Eric Zemmour: The Dark horse of France’s Presidential Election?
Following the German elections, attention in Europe has now shifted to France’s Presidential Election , which will take place in April 2022. Over the...
Is EU protectionism on the rise?
During the last two decades, the European Union has been very successful in concluding trade agreements with countries outside the EU. It has concluded...
Merkel’s failures – an overview
After almost 16 years as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is leaving office. During that time, she was Europe’s most powerful politician, at the helm...
Macron is not about to replace Merkel at the helm of...
By Alexandre Massaux, editor at French website Contrepoints.org
Following the upcoming German elections, Chancellor Merkel's era will come to an end. In addition, from January...
Following Aukus, it’s time for France to go back to the...
Following the announcement of the so-called AUKUS security partnership between the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom, France reacted as if it had been...
Von der Leyen demands more power, more regulation, more spending
Yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her so-called “State of the Union speech”, addressing MEPs in Strasbourg. It may surprise that...
The EU’s chequebook diplomacy is bound to backfire
The EU has struggled to exert the remotest foreign policy influence over the Afghanistan debacle, despite the efforts by the legion of eurocrats employed...
Triggering an EU-wide State of Emergency and other powers sought by...
By Peter Grimm, a German journalist, writer and documentary producer, who also used to be a member of the opposition against the East German...
The dangers of relying on “values” in a legal context
By Dr. iur. Laura Melusine Baudenbacher, Managing Partner, Baudenbacher Law Ltd., Zurich
I. Introduction
“Values” seem to have become an EU buzzword in a number of...
Is the superiority of the top EU court in doubt?
Michel Barnier – of Brexit negotiator fame – seems to have ruffled some feathers when doubling down on his push to succeed Emmanuel Macron...
