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EU diplomat accuses von der Leyen of power grab

Published yesterday 13:28
– By Editorial Staff
Michel Barnier and Ursula von der Leyen during a meeting last year.
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The former EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier sharply criticizes Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a new book. He accuses her of leading the European Commission in an “authoritarian drift” over the past six years.

Barnier argues that von der Leyen strives to “decide everything” herself and warns of a trend whereby power in the Union is slipping further and further away from citizens.

The book, What I Have Learnt from You, was released on Wednesday and chronicles Barnier’s time in Brussels as well as his brief stint as France’s prime minister.

According to the Frenchman, during her time as Commission President, von der Leyen has made great efforts to centralize power within the EU and ensure that she herself has maximum influence.

– There isn’t enough listening. There isn’t enough listening to the people, he said in an interview with Politico.

Barnier says that under von der Leyen’s rule, Commissioners are increasingly acting as “super technocrats” rather than as political representatives. He highlights over-regulation and the slow progress in integrating EU capital markets as examples of what he sees as major failures.

Sidelined

Although both Barnier and von der Leyen belong to the liberal-conservative EPP group, their relationship has been tense, not least during the final phase of Brexit negotiations in 2020. According to Barnier, he was sidelined by von der Leyen as talks with then UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson entered their final stages.

– I thought it would be normal, after the work I’d done, to be by her side in the last hours. But it was not the case, he said.

He also described how von der Leyen was willing to sacrifice the interests of European fishermen to reach a trade agreement with the UK. Fisheries became, according to Barnier, “a secondary, possibly even marginal” issue for her. To protect fishing rights, he says he had to get French President Emmanuel Macron to threaten a veto if a deal was not reached.

Unlikely presidential candidate

Barnier also writes that von der Leyen completely ignored his resignation from the Commission in 2021.

– Decidedly, we do not have the same concept of work and human relationships.

Michel Barnier is best known in Brussels for his work on Brexit and his recurring slogan “the clock is ticking“. He was Prime Minister of France for only three months – the shortest term in modern times. With the launch of the book, his name has started to be mentioned in the French press as a possible, albeit unlikely, candidate in the 2027 presidential elections.

A spokesperson for the European Commission has declined to comment on the allegations.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/white-britons-will-be-in-the-minority-in-40-years/

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White Britons will be in the minority in 40 years

Population replacement in the West

Published today 7:19
– By Editorial Staff
Pakistani protesters in London - a common sight.
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A new report predicts that white Britons will be a minority in Britain within four decades.

By analyzing migration, birth rates and mortality by the end of the century, researchers conclude that the proportion of white Britons could fall from today’s 73% to 57% by 2050 – and fall below 50% by 2063.

The research is led by Professor Matt Goodwin of Buckingham University. According to the analysis, the proportion of white British people could fall as low as 33.7% by the end of the century.

Meanwhile, the proportion of foreign-born and second-generation immigrants is expected to rise from less than 20% to 33.5% within the next 25 years. By 2100, it is estimated that six out of ten UK residents will either have been born abroad or have at least one immigrant parent. The Muslim population, currently around 7%, is expected to grow to 11.2% in 25 years, reaching 19.2% by the turn of the century.

Professor Goodwin, also an honorary professor at Kent University, stresses that the research is based on data from the UK Office for National Statistics and the 2022 census. He says the projections raise “deep questions about Britain’s ability to absorb and manage this scale of demographic change“.

According to him, the development risks raising “considerable anxiety, concern and political opposition” among voters who advocate reducing immigration to preserve “the symbols, traditions, culture and ways of life of the traditional majority group“.

“A nation of strangers”

– Their concerns will need to be acknowledged, respected and addressed if Britain is to avoid considerable political turbulence and polarisation in the years and decades to come, he stresses.

The report is published in the wake of record net migration of 906,000 under the ostensibly Conservative Tory government in 2023. Meanwhile, Labour has unveiled a White Paper in June with proposals to restrict migrants’ rights to live, work and study in the country – but many are skeptical that politicians really have the will to stop, or even slow down, mass migration.

– By the end of this century, most people on these islands will not be able to trace their roots in this country back more than one or two generations. his raises enormous questions about our leaders’ ability to bring people together around a common identity, values and culture, and avoid the risk of becoming what Sir Keir Starmer called in May ‘a nation of strangers’, the researcher stresses.

The 2022 census already revealed that whites have become a minority in major British cities such as London and Birmingham. London in particular has been ruled for the past 10 years by the British-Pakistani mayor Sadiq Khan – who himself is very much in favor of mass immigration from the Third World.

– Our capital’s diversity is our greatest strength, he said a few years ago, expressing disappointment that this diversity was not celebrated wholeheartedly enough – and that many of London’s streets and public spaces still bore names associated with the colonial era.

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https://nordictimes.com/europe/national-conservative-nawrocki-wins-polish-presidency-by-narrow-margin/

Europe

National conservative Nawrocki wins Polish presidency by narrow margin

Published 2 June 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Karol Nawrocki has profiled himself as something of a Polish Donald Trump, promising to "save Poland".
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Editorial Staff
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Karol Nawrocki, the national conservative candidate backed by the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, was elected Poland’s next president on Sunday. He narrowly defeated the liberal and EU-friendly candidate Rafal Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw, in the second round of voting.

