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Europe

120 EU MEPs petition to strip Hungary of voting rights

Published 19 January 2024
– By Editorial Staff
The EU elite's anger towards Viktor Orbán is stronger than ever.
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More than 120 MEPs have called for Hungary to be stripped of its voting rights in the European Council.

The country is accused of being an “authoritarian one-party state” that violates EU “values” and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of being a “man-child” who is “undermining” the EU from within.

Hungary’s national conservative policies under the leadership of Viktor Orbán have long angered EU powers, and the Hungarian leader has repeatedly been accused of being “totalitarian” and “far-right” after refusing to let the EU decide the country’s migration policy.

Now, a large number of MEPs want to punish Hungary for its policies and strip it of its voting rights in the European Council.

– I’m doing this because I’ve come to the conclusion that the EU can’t stand being nagged and nagged, year after year, Finnish MEP Petri Sarvamaa (Saml), who is behind the petition, told Swedish Yle.

Sarvamaa does not belong to the left wing, but to the European Conservatives and Christian Democrats (EPP), and believes that Hungary is violating “EU values” in several ways.

“The last straw”

They refer to Article 7 of the Lisbon Treaty, which states that in certain cases other EU countries have the right to deprive an individual member state of its voting rights in the Council, which would prevent Orbán from vetoing future votes and decisions.

For example, Hungary recently refused to approve another aid package for Ukraine – a decision that angered Sarvamaa and many other leaders.

– That was probably the last straw … The system is broken, he says, calling Hungary an “authoritarian one-party state that dictates the marching order in the Council”.

“Undermining man-baby”

Abir Al-Sahlani of the Swedish Center Party is also very angry, accusing Orbán of being a “man-baby” who is undermining the EU.

– If we have decided together that we will be a union of democracies, then man-babies like Viktor Orbán cannot come and undermine the whole order, she complains.

In 2018, the country’s political opponents tried to bring about just such a process, without success, as it requires a unanimous vote in the Council. The European Council consists of the president and the 27 heads of state or government of the EU member states.

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Europe

French nationalist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen is dead

Published 7 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Jean-Marie Le Pen during a May Day speech in France in 2012.
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder and former leader of the French nationalist party National Front (later National Rally), has died at the age of 96. His family confirmed this to the AFP news agency.

During his leadership of the National Front, which he founded in 1972, Le Pen established the party as a major force in French politics and challenged the established powers. He stood up for the protection of French culture, identity and borders, and raised issues close to the people, such as the impact of immigration.

Le Pen was also known for his outspokenness and for daring to address controversial topics, which made him both loved by many and hated by some. After a long career as party leader, he handed over the post to his daughter Marine Le Pen in 2011.

But their relationship deteriorated sharply when Jean-Marie criticized Marine’s leadership of the National Front, leading to his expulsion from the party in 2015. “This is a great betrayal,” he said at the time. The party then changed its name to the National Rally under Marine Le Pen’s leadership.

Despite their personal conflicts, Jean-Marie continued to be a significant figure in French political debate.

Daring statement on the holocaust

Le Pen stood up on several topics that were politically highly challenging. Perhaps the most famous of his controversial statements was when, on September 13, 1987, during the RTL-Le Monde grand jury, he downplayed the importance of the gas chambers.

“I’m not saying that the gas chambers did not exist,” he said. “I myself have never seen one. I have not studied the issue specifically. But I think it is a detail in the history of the Second World War.”

For his statement, Mr. Le Pen was vilified in the mainstream media and stripped of his parliamentary immunity.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/nationalist-party-allowed-to-form-government-in-austria/

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Nationalist party allowed to form government in Austria

Published 7 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Party leader Herbert Kickl thinks the EU elite has far too much power.
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Herbert Kickl, leader of the Austrian national populist party FPÖ, has been given the task of trying to form a new government. The event is described as historic as the country has not been led by a nationalist party since the Second World War.

The FPÖ is not easy to categorize ideologically, but is usually described as Eurosceptic, national populist and national conservative. In September, it won just under 29% of the vote in the country’s parliamentary elections and thus also became larger than the outgoing chancellor’s liberal-conservative Austrian People’s Party.

Nevertheless, Nehammer was given the first chance to form a new government after declaring that under no circumstances would he govern or cooperate with the FPÖ at all. However, this government alliance collapsed very quickly and Nehammer announced his resignation.

Instead, it is the FPÖ’s Herbert Kickl who is now tasked by President Alexander Van der Bellen to hold talks with the Austrian People’s Party and try to form a government.

