Tag: European Union

Brussels funnels €7.4 billion to Egypt in bid to curb illegal immigration

The European Union has announced a €7.4 billion funding package for Egypt…

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Macron’s embarrassing attempt to use the war in Ukraine to raise his own profile

French President Emmanuel Macron’s Paris conference on Ukraine last week was all…

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Majority of Poles against sending troops to Ukraine

A new poll shows that a majority of Poles are against sending…

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Polish companies receive less than 1% of all EU aid to compensate for Ukraine war

Poland has received 98 times less than Germany in EU aid for…

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Foreign investors worried as left-wing Tusk government attacks head of Poland’s central bank

The deputy head of Poland’s central bank (NBP), Marta Kightley, in an…

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The farmers’ protest is against the EU, not Ukraine

The whole of Europe has been in the grip of protests by…

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Polish post-pandemic projects under threat over EU delays in releasing funds

Out of the 56 investment projects to be funded from the post-pandemic…

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Unemployment rises in Poland for 2nd month in a row

Poland has seen an increase in the jobless figures from 5.1 percent…

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For Ursula von der Leyen, rule of law is in the eye of the beholder

British commentator Ben Judah in 2020 wrote that the first impression one…

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Major escalation: Polish farmers block Germany’s vital A2 Autobahn

Farmers in Poland are holding a 24-hour blockade of the A2 Autobahn…

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PM Tusk moves to crush Polish farmer protests at Ukrainian border

Poland has classified border crossings with Ukraine and some nearby roads and…

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Stop the hate campaign against farmers

I have some bad news for those politicians and journalists who think…

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VIDEO: Polish farmers dump Ukrainian grain in protest at the border

Polish farmers have caused a stir by spilling Ukrainian grain from railway…

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Hungarian and European conservatives must learn from Tusk’s authoritarian rule in Poland

The Liberals who have managed to get a majority in parliament believe…

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Protesters from EU countries back Polish farmers on Ukraine border

Farmers from across the European Union are joining their Polish colleagues in…

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German companies shifting their production to Poland in large numbers

German companies are increasingly choosing to transfer their manufacturing production to Poland,…

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Polish conservatives want senior PiS MEP to be candidate for EU commission president

Poland’s former ruling Conservatives (PiS) is pushing for the European Conservative Reformers…

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Polish farmers begin 30-day blockade of Ukraine, seize Ukrainian grain for inspection

Polish farmers began a 30-day protest on Feb. 9, blocking roads and border crossings…

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Dispute over history may block Ukraine’s EU accession, says Polish official

Ukraine will not join the EU if there is no resolution with…

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Tusk says the EU doesn’t need more federalization: Let’s hold him to his word

A considerable majority of Polish voters, despite whom they supported in the…

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Poland has fewest reports of racial discrimination in the European Union, EU report shows

The percentage of people of African descent who experience racial discrimination in…

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What sort of people celebrate massacres of civilians? 

“Not since the Holocaust did so many Jews die in one day,”…

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Polish president: The EU’s ‘calls for European solidarity on migration are fairy tales’

Polish President Andrzej Duda said that he is counting on any Polish…

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Ukrainian agricultural products will flood Polish market, warns former agriculture minister

Poland will find its food market overwhelmed by Ukrainian products this autumn,…

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Kaczyński: We want Poland to stop being a provincial country

The leader of Law and Justice (PiS) Jarosław Kaczyński, along with top…

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It’s time Poland stopped focusing on ‘free’ EU funds as a reason for its membership in the bloc

Since Poland became a member of the European Union, its prime ministers…

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Polish PM rallies his diplomats ‘to oppose EU diktat’

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki addressed Poland’s ambassadors at their annual meeting…

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Poland, Czechia and Slovenia have lowest risk of poverty in the EU

Poland, Czechia and Slovenia had the lowest proportion of people at risk…

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Poland has the highest rate of GDP growth in Europe, also tops China

OECD data for the first quarter of 2023 shows Poland is the…

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Poland’s ‘investigative commission on Russian influence’ is badly needed in Brussels

There will be no belated exposure of Soviet agents as some would…

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Russia funded environmental lobbyists to stop Europe from fracking, bombshell report claims

The Russian government funded environmental lobby groups to campaign against the extraction…

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EU will not finance the transfer of excess grain from Polish silos to Africa

The European Commission is not prepared to finance the transfer of surplus…

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Poles don’t want to give up their veto right on foreign policy and taxes: poll

The EU bureaucratic structure and the most powerful countries, such as Germany…

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Polish weapons manufacturer plans to increase artillery shell production by 500%

Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) aims to increase production to over 200,000 units…

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Power in Europe is shifting toward Poland, argues French academic

The military and strategic center of gravity in Europe is shifting toward…

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Polish PM defends nation-state sovereignty on Poland’s 19th anniversary of EU accession

Nation states remain best equipped to cope with the challenges of recent…

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Poles against EU ban on combustion engine cars

The Council of the European Union passed regulations aimed at reducing the…

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EU ban on internal combustion engine reveals absurdity of decision-making in Brussels, says Polish climate minister

Polish Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa has slammed the EU decision-making…

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France must overcome its negative view of Poland

The future of European defense depends on the Polish-French axis. The war…

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The Green Revolution’s no joke, it will affect us all

The Green Revolution was meant to be a socially just transformation, but…

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Who really cares about European values?

