Tag: Brussels
Ireland, the EU and the Superpower That Stumbled
Eurosceptics would do well to look beyond the totalitarian bluster of the EU to see a bloc struggling to keep its head above geopolitical water. While Europhilia remains just as toxic to Irish national aspiration as it was in 2021,...
Taoiseach Slammed on Migrant Amnesty in EU Parliament
An Taoiseach found himself the unexpected subject of a verbal bruising over plans to grant effective amnesty to undocumented migrants in Ireland during a visit to the Brussels Parliament yesterday. Made by Swedish Democrat MEP Charlie Weimers, in his speech...
Ireland to Lose National Veto Under EU Proposals
Eurofederalism appears to be taking its final form with new recommendations proposed by the Conference on the Future of Europe inter alia effectively stripping away national vetoes for Ireland and other member states on a range of issues. Aiming to...
Four More Years of Viktor: American Backed Opposition Flops in Hungary
In what was supposed to be a highly contested election and in spite of Western media outlets continuously reporting throughout the campaign that Orbán’s government was on the ropes, the Hungarian people made clear their preferred method-of-government: nationalist, conservative and...
How Ireland Will Lose Out From EU Recovery Fund
The Republic of Ireland has a national public debt of €242 billion, a debt of almost €50,000 on the head of each man, woman and child. This is thanks to the Government’s prodigious spending, and bumped along by the €64...