According to the national election commission, Nawrocki received 50.89 percent of the votes, while Trzaskowski received 49.11 percent. Voter turnout was 71.63 percent – one of the highest in Poland’s modern history.

Nawrocki has made a name for himself with a campaign characterized by Catholic values, increased national sovereignty, and a critical stance toward the EU’s growing influence.

He is the head of the Institute of National Remembrance, a state-funded institution that documents crimes committed during the Nazi occupation of Poland and the communist era.

During the election campaign, he tried to present himself as something of a Polish counterpart to Donald Trump and even traveled to the US to meet the American president at the White House.

– President Trump said, ‘You will win’, Nawrocki told the assembled Polish media, according to Reuters.

Both candidates want to rearm

His opponent, Rafal Trzaskowski, a key figure in Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s liberal and EU-friendly Civic Coalition, ran on a platform of further strengthening relations with the EU, easing abortion restrictions, introducing civil partnerships for LGBTQ people, and reforming the judiciary. He received strong support in the big cities, while Nawrocki dominated in rural areas and among older voters.

Both candidates advocate increased defense spending and continued military aid to Ukraine, in response to previous calls from Trump that Europe must take greater responsibility for the NATO military pact.

However, their views differ on Ukraine’s NATO membership. Trzaskowski argues that this is crucial for Poland’s security, while Nawrocki says he does not intend to ratify Ukrainian NATO membership, citing the risk of drawing the alliance into a direct armed conflict with Russia.

At his last campaign appearance on Friday, Nawrocki emphasized the importance of traditional values:

– Poland needs a president who will defend the constitution and our values.

“We will save Poland”

Trzaskowski, in turn, outlined his vision of a Poland even more integrated into the EU apparatus than it is today.

– A modern European Poland that protects freedoms and the rule of law.

When the polls closed on Sunday evening, Nawrocki addressed his jubilant supporters:

– We will win and we will save Poland.

According to analysts, Nawrocki’s election victory will most likely mean a continued conservative course for Poland, with a focus on national independence, self-determination, and a more distant relationship with the EU – in contrast to Trzaskowski’s very explicitly liberal and EU-oriented agenda.

Editorial Staff
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https://nordictimes.com/europe/orban-eu-leaders-want-to-replace-the-people-of-europe/

Europe

Orbán: EU leaders want to replace the people of Europe

Population replacement in the West

Published 31 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Orbán with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
3 minute read
Editorial Staff
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At the opening of CPAC Hungary 2025 in Budapest, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán launched his vision for “making Europe great again”. With a four-point “patriot plan”, he wants to restore peace, sovereignty, freedom, and security in Europe.

Orbán also pointed out that an organized and systematic population replacement is underway in Europe – and that Europeans today have become strangers in their own cities and communities.

CPAC Hungary is the Central European edition of the American Conservative Political Action Conference, where right-wing politicians, strategists, and opinion leaders gather.

– This is not a gathering of the defeated, but of those who have endured, Orbán said, praising leaders who, according to him, have withstood political storms and directing harsh criticism at liberal and socialist politicians, whom he accused of weakness:

– They cry at the first sign of criticism and hide behind progressive journalists

“Stolen the European dream”

Orbán contrasted his vision with what he called a liberal plan for a post-Christian, post-national Europe, characterized by war, mass migration, and increased central control.

– Brussels has stolen the European dream, he warned, accusing the EU’s left-wing elite of replacing national identity with bureaucratic control.

Orbán’s program is based on four fundamental principles:

  • Peace: “We don’t want the Eastern front”, he said, rejecting Ukraine’s EU membership.
  • Sovereignty: Hungary opposes joint debt and the financing of wars in other countries.
  • Freedom: Political freedom and freedom of expression must be restored.
  • Security: Europe must be protected from mass migration and Europeans must take back their neighborhoods.

“They have destroyed our future”

He also emphasized the importance of local political victories:

– Everyone must return home and win their own battles, he said, highlighting Poland’s upcoming elections as a key issue for Europe’s patriotic movements.

According to the Hungarian leader, the people of Europe dreamed of unity and peace, of a continent where citizens lived in prosperity and security and cooperated with each other – instead of viewing each other as enemies. But today, the grim reality is very different.

– They have destroyed our future. Instead of the European dream, we are receiving a nightmare. Europeans no longer feel safe in their own countries, Orbán stated.

– Not in their own cities. Not on their own streets. They have become strangers in places where, twenty years ago, they felt at home. It’s simple math – their cities are being taken away from them. This is not integration – it is an organized population replacement, he continued.

“Led by lightweights”

The prime minister also pointed out how European companies are going bankrupt, how electricity and gas are becoming more expensive, and how the green transition is killing Europe’s economies.

– It’s slowly becoming a parody, and now, when we should be negotiating trade and tariffs with a heavyweight US president, it turns out that we are led by lightweights”.

Orbán also praised Donald Trump’s return to the White House, which he called “the greatest comeback in the Western world”, and described Trump’s policies as a “truth serum” for peace and stability.

Among other political role models, he mentioned Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who, according to Orbán, “was shot five