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04 September 2024

The ultra-right’s boom in Germany shakes the heart of Europe. In last sunday’s vote AfD was the first party in Thuringia, and second in Saxony, marking the first victory of a far-right party in a German state since World War II. Today no one wants to deal with them, a party that still has neo-Nazi overtones, so it will stay out of the decision room. But for how long? Lorenzo Castellani, historian and political scientist at Luiss-Guido Carli University in Rome, analyzes its success and what it will bring in the near future

Being anti-Ursula does not automatically mean being anti-EU. There are currently five governments in the Council that are directly or indirectly linked to the ECR. The “cordon sanitaire” criteria cannot be maintained in the Council. In the new geopolitical context, territorial control is an indispensable condition for the existence of the Union, especially on some key issues, like migration and defence. And if Trump wins again, even more so… it will mean: common debt!

The last week of the election campaign gets heated – Searches at the home and office of Guillaume Pradoura, Marcel de Graaff’s personal assistant. The order came at the behest of the examining magistrate of the Brussels Court as part of an investigation into Russian interference a few days before the vote, immediately dubbed ‘Moscowgate’ by journalists. The timing of this decision certainly makes one think. While evidence of Russian influence is awaited, the media trial has already begun…

06 February 2024

Bubblereport #14 – Qatargate? Better to call it a soap bubble. Belgian justice continues to lose credibility. It has sacrificed justice on the altar of self-righteous vigilantism. First the conflict of interest of Judge Michel Claise, who has now entered the political arena (Montesquieu is turning in his grave) and whose son had business dealings with the son of one of the suspects. Now the audio of the chief investigator, who says, before he even has elements, “I don’t have faith in justice and we don’t believe anything Panzeri says”

11 January 2024

Pitchforks in hand – Germany is paralysed by the protests of farmers who are blocking motorways and supplies across the country. A month ago it was the French who took to the streets, tearing down road signs and turning them upside down. Farmers’ protests in Europe are becoming more frequent and more systematic, with the prospect of a new political entity. The hatred towards the global market is always strong: today, Ukraine, with its endless grain reserves, is the embodiment of these fears

29 November 2023

So it is possible to close borders… – Finland, through its Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, has decided to close the main entry points from Russia for at least two weeks. The decision came after an above-average influx in October: a mere 900 migrants. Numbers that, with due proportions, other countries can only dream of. But in the case of Finland, its neighbour is not very welcome in Brussels, to say the least

24 November 2023

After Amsterdam, now Dublin! – Just hours after the Netherlands woke up to the possibility of a Wilders-led government, far-right militants in Ireland brought the city to its knees after an Algerian stabbed three children and a man outside a kindergarten. The Taoiseach condemned the “patriots”, but racial tensions remain high as Europe looks more and more like a powder keg ready to burst

18 October 2023

Choo chooooo! Abdesalem Lassoued’s “Interrail tour” began 12 years ago in Lampedusa, Brussels was its last stop. The Franco-German axis must understand that a clear response to the migration issue is urgently needed

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