In former times and as we now see, there are individuals who want to reshape the world and regional relations. They tend to invent a plausible excuse to justify their aspirations, as if they have been offended, blocked in their ambitions or not appreciated… In fact, everything looks much simpler. The ambitious person we are…
Thanks to “unprecedented mobilisation” generators have just been despatched from Brussels to the war-torn country to help provide energy in the bitterly cold winter months. Four generators left the European Parliament on Wednesday. They were purchased in Belgium and result from a fund raising campaign for Ukraine. This was spearheaded by Andrzej Halicki, who is…
During a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament, the European Conservatives and Reformists made cutting criticisms. Speaking on behalf of the Group, Chairman Prof Ryszard Legutko pointed out that “in the strict sense it is only a quasi-parliament, alienating millions of voters.” Prof Legutko said, “Madam President, Prime Ministers. Two minutes of truth,…
The flags of Russia and France show the same colours but in a different order, and it seems someone in Paris has overlooked this difference. The events of the past few weeks make us suspect that the Kremlin is dictating the new French foreign policy. Just a few days ago, a group of 17 MEPs…
In 1936, no one could have imagined that Hitler would start a war that destroyed half the world. In 2022, the whole world witness the genocide launched by Putin against Ukrainians hoping that this would not affect the rest of the world. Before World War II, the same misconception led to tragedy. Russia must be…
The events of the past week have been punctuated with new brutal acts of violence by the terrorist Russian Federation throughout Ukraine, as they attempt to destroy as many important infrastructure facilities as possible to intimidate Ukrainian civilians. Russia wants to intimidate Ukraine and at least slightly change the losing course of events for the…
The 42nd Joint Parliamentary Assembly among the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the EU (ACP-EU JPA) has come to an end in Maputo, Mozambique. The Assembly has raised animated debates and put forward possible common solutions to face global crises like climate change, pandemics, terrorism, poverty and human rights. The S&D Group’s delegation said it…
China, it has been alleged, is a “more dangerous and insidious threat” to the West than Russia because it is more embedded in its institutions. That is the personal view of the author of a new book which is highly critical of the CCP. “We need to wake up to this,” is the message from…
Lula was elected president with a tight result in a divided and polarised Brazil, along with the most centre-right Congress since 1988. The economy is stagnant and expectations are high. His challenge will now be to stabilise democracy, build economic credibility, put Brazil back at the international stage and reconstruct the environmental and social agenda…
What are the advantages and disadvantages of possible future scenarios for Russia, proposed by various communities. Over the past couple of months, several large-scale discussions about the possible future of Russia have taken place in the information space. All these discussions are united by a single vision of where this future begins. Almost everyone who…
