in GDP and exports, while Europe remains fragmented.

A Border Controls sign seen on the building housing the Automated European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) in south-east England on September 23, 2025.

More Frontex, More Deportations: New EU Migration Strategy Is Good News But Not Enough

Javier Villamor January 12, 2026

The Commission’s five-year plan prioritises external control to ease political pressure but offers no structural solution to the migration phenomenon.

Brussels vs. Musk: Who Controls What You Can Say Online?

Javier Villamor January 9, 2026

A row over an AI tool is revealing how aggressively the EU wants to shape online debate—and who gets to push back.

A Polish farmer at a protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement in Warsaw, Poland on January 9, 2026.

EU-Mercosur Accord Sealed: A Decision Hard To Justify

Javier Villamor January 9, 2026

The Mercosur deal has been concluded against the will of farmers and key member states, in the name of a geopolitical strategy detached from the social reality of rural Europe.

U.S. Pressure Worked in Venezuela—Europe’s Didn’t

Javier Villamor January 9, 2026

European citizens walked free only after Washington changed the balance of power, raising hard questions about years of EU diplomacy.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (R) embraces former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero during the 26th Socialist International Congress in Madrid on November 27, 2022.

Former Spanish PM Zapatero Under Washington Scrutiny as Venezuela Enters New Phase

Javier Villamor January 6, 2026

The change of power in Venezuela brings relations between Caracas, Madrid, and Washington back into focus after years of opaque diplomacy.

An EU flag is displayed over slurry by French farmers of the CR union in front of the city hall during a nationwide protest against the EU-Mercosur agreement in Pessac, France, on November 19, 2024.

EU Agriculture Ministers Race Against the Clock on Mercosur Deal

Javier Villamor January 6, 2026

The trade agreement is set to be signed on January 12th after a December pause triggered by protests in Brussels.

Germany Considers Newsroom Inspections Without a Court Order

Javier Villamor January 5, 2026

The government is advancing legislation on political advertising that would significantly expand the inspection powers of the digital regulator.

From ‘Returning to Europe’ to ‘Diluting Europe’: Forty Years of Spain and Portugal in the EU

Javier Villamor January 2, 2026

While Brussels celebrates past successes, the removal of the veto, the erosion of the Single Market, and accelerated enlargement threaten to turn the European project into something very different from what Spain and Portugal signed up to in 1986.

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Commission Claims Housing Problem Is Over in the EU But Facts Say Otherwise

Meat, Soy, and Power: Why Brazil Emerges Stronger from the EU–Mercosur Deal

More Frontex, More Deportations: New EU Migration Strategy Is Good News But Not Enough

Brussels vs. Musk: Who Controls What You Can Say Online?

EU-Mercosur Accord Sealed: A Decision Hard To Justify

U.S. Pressure Worked in Venezuela—Europe’s Didn’t

Former Spanish PM Zapatero Under Washington Scrutiny as Venezuela Enters New Phase

EU Agriculture Ministers Race Against the Clock on Mercosur Deal

Germany Considers Newsroom Inspections Without a Court Order

From ‘Returning to Europe’ to ‘Diluting Europe’: Forty Years of Spain and Portugal in the EU

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