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Far-right leader George Simion tells POLITICO Romanian president Nicușor Dan will face a campaign to oust him if he keeps refusing a snap poll to end months of deadlock in Bucharest. Romanian President Nicușor Dan faces demands from allies and adversaries alike to call a snap election, the first in the country’s modern history, if his latest attempt to end five months of political paralysis fails. The key NATO and EU member has lacked a fully functioning government since the coalition collapsed in May, and lawmakers have rejected a succession of Dan’s prime ministerial nominees. Political parties are now weighing...

Coal and steel in Europe - coal and lead in America: Citizens are taking a back seat to globalist ambitions by the ruling class “In the next century, nations as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single, global authority. National sovereignty wasn’t such a great idea after all.”—Strobe Talbot, Bill Clinton’s Deputy Secretary of State, Time, July 20th, 1992. Despite the recent Brexit vote on the British Isles, the European Union still maintains its stranglehold on most of the old continent, and this über-nation has overridden the wishes of the member state’s public to varying...

A gold statue depicting Donald Trump fully naked and crushing a smaller man’s shoulders has been unveiled in the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France. A new statue has been introduced to the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, and it’s all kinds of satirical and naked. Titled "The Orange Plague," the 2.6-meter statue by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt, is a depiction of a nude Donald Trump holding a comically sized golf club in one hand, a set of scales in the other, all while sitting on the back of a smaller, frailer man.

2008 EU (then including the UK) nominal GDP was larger than the US, not “similar sized.” Common figures from IMF/World Bank-sourced compilations: EU ≈ $19.3 trillion vs. US ≈ $14.8 trillion (EU roughly 130% of US). Other series show EU around $16.3–16.4 trillion vs. US ~$14.8 trillion. In either case the EU was clearly bigger, boosted by a strong euro (near all-time highs vs. the dollar) and enlargement.​ Visualcapitalist “Similar sized” is therefore inaccurate for nominal GDP in USD. (Euro-area-only comparisons were closer in some contemporaneous accounts, but the statement refers to the EU.) 2025–2026 US nominal GDP is in...

Andy Burnham’s personal preference to rejoin the European Union after the next election is supported by almost half of all voters, a new megapoll has found, although cabinet ministers concerned about reopening Brexit divides are privately urging him to proceed with caution. The poll by the Messina Group (TMG) found that renegotiating the UK’s relationship with the EU could boost Labour’s vote share by as much as seven points, if the prime minister offered a fresh referendum in which he campaigned to re-enter the bloc. Almost a third of voters said an in-out referendum would be needed first, while more...

Europe will release a “massive amount” of diesel fuel, President Trump announced Friday after pressuring allies to open their emergency reserves. “Europe has just agreed to release a massive amount of their heavily stocked Diesel,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The process will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” No details were immediately available about how many barrels of oil Europe will release and when they will hit the market. Trump’s statement followed an emergency G7 meeting, chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron, on the global energy situation. The Elysee Palace confirmed that Trump and Macron...

The EU instructs: "If you’re one of the millions of people every year entering EU borders from a third country, you need to be aware of an important rule under the EU Plant Health Law. You cannot introduce any plant or plant material into the EU unless it is accompanied by an official certificate from the Plant Health Authority in its country of origin. This simple rule has been put in place to protect European agriculture and forestry from the entry and spread of new dangerous plant pests and diseases which could be present on imported plant, fruit, vegetable, seed...

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the European Union with 'very serious tariffs' or to 'stop trading' if it makes a trade deal with Canada 'with bad intentions.'

Washington said that the competitiveness fund included in the budget would “impede” partnership with the US because of provisions favouring “made in Europe” products. In a document sent to EU legislators and seen by Euronews, the US has threatened the EU with retaliation if it does not scrap European preference provisions in its multiannual budget. EU member states are currently discussing the EU’s long-term budget (2028-2034), which includes a €402 billion fund dedicated to competitiveness that favours the production of key goods within the EU, including in defence. The measure would potentially exclude foreign firms from EU financing to protect...

Mark Carney, former head of the UK Central Bank, former head of the Canadian Central Bank, and now PM of Canada, a man who holds 3 passports, who walked away from US trade negotiations has now revealed his ultimate goal, joining the EU. Looks like Mark Carney is auditioning for his next job, if Ursula Von Der Leyen leaves as head of the EU, Mark Carney would have a great resume for the job as the ultimate globalist. Right now, he's saying not as a full EU member, we all know if Canada and the EU go ahead with this...

Ursula von der Leyen has put a figure on Europe’s financial problem: €10 trillion. Last week, speaking to French business leaders gathered by Medef (Mouvement des entreprises de France—France’s leading employers’ organisation) in Paris, the Commission president lamented that such a large share of European household savings remains in bank deposits. “Unfortunately, these savings are lazy,” she said, before arguing that Europe needs to put that money “at the service of its companies.” For now, there is no plan to confiscate deposits or withdraw money from individual bank accounts. Brussels’ proposal is different and, precisely for that reason, more politically...

