Pieter Cleppe | The European Conservative

COP30: Double Standards and Hypocrisy in Brazil

Pieter Cleppe November 22, 2025

Rather than adopting schemes that curb competitiveness and raise living costs, boosting economic well-being is a strong way to address climate change, because prosperity builds resilience.

The Questionable Legacy of Frans Timmermans

Pieter Cleppe October 30, 2025

Even before the final results were known, GroenLinks-PvdA party leader Frans Timmermans announced his resignation. It was not a minute too soon.

Can Trump Get the EU to Roll Back Its Environmental and Digital Rules?

Pieter Cleppe September 1, 2025

The tariff negotiations offer the EU a vital opportunity to pursue a fundamental change of direction.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Turnberry, Scotland on July 27, 2025

Did von der Leyen Go Too Far This Time?

Pieter Cleppe August 1, 2025

A supranational bureaucracy is trying to increase its own enormous budget while doing next to nothing to address fraudulent and erroneous EU spending.

Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump at the WEF in 2020

Is the EU Backing Down in Trade Talks with Trump?

Pieter Cleppe July 8, 2025

Somewhat under the radar, the EU has already made a major concession to the U.S. president.

Protectionism Is a Bad Response to the Rise of China

Pieter Cleppe June 1, 2025

The free world should embrace the open flow of investment capital and business ideas, not stifle them with political suspicion.

EU to Ukraine: Here’s Ammo, But Good Luck Selling Your Wheat

Pieter Cleppe May 18, 2025

If Brussels wants to help both its farmers and Ukraine, it should scrap red tape at home instead of slapping tariffs on a country fighting for its life.

The Le Pen Trial: It Is Time for France To Reflect

Pieter Cleppe April 1, 2025

When judges unreasonably interpret laws to limit politicians’ freedoms, they erode the trust essential for upholding the rule of law, a vital element of democracy.

European Defence Should Not and Need Not Entail Debt or Centralisation

Pieter Cleppe March 28, 2025

There are ample opportunities to find savings in Europe’s bloated welfare states, making it entirely feasible to find the resources to bolster the military.

A Trade War With Sinners on Both Sides

Pieter Cleppe March 18, 2025

Trump targeting allies doesn’t excuse the EU’s imposing new tariffs that taxpayers will have to bear, rather than addressing European protectionism.

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COP30: Double Standards and Hypocrisy in Brazil

The Questionable Legacy of Frans Timmermans

Can Trump Get the EU to Roll Back Its Environmental and Digital Rules?

Did von der Leyen Go Too Far This Time?

Is the EU Backing Down in Trade Talks with Trump?

Protectionism Is a Bad Response to the Rise of China

EU to Ukraine: Here’s Ammo, But Good Luck Selling Your Wheat

The Le Pen Trial: It Is Time for France To Reflect

European Defence Should Not and Need Not Entail Debt or Centralisation

A Trade War With Sinners on Both Sides

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