
The High Cost of Cutting Trade Ties with Israel
The EU is ready to sacrifice competitiveness and credibility on the altar of ideology (again.)

The EU is ready to sacrifice competitiveness and credibility on the altar of ideology (again.)

Commission President von der Leyen continues getting slammed from all political sides for her trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Brussels may soon look for systemic fixes—more censorship, more centralisation—but these are recipes not for stability, but for disruption.

Critic says they will have to establish a committee to investigate “this outbreak of common sense.”

Though the latest two are likely doomed to fail as did the first one, the string of three motions highlights the growing erosion of the Commission President’s authority.

Leftist politicians have bashed VDL for only taking “partial measures.”

The Commission’s current course increasingly resembles a centralist, homogenizing project disconnected from reality.

FM Gideon Sa’ar said some of von der Leyen’s remarks “echo the false propaganda of Hamas.”

The Commission chief said Brussels would act independently to bypass the need for majority approval, including possible sanctions against Israeli ministers and “violent West Bank settlers.”

Commission and Parliament tighten ties and sideline the Council in a move towards federalism.