EU Commissioner Expresses Concern over Erasmus Dispute
Iliana Ivanova remarked on the unfortunate situation where young people are missing out on opportunities, emphasizing, however, that ‘rules are rules and must be adhered to.’
Iliana Ivanova remarked on the unfortunate situation where young people are missing out on opportunities, emphasizing, however, that ‘rules are rules and must be adhered to.’
‘But anyways, a changing of the guard is coming. And that means that Ursula von der Leyen—by the way, nominated, if not created, by former German Chancellor Angela Merkel—, just like Jens Stoltenberg, has to look for a new job. Pony riding is obviously no option for her any more. She is a political animal, a political wolf maybe. Too bad that there are technical and political obstacles.’
The text messages between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla were never released since they could not be found, according to the official explanation by the EC.
The European Commission has refused to register the ‘Save Europe Act’ as a European Citizens’ Initiative, ruling that its proposed halt to non-Western immigration and defence of Europe’s demographic continuity would amount to racial discrimination. Organizers denounced the decision as anti-democratic and vowed to continue after gathering more than 580,000 signatures.
The European Commission has for the first time officially confirmed that Hungarian intelligence officers operated from Hungary’s Permanent Representation in Brussels and targeted Commission officials, according to an internal document obtained by POLITICO. The report substantiates allegations that Viktor Orbán’s government had consistently dismissed as politically motivated.
How to dismantle illiberal systems? We asked a former Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Polish ambassador to Israel and the United States about Donald Tusk’s ‘militant democracy’, the similarities and parallels between the Polish and Hungarian government changes, and how Poles view the EU’s common values and common policies.
The European Union is preparing new legislation aimed at protecting children from addictive social media features, with Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warning that current platform business models are putting young users at risk.
‘Too many are focusing on distractions when trying to analyse von der Leyen’s bizarre outburst. Some are saying that it is because the Erdoğan government has leaned into variants of Islamism…Others are pointing to the Turkish government’s increasingly expansionist aims, such as its recent alliance with the new government in Syria, but von der Leyen herself met President Al-Sharaa a few months ago.’
The European Commission is visiting Budapest on Friday to discuss over €30 billion in frozen funds with Péter Magyar’s incoming government, as Hungary races to meet strict EU conditions by August. The 27 ‘super milestones’ were long rejected by outgoing prime minister Viktor Orbán as an attack on sovereignty.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the European Commission failed to support Hungary and Slovakia in their dispute with Ukraine over the Druzhba oil pipeline, accusing Kyiv of blocking deliveries for political reasons and claiming Brussels was siding with Ukraine and Croatia against the two EU member states.
At a time when public debate is increasingly polarized and superficial, Hungarian Conservative remains committed to depth and independent thought.
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