The collapse of Sébastien Lecornu’s government has plunged France deeper into crisis, forcing Emmanuel Macron to weigh another snap election that could propel Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to power. Such a shift would upend the European Union’s political order, giving patriots unprecedented influence in Paris and Brussels.
EU leaders will meet in Copenhagen on Wednesday for an informal European Council meeting, testing how far Brussels is willing to go to sideline Viktor Orbán. Council President António Costa is lobbying to bypass Hungary’s veto on Ukraine’s accession talks and on the use of frozen Russian assets—an approach Budapest says violates treaties and destroys institutional balance.
The governing PAS party has claimed victory in Moldova’s election, with the campaign overshadowed by raids, bans on opposition candidates, and accusations of meddling from both Russia and the EU. Moldovan authorities once again restricted access for voters from Transnistria, while Telegram’s CEO accused French intelligence of censorship attempts and meddling.
The Patriots for Europe face growing scrutiny over alleged ties to €4.3 million in misused EU funds linked to the dissolved ID group. As legal pressure mounts, critics argue the investigation reflects political bias and double standards within EU institutions, raising concerns about the impartiality of oversight bodies in Brussels.
‘Although its powers are limited, the Commission and Parliament are increasingly incorporating housing into cohesion policy and future MFF planning and are seeking new policy instruments. The goal is to ensure affordable, sustainable, and secure housing.’
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán reaffirmed Hungary’s commitment to Poland’s sovereignty, outlined plans for deeper ties with the UAE, criticized EU leadership on war and migration, and defended low taxes and new housing support at home.
Just after Ursula von der Leyen vowed in Strasbourg that ‘Europe is in a fight’, she now faces no-confidence motions from both flanks: Patriots for Europe will table one at midnight, citing EU weakness and escalation in Ukraine, while the Left files separately, denouncing her Gaza inaction and trade agenda.
‘Bulgarian courts, relying also on constitutional jurisprudence, have rightly held that “sex” in the Constitution means biological sex. The Advocate General effectively dismisses this constitutional boundary as irrelevant, subordinating it to freedom of movement and asserting that the “authenticity” of a document lies in its consistency with subjective self-perception.’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán condemned the sexual assault of two Hungarian women in Sicily by three Moroccan migrants, calling it a result of Brussels’ failed migration policy. Orbán thanked Italy’s Matteo Salvini for siding with the victims, while Italian authorities confirmed the suspects—illegal migrants—had been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has demanded financial compensation from the European Commission for Hungary’s border protection efforts, telling Ursula von der Leyen that Budapest has blocked over a million illegal migrants since 2015 but has been fined instead of supported by Brussels.