The feeling of disorientation caused for many in the West by the…

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EU’s aid for Ukraine is effectively public aid for itself

Let there be light! President of the European Commission Ursula von der…

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Poll: Ukrainians support political-military alliance with Poland and UK

The vast majority of Ukrainians support the creation of Ukraine's military-political alliances…

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EU refunded Poland only 1% of billions in arms supplies to Ukraine

The EU appears to be shortchanging Poland even for the substantial amount…

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How the EU uses the Ukraine crisis to blackmail Poland

There are plenty of Poland's conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) voters…

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2022 showed it is time to rearm Europe

The old Roman adage that if you want peace you must prepare…

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5 Polish regions to receive €3.85 billion in EU environmental funds

The European Commission adopted Polish Operational Programs worth a total of €3.85…

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EU investing €3.3 billion in microchip production, aims to control at least fifth of world market

European Union countries agreed on Thursday to limit imports of semiconductors from…

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The EU is driving Polexit

It now looks certain that the money from the EU Recovery Fund…

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Poland against mandatory EU-wide joint gas purchases but in favor of gas price cap

The main issue facing the 27 member states at the meeting of…

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‘Eurocrats trying to create a transnational beast,’ says Polish PM Morawiecki

Mateusz Morawiecki speaking in Madrid at the convention of Spain’s conservative Vox…

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EU prepares for possible large-scale blackouts in winter

The disruption of energy supplies associated with the war in Ukraine could…

Poland has the lowest electricity prices in the EU

Energy prices in Poland are almost half that of those in Sweden…

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The EU establishment will react ‘brutally’ after Italian election out of fear of losing power, says Polish MEP

While conservatives may be celebrating, the election victory of Giorgia Meloni and…

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Poland may borrow money to replace lost EU funds

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński has assured…

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Inflation hits record in eurozone, surges to 9.1%

Eurozone inflation rose to 9.1 percent year-over-year in August, a new record…

Europe’s hope lies in Italy and Giorgia Meloni

A difficult fall lies ahead of Europe. Hard times especially await the…

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How Europe’s elites plan to force Poland to give up its currency

Before coming back into Polish politics, former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk…

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Hungary: Second opposition party launches EU referendum

After a similar move by the opposition Socialist party, Hungary's far-right Jobbik…

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Poland should stop the EU from becoming a German Fourth Reich

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, writing in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, presented a…

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EU prepares fresh €8 billion aid package to Ukraine

The European Commission is preparing a fresh aid package to Ukraine worth…

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Orbán’s visit to Vienna: The key points

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán visited Vienna on Thursday for talks with…

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The suicidal stupidity of Europe is clear for all to see

The immune system of the Germans is being destroyed. In a recent…

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Hungary vows to vote down Brussels’ demand to reduce gas consumption

Hungary will vote against proposals put forward by the European Union to…

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Relations with Russia will be strained for at least 10 years, warns Czech foreign minister

It is time for Czechia to reconsider its foreign policy towards Russia…

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EU farming ministers tackle Ukrainian agriculture, Hungarian drought

Ukraine needs an armistice and brokered peace agreement to enable farmers to…

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The EU’s Polish betrayal is akin to that of the Munich Agreement for Czechoslovakia

PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński made it clear over the weekend that there…

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A lesson from the Netherlands: Self-sufficiency not globalization should be Poland’s aim

The mass protests by farmers in the Netherlands have been largely ignored…

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Hungary welcomes European Parliament’s decision to allow nuclear and gas energy

The European Parliament rejected on Wednesday a proposal to exclude nuclear and…

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We need to talk about Germany

Germany’s European halo has been extinguished, but very few in Berlin will…

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Morality over pragmatism dominates Polish discussion on Ukraine war, says influential Polish journalist

The editor of the conservative Do Rzeczy newspaper, Paweł Lisicki, analyzed Polish…

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After top EU politician floats gas confiscation scheme, Hungary says it won’t give up its gas reserves

After European People's Party President Manfred Weber claimed earlier this week that…

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9 in 10 Hungarians favor EU membership, new polling reveals

There is an overwhelming support in Hungary for EU membership across most…

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EU is building a Europe without traditional values, claims Hungarian MEP

The EU is attempting to build a Europe devoid of its traditional…

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EU proposes €9 billion, 25-year loan to Ukraine

The European Union is considering a €9 billion loan to Ukraine with…

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Ukraine in the EU? The considerable risk is an empty promise

In the European Union, there is talk of granting Ukraine candidate status,…

As Ukraine inches closer to EU candidate status, Georgia asks, ‘What about us?’

The European Commission has preliminarily agreed to grant EU candidate country status…

What will be the EU leaders’ message for Ukraine?

“When I see a name ending with “ić” in the paper, I…

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Brussels won’t stop increasing its demands toward Poland

For a brief moment, it seemed that the matter of EU funds…

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EU tells Hungary to stop charging foreigners more for fuel

Hungary's system for capping fuel prices for Hungarians and charging foreign nationals…

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Poles do not want a federalized EU or abandonment of unanimity voting, polling shows

A majority of Poles want the EU rule of unanimity when taking…

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New European alliance could give Poland an alternative to the European Union

The war in Ukraine has finally extinguished any hope of peaceful coexistence…

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Hungary won a battle, but the war is far from over

An undeniable Hungarian victory was achieved on the first day of the…

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Hungary was right to demand oil embargo exemption, says Dutch PM

A day after member states approved the European Union's sixth embargo package…

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Each time Chancellor Scholz calls the Kremlin, alarm bells should ring across Europe

At the dawn of the Third Polish Republic, Polish intelligence warned about…

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Poland has largest gas storage reserves in Europe

At 95 percent, Poland's gas reserves are more than double that of…

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