
Thierry Breton’s Smug Authoritarianism
What is civilised about unaccountable, supranational bodies determining what can and cannot be said?

What is civilised about unaccountable, supranational bodies determining what can and cannot be said?

The billionaire was defiant over the warning from EU “digital enforcer” Thierry Breton.

As in the case of von der Leyen, the incoming EU commissioners are not chosen to reflect the will of the voters.

€5 billion of overspending and allegations that the scheme is favoring French industry have caused a war of words between Paris, Berlin, and the European Commission.

EU official “reminds” commissioners that speaking out of turn can lose them their job—and pension.

Barely a week after the European Parliament announced use of the app for election campaigning, the Commission wants to look at its danger to children.

Brussels is trying to scare member states into funding the project by flashing the Trump card.

Critics warn the plans to give every EU citizen an ‘eID’ will create a “surveillance state.”

2,800 military personnel from 19 member states took part in the exercise

The EU is using the Israel-Hamas conflict as a fig leaf for extending its control of the internet—but online censorship will not solve the problem of Islamism.