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Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the new Limassol port during the EU Commissioners' visit to the island on January 15, 2026

Von der Leyen Announces New Security Strategy—in Partly Turkey-Occupied Cyprus

Javier Villamor January 16, 2026

The European Commission will present the strategy before July, once again running into internal divisions and the EU’s familiar delays.

Von der Leyen Faces New No-Confidence Vote Over Mercosur Deal

Javier Villamor January 14, 2026

Opponents accuse Brussels of pushing through a deal that benefits industrial elites while ignoring mounting rural anger.

EU to Advocate New Sanctions Regime After Iran Crackdown on Protests

TEC News January 13, 2026

After an EP decision to bar Iranian officials from its premises, the EU proposes further measures against Iran.

Confirmed: EU’s von der Leyen Set to Sign Mercosur Trade Deal in Paraguay

TEC News January 12, 2026

Brussels has confirmed the January 17th signing date of the controversial Mercosur pact—despite protests from European farmers.

It’s Not Just Food: Trump Takes the Culture War to the Food Pyramid

Itxu Díaz January 12, 2026

Unlike Brussels’ policies, this new pyramid also indirectly supports farming and livestock—sectors absurdly demonized for decades by far-left environmentalists.

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.

A member of the Confederation Paysanne farmers union drives his tractors with a placard reading "Stop the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement" as they take part in a protest to push France's government to block the Mercosur trade deal, in Paris on January 9, 2026.

Mercosur Deal Accepted by EU Ambassadors Despite Protests

TEC News January 9, 2026

EU ambassadors have given Brussels the green light to sign the controversial Mercosur agreement.

Seven-Month Silence: Von der Leyen Sued Over Arms Lobbying

Javier Villamor January 7, 2026

The complaint before the EU Court of Justice adds to the mounting political and legal pressure surrounding Ursula von der Leyen

Venezuelans living in Chile celebrate in Santiago on January 3, 2026, after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

UPDATED: International Reactions to Maduro Capture

TEC News / AFP January 3, 2026

Italy’s Meloni stated that the U.S. intervention was “defensive” against a state that fuelled drug trafficking.

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.

Tag: Ursula von der Leyen

Von der Leyen Announces New Security Strategy—in Partly Turkey-Occupied Cyprus

Von der Leyen Faces New No-Confidence Vote Over Mercosur Deal

EU to Advocate New Sanctions Regime After Iran Crackdown on Protests

Confirmed: EU’s von der Leyen Set to Sign Mercosur Trade Deal in Paraguay

It’s Not Just Food: Trump Takes the Culture War to the Food Pyramid

EU-Mercosur Accord Sealed: A Decision Hard To Justify

Mercosur Deal Accepted by EU Ambassadors Despite Protests

Seven-Month Silence: Von der Leyen Sued Over Arms Lobbying

UPDATED: International Reactions to Maduro Capture

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

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