In a move that could only be described as self-sabotage, the European Union has crafted a regulatory environment where its car manufacturers, including the likes of Volkswagen (VW), are compelled to pay hundreds of millions of euros to Chinese competitors for carbon credits. This policy not only undermines the competitiveness of European automotive companies but also exposes a glaring inconsistency in the EU's approach to climate policy and industrial strategy. A Flawed Framework for Emissions Control The EU's stringent emissions targets for 2025, designed to push the automotive industry ..read more

  Sad news for the citizens of the EU, it seems that their lords and masters are intent on building a database of all the assets held by every EU citizen. That means every bank account, house/property, investment, piece of jewellery etc owned by people who are EU citizens. For why? So that the EU can levy a wealth tax on them ..read more

  Germany has just announced temporary border controls at all land borders to tackle illegal migration and to protect public from Islamist extremism.   The Deputy Head of the Federal Police: 'The crisis in Germany's security is a direct consequence of Schengen's ineffective policies. Schengen's inability to manage migration effectively has put Germany's safety at stake.' The Social Democrat Party has notified the EU it will bring back all land border controls.   The domino effect will be the likely result of this, as other countries in the EU follow suit and restore thei ..read more

  The EU expresses its sincere condolences for the death of President Raisi and Foreign Minister Abdollahian, as well as other members of their delegation and crew in a helicopter accident. Our thoughts go to the families. — Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) May 20, 2024 ..read more

  Brussels has its wrenches in a twist again, this time tinkering with a proposal that'll leave classic car enthusiasts spitting oil and vintage van lovers seeing red. The word on the cobbled streets is that the EU wants to slap a "repair refused" sticker on any car over 15 years old, effectively sending them to the scrapyard in the sky. Now, before you grab your pitchforks and head to the Parliament, let's pop the hood and see what's really under the hood of this policy. Officially, the EU says it's all about sustainability, wanting to "rejuvenate the vehicle fleet" and reduce emission ..read more

  Breaking news: Hungary has vowed to defy EU pressure to approve a four-year, €50bn aid package to Ukraine and has condemned the bloc’s proposal to undermine its economy as ‘blackmail’ https://t.co/3M0uGYWcY1 pic.twitter.com/H3L9PWAHPK — Financial Times (@FT) January 29, 2024 ..read more

  A file seen by the FT outlines a confidential plan by Brussels to shut off all EU funding to Budapest in order to spark a run on Hungary's currency and drive a collapse in investor confidence https://t.co/QRQWzBMvdZ pic.twitter.com/cjiB1EtekC — Financial Times (@FT) January 29, 2024 Orban is a Putin stooge, but crashing a member state's economy isn't the way to deal with him nor does it show the EU in a favourable light. It would be more effective to remove Hungary from the EU ..read more

  pic.twitter.com/SXDHlGn13c Send for the white vans …..immediately ??? — ALAN (@GatesheadLad23) September 24, 2023 ..read more

  Civil servants are meant to be totally impartial … but here’s what the former foreign office chief did in the aftermath of the EU vote pic.twitter.com/iyUzc5yOt0 — Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) September 11, 2023 Foolish thing to do, as it impairs his ability to appear to be impartial ..read more

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