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas on Sunday criticized Israel's decision to advance construction in the E1 corridor between Jerusalem and Ma'ale Adumim, warning that the project would damage prospects for a two-state solution. .....

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A single laptop can reveal much, and so it is with the digital treasure chest that Colombian commandos found in the jungle quarters of slain rebel leader Raul Reyes. Files in the computer seized in Saturday's raid into Ecuador that claimed the lives of Reyes and 23 of his comrades offer an intimate portrait of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's desire to undermine Colombia's U.S.-allied government. If authentic, the documents show that sympathies Chavez first aired publicly in January grew out of a relationship that dates back more than a decade. But Chavez is not one of...

France and Italy bolstered border controls on Saturday after about 60,000 people crossed into Spain's enclave in North Africa, sparking one of the largest migrant crises for the European Union in recent years. The migrants entered Ceuta from Morocco, the enclave's regional president Juan Jesus Vivas told reporters, but by Friday evening officials said more than 48,000 had returned. To cross into Ceuta, many swam around a small border barrier that juts out into the Mediterranean. At least 34 people died in the attempt. The sudden influx sparked an international crisis. France tightened checks on its border with Spain and...

Most migrants who entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta illegally from Morocco have now returned, according to the Spanish authorities. The return flow underlined the chaos that gripped Ceuta, with many migrants crossing back over the border on Friday to re-enter Morocco. “There are too many people here, everything is full,” one migrant told AFP. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said “almost all those who entered Ceuta have already returned to Morocco”. The migrants came from the Moroccan town of Fnideq, next to the Spanish enclave, arriving throughout the night by land and sea. Some crossed the high...

Jon De Lorraine @jon_delorraine Translated from French 🔴🇪🇺 IMMIGRATION 22 EU countries have signed the letter led by Italy and Denmark to strengthen external borders and accelerate expulsions. The five states that did not sign: ❌ 🇪🇸 Spain ❌ 🇫🇷 France ❌ 🇮🇪 Ireland ❌ 🇱🇺 Luxembourg ❌ 🇵🇹 Portugal The 22 states that signed: 🟢 🇩🇪 Germany 🟢 🇦🇹 Austria 🟢 🇧🇪 Belgium 🟢 🇩🇰 Denmark 🟢 🇪🇪 Estonia 🟢 🇫🇮 Finland 🟢 🇬🇷 Greece 🟢 🇭🇺 Hungary 🟢 🇮🇹 Italy 🟢 🇱🇻 Latvia 🟢 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🟢 🇲🇹 Malta 🟢 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🟢 🇵🇱 Poland 🟢 🇨🇿 Czech...

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz are trying to jump-start the Franco-German engine one final time. After joint ministerial meetings in Germany last week, the leaders of the European Union’s two biggest economies have tasked their governments with striking a grand bargain that they say would strengthen Europe’s industrial defenses and revive the bloc’s automotive industry — key priorities for the two countries. The pact would fuse France’s push to reserve more public procurement contracts and subsidies for European industry with Germany’s drive to rescue its ailing carmakers, whose crisis has reached an acute stage after Volkswagen warned recently...

A Finnish politician convicted under "hate speech" law has lodged an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights. The case marks the concluding legal chapter in a seven-year battle over freedom of expression in Europe. Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish MP found guilty of "insulting" a group by Finland's Supreme Court, received her conviction in March 2026 for views on marriage and sexual ethics she had set out in a booklet produced for her church more than two decades ago, in 2004. She was ordered to pay thousands of euros in fines. Alliance Defending Freedom, the legal organisation acting on...

This video explores the reasons behind the European Union's current economic struggles compared to the United States and China. The continent is facing a "moment of reckoning" characterized by low productivity, a reliance on traditional industries, and a lack of investment in transformative digital technologies. Key Takeaways: Economic Stagnation: The EU economy is estimated to be roughly 18% smaller than it might have been, resulting in a €3 trillion shortfall in annual income (0:36-0:45, 4:11-4:20). The Draghi Report: Former ECB president Mario Draghi warned that Europe's competitiveness is weak. He emphasized that the EU must invest hundreds of billions of...

A Hungarian conservative influencer was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday, July 8th and has since been released after spending several hours in custody, in a case that seems to confirm the new, pro-Brussels Hungarian government’s authoritarian tendencies. István Szakács was taken into custody in the western city of Győr after police searched his home. Eight officers arrived shortly after 6 a.m., carried out a house search, and took him away for questioning. The police said they were investigating Szakács on suspicion of making threats related to a terrorist offence. The allegation stems from a Facebook video in which...