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Budapest will soon be deprived of a share of its EU funds for refusing to pay the fine imposed by the European Court of Justice. The European Commission has triggered a special procedure to deduct the €200 million fine that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has imposed on Hungary over the country's long-standing restrictions on the right to asylum. The fine has to be paid as a lump sum to the European Commission. Budapest missed the first deadline in late August, prompting the executive to send a second payment request with a deadline of 17 September. Since this second...

While Americans have been focused on the election, the European Union has been in the process of passing a new law. It’s called the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and its reach will go far beyond European borders. In fact, “It’s going to impact every single American,” Justin Haskins, author and editorial director of the Heartland Institute, tells Allie Beth Stuckey. “Essentially, what it does is create ESG social credit scores for companies. ... These ESG scores are designed to transform the way companies operate, the kinds of products and services that they can sell, and then, by extension, transform...

Excerpted from ... The Literature of Intelligence:A Bibliography of Materials,with Essays, Reviews, and CommentsJ. Ransom ClarkVice President for AdministrationMuskingum College The Common European Home The slogan of the quot;Common European Homequot; was actually put forward as early as November 23, 1981 by CPSU General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev in a speech in Bonn, West Germany. Mikhail Gorbachev made it a key principle of Soviet foreign policy in a major speech in Prague in April 1986. As with many of the slogans of quot;new thinking,quot; the details of what the Soviets understood the quot;Common European Homequot; to mean were not explicitly stated....

Thierry Breton, the power-hungry EU bureaucrat known for trying to strong-arm Elon Musk’s X platform, has resigned.Breton, a French business executive and the Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union, sent a scathing letter last month, threatening Musk over an interview with former President Donald Trump. The letter, dated August 12, 2024, epitomized the EU’s obsession with censorship and its blatant disregard for free speech. (snip) Now, Breton has thrown in the towel. Thierry Breton abruptly announced his resignation, citing “questionable governance” and unexplained “personal reasons.” The resignation letter, dripping with self-pity and indignation, revealed that French President Emmanuel...

.. Paris is a city whose police steal blankets from people they force to live on the streets while suppressing protests and criminalizing people who defend the rights of migrants and asylum seekers. ... The walls of Fortress Europe are constantly raised higher, the isolation increasingly brutal. People fleeing face almost insurmountable bureaucratic and physical hurdles. The European border protection agency Frontex is the central instrument of this isolationist policy, which stigmatizes people seeking protection as a threat to European security and treats them accordingly. Human rights violations along the EU’s external borders are committed ondaily basis. Safe andlegal ways...

Hungary is known for its strong national conservative stance on immigration and its common sense approach of putting the country and its people first, not the interests of Brussels, the seat of the EU. As reported by Breitbart, if the EU attempts to force Hungary to absorb so-called “asylum seekers,” they will promptly send them right back to Brussels. In the past, the EU has threatened fines against nations who do not take in “asylum seekers.” As reported by The Gateway Pundit, this is hardly the first time the EU has pressured Hungary simply for standing for its people and...

EU member state threatens to provide train tickets for refugees to travel directly to Brussels, sparking a massive outcry. A defiant minister of the country says ‘If Brussels wants migrants, they will get them.’ Hungary has escalated its argument with the European Union about the appropriate amount of migrants to welcome. The debate has been going on for a while. Hungary would transfer migrants to Brussels, according to a minister of Viktor Orban’s, if the EU keeps pressuring Budapest to take in more asylum seekers. ‘If Brussels wants more migrants, they can have them’ At a news conference on Thursday,...

The European Union has made a significant move that could bolster Tesla’s position in the European market by lowering tariffs on its vehicles manufactured in China. This decision, which contrasts with the EU’s recent stance on other Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs), highlights Tesla’s unique position among global automakers. In recent months, the EU has imposed higher tariffs on all electric vehicles imported from China, citing concerns over “unfair” subsidies that allegedly give Chinese manufacturers an advantage over their European competitors. Tesla tariffs have been slashed by more than 50 per cent Initially, Tesla’s China-made vehicles were subject to a 20.8...

The same “pseudo science” being rejected by Europe — such as transing children — has been embraced in Gov. Tim Walz’s (D) Minnesota, State Rep. Harry Niska (R) revealed during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily. Niska spoke at large about the Minnesota Human Rights Act and the Walz administration’s rejection of including a separate part making it crystal clear that protections do not extend to adults sexually attracted to children — pedophiles, or as some academics like to call them, “minor-attracted persons.” “I would argue that the idea that pedophiles should be a protected class is as crazy as,...

