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Europe’s nationalism is diverse, as Estonia latest newcomer shows
The budding nationalist movements in Europe have inevitably drawn descriptions like “inspired by Donald Trump” and/or “Russia-friendly.” That kind of shorthand does not accurately convey the diversity of the landscape across the continent.
ALDE’s moral high-ground is slipping away
Prominent ALDE members are continuously criticising the EPP and the ECR for the parties that hold their membership. And indeed, the Hungarian Fidesz is rightfully criticised for still being a part of the European People’s Party. Yours truly has been a part of this conversation. ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt continuously goes after Manfred Weber […]
[REPORTAGE] Police recommandéiert Uklo géint Tscheschen Premierminister
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 19. Abrëll iwwerdroe ginn. Dem Andrej Babiš gëtt virgeworf, fir illegal EU-Subventioune fir een Infrastrukturprojet encaisséiert ze hunn.
Marine Le Pen can win in 2022 by doing nothing
A couple months ago, when he was still the rising star of a new generation of EU enthusiasts, France’s “centrist” president Emmanuel Macron was expected to turn European politics around. Back then, the only people pointing out the potential negative consequences of his administration were libertarians, of which there aren’t many in France, and conservatives, […]
We need to talk about the word “populism”
The European elections are coming up, and so are some predictable headlines. More stories have probably been written about “the rise of populism” than there are fish in the sea. It is easy to find who these populists are. A simple Google search does the trick: Marine Le Pen, Viktor Orbán, Matteo Salvini, Jarosław Kaczyński. […]
Protecting the environment should be about being pro-human
In figures released by Eurostat this month, it was reported that only 6.4% of energy consumed in the Grand Duchy in 2017 came from renewable sources, making Luxembourg stand more than ten percentage points below the EU average of 17.5%as well as the member state producing the least amount from renewable energy. Granted, this number […]
The French government deliberately increases the price of food
In the name of supporting farmers, the French government is further increasing consumer taxes. The yellow vests hardly have a reason to stop protesting.
The European Parliament is sabotaging its own democratic values
There is only one way of looking at the Leinen amendment in the European Parliament: it structurally tries to silence Eurosceptics.
The French parliament restricts the right to protest
In a desperate attempt to push back against the “yellow vest” demonstrations in France, President Emmanuel Macron and his party are restricting the right to protest.
Bill Wirtz 