The European Parliament has been accused in the past of interpreting the EU’s internal rules as those fit their purposes, especially when it came to […]
Kaja Kallas and The Reward for Double Standards
“You are very vocal about … Ukraine and Russia and security … but in a hidden way … you are agreeing with Moscow.” This was […]
A (Russian) Trojan Horse in the European Parliament
Often seen with a cross in her neck that is sometimes accompanied by a colourful scarf, wearing a jacket with some flower-motives, and donning her […]
It Must Hurt When Your Conscience Starts to Work … or Not
Don’t imagine that for years on end you can make yourself the boot-licking propagandists of the Soviet regime, or any other regime, and then suddenly […]
The Monty Phyton-ian Surreality of the Ilaria Salis story
The poor Italian woman led into the courtroom in shackles. The nice and kind teacher behind bars. The headlines in January/February were filled with messages […]
Frail and fallible they all are, Episode 2
“Hi, I’m Cyrus and I do things differently.” Set against a vibrant red background, typed in bold, white letters, this is the message welcoming visitors […]
European Grey Eminence Under African Influence?
Since I don’t want to play ’pig in a poke’, I’ll be quick to clarify that the question posed in the title refers to EU […]
Olivier Chastel and Renew Europe: Integrity on Demand
“The Renew Europe Group welcomes the adoption today during plenary session of the report on recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, […]
Welcome to the von der Leyen Business Club!
Should Ursula von der Leyen fail to be appointed to a second term as European Commission President, the business world would most likely welcome the […]
Frail and fallible, they all are…
Most corruption cases making it to the headlines are large scale. Cases like those involve the exchange hundreds of thousands of euros, famous persons and […]