– I did not take this step lightly. I will continue to take care that the principles and rules of our constitution are correctly respected and adhered to, said the President.

Would benefit from new elections

The FPÖ has indeed been part of Austria’s governing coalition as recently as 2017 to 2019 – but then with very limited influence under the leadership of the liberal conservatives – although this coalition also collapsed.

According to analysts, it is not entirely certain that the Freedom Party will manage to gather enough support to form a government – but there are also said to be no other realistic options.

It is also unlikely that a new election will benefit the party’s right-wing and left-wing opponents – instead, opinion polls suggest that voter support for the FPÖ will increase further if one takes place.

Fortress Austria

The party’s election manifesto is entitled “Fortress Austria”, and there is a strong focus on promising a comprehensive re-immigration program that will see a very large number of migrants from non-European countries deported in order to achieve a more ethnically and culturally homogenous nation.

Notably, the party is also highly critical of Western sanctions against Russia and military aid to Ukraine. Party leader Kickl also believes that the “elites” in Brussels have too much power and that it is important to increase national self-determination on several issues.

In the European Parliament, the party is also part of the Patriots for Europe group, which includes Viktor Orban’s Fidesz and Geert Wilders’ PVV.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/eva-vlaardingerbroek-the-establishment-dreads-that-germany-will-stop-feeling-guilty/

Europe

Eva Vlaardingerbroek: The establishment dreads that Germany will stop feeling guilty

Published 3 January 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Eva Vlaardingerbroek and audience during an AfD rally.
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According to activist and opinion leader Eva Vlaardingerbroek, there is a very logical explanation for the frenzy among those in power and the establishment media when Elon Musk expresses his support for the German nationalist party AfD.

She says it is basically a fear that Germans will break free from their guilt complex from the Second World War.

“What happens next in Germany is decisive for Europe’s entire future. If Germans finally let go of their World War II guilt complex, it’s game over for the globalist powers. Germany is/was their main stronghold. That’s why they’re having such a meltdown over Musk endorsing AfD”, she notes.

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, he points out that it is never a problem that “China is too Chinese” – but that those who control politics or the flow of information constantly portray it as something negative or problematic that there are too many white people in the US or Europe.

– A large part is that we still live under the curse of the second world war. Evil has got a real visible face in the collective memory in the collective memory of Europeans, obviously under the Nazi regime, explains Vlaardingerbroek.

– So the white men is the problem. Patriarchal structures are the problem. Nationalism is the problem. So I think if you are like me for example, if you are a blond woman on the right side you are immediately in that camp. And that is sort of the only thing that people seem to think about nowadays.

“A Europe for Europeans”

She has experienced that nationalism and traditionalism are suspected in an absurd way and that anyone who expresses these values is quickly accused of advocating genocide and other crimes.

– Its like if you adhere to these values we will have a a third world war on our hands. Its that simple, that type of mindset. Its very mindless but its a very good means to an ends to silence dissidents. A very good way to stay in Power.

– It is only Europe and the English-speaking world that cannot have a cohesive society, adds Carlson.

– A Europe for Europeans, adds Vlaardingerbroek.

An outspoken party

With new elections in Germany in February, the AfD is campaigning for the forced deportation of large numbers of migrants from non-European countries, who are considered harmful to Germany and an unsustainable burden on society for various reasons.

Many of the party’s representatives, including party leader Alice Weidel, have been very outspoken in their rhetoric, arguing, for example, that Germany is effectively controlled by foreign criminals who engage in murder, fraud, robbery and drug trafficking.

The German establishment has been appalled by the AfD’s growing popularity and its opponents have called, among other things, for the party to be banned as unconstitutional and for its representatives to be punished for their “extreme” statements.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/usb-c-is-now-a-common-standard-in-the-eu/

Tech

USB-C is now a common standard in the EU

Published 31 December 2024
– By Editorial Staff
The idea is that all electronics can be charged with the same cables.
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This week, USB-C officially became the standard for chargers in the EU, meaning that all new mobile phones, tablets and other portable electronic devices sold in the Union must use this particular variant as a charging socket.

The rule aims to reduce electronic waste and simplify for consumers by eliminating the need for multiple chargers. Existing products will not be retroactively affected, but new devices will have to comply with the new requirements.

Advocates describe the standardization as an important step towards uniform charging solutions across Europe, and many manufacturers have already started adapting their products to meet the new rules.

“It means better-charging technology, reduced e-waste, and less fuss to find the chargers you need”, the European Commission says.

Note that laptops are temporarily exempt from the new rules – but they will also be subject to the requirements in 2026.

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