Tag: sovereignty

Conservative MEPs Challenge Schengen Reforms

Besides a chance to propose more amendments to protect member states’ sovereignty, the motion will trigger a debate that puts the liberals on the stand, MEP Charlie Weimers told The European Conservative.

Parliament Approves EU Adoption of the Istanbul Convention

“The Istanbul Convention … undermines the genuine protection of women and prioritizes ideology over facts,” MEP Ladislav Ilčić (ECR) said. Ironically, the treaty meant to combat physical and sexual violence is the one that’s being forced on member states against their will.

Ever-Closer Disunion

The EU’s business model has been to put the age-old laws of politics to the test, argues Stefan Auer in his latest book. To survive, it needs to heed them instead.