Another week of contrasts between the American Giant and the Virtual Candidate. Stifling of free speech remains in full force in Great Britain and attempts continue by the worst power-hungry leaders in Europe to extend their self-serving censorship here. Last Monday, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for the EU internal market, warned Elon Musk that the planned Musk-Trump interview could run afoul of the EU’s overreaching online censorship laws. Musk ignored the warning of Mr. Thierry, a man who is the very avatar of “Eurotrash.” (Musk has been threatened by a variety of autocrats around the world for refusing to bow to...

Great work, Europe. No really, you’re doing fine. You’ve got British toadies threatening to extradite American citizens for speaking freely and some dork at the European Union threatening an American citizen for daring to have an online interview with one of America’s two major party presidential candidates. That’s going to go over well. Good thinking because Europe can sure afford to alienate the members of one of America’s two political parties. The Russians are coming? Hey, sounds like a personal problem, Monsieur Pierre Le Beau and Sir Adrian Wellington Smythe-Grimbsy. Turn off the Eurovision Song Contest and go fight your...

Christoforou notes that the EU is trying to intervene in US elections by threatening Elon Musk to censor Trump or else face their 'full toolbox' of responses.He said the only tools in this whole story are in the EU. Regarding the conversation between Musk and Trump, Trump said he didn't like the EU and he thinks they are a bunch of freeloaders, they take our money, our stuff, won't let us trade with EU, and give us nothing. The EU is terrified of Trump - he's going to stop the money flowing to them.Russia is bombing the Ukrainian forces in...

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent in any way the editorial position of Euronews.Right now, by drawing a red line against any future deals with the far right, President von der Leyen can make one of the most decisive steps to ensure the EU stands firm for all Europeans, Barbara Skrobol writes. Izabela Sajbor, my sister-in-law, was just 30 years old when, at 22 weeks pregnant, she found herself in a hospital bed. Surrounded by doctors who refused to act due to the stringent abortion laws enacted under the far-right Law...

The European Union's digital enforcer wrote an open letter to tech mogul Elon Musk on Monday ahead of a planned interview with former United States President Donald Trump to remind him of the EU’s rules on promoting hate speech. Trump announced last week that he is sitting down with Musk for a “major interview,” which will be livestreamed on X. Trump announced last week that he is sitting down with Musk for a “major interview,” which will be livestreamed on X. Europe's Digital Commissioner Thierry Breton reminded the world's richest man of his legal obligation to stop the "amplification of...

The EU warns Elon Musk about tonight’s Donald Trump livestream on X. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU will watch for “spillovers” that violate the Digital Services Act, such as “content that may incite violence, hate and racism in conjunction with major political - or societal - events around the world, including debates and interviews in the context of elections.”

The European Union's internal affairs chief warned Hungary on Thursday that its decision to ease visa restrictions for Russians and Belarusians posed a potential security threat and said she would take action if her concerns were not addressed. Hungary last month extended its "national card" immigration programme to include Russians and Belarusians, among others. The holder of such a card is allowed to work in Hungary without security clearance and can bring their families to the country. The move sparked alarm among EU officials, who said Russia and its ally Belarus could exploit the scheme to send saboteurs and spies...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán offered a simple solution to the illegal immigration crisis at a European summit on Thursday, arguing governments should simply stop letting illegal immigrants in. Orbán’s remarks came at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. Reporters asked him, “What more can Europe do to tackle migration?” In response, the Hungarian leader said plainly: “Don’t let them in.”Along with his newfound role trying to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, Orbán is known as one of the staunchest opponents of mass migration in Europe.In June, he commented that Germany...

Dear President, Please find below a summary evaluation of my recent discussions with leaders of Ukraine, Russia, China, Türkiye and President Donald J. Trump, as well as a few suggestions for your consideration. 1. It is a general observation that the intensity of the military conflict will radically escalate in the near future. 2. I personally witnessed that the warring parties are determined to involve themselves deeper into the conflict, and neither of them would like to make initiatives for a ceasefire or peace negotiations. Therefore we can assume that tensions will not decrease and the parties will not start...

I have been waiting for quite a while to see the war between Elon Musk and the European Union break out into the open. Ever since Elon bought Twitter the Establishment has been panicked by their loss of control over the Narrative™, and they have been making noises about pushing Twitter/X out of Europe or imposing fines if Musk doesn't shut down free speech on his platform. The Elite have been waging an open financial war on the platform, driving advertisers away and trying (and failing) to come up with competitors that will drive Twitter/X out of the market. The...

The case concerned a Russian transgender man whose two foster children were removed from his home on account of his gender identity and transition. The European Court of Human Rights addressed issues under Article 8 regarding family life. The case involved the termination of custody and a foster care agreement of a trans man (and his husband) caring for two minors, due to his diagnosis of “transsexualism” and change of gender identity. The Russian authorities primarily based their decision on the fact that under Russian law it is impossible for same-sex couples to be foster parents. Also, they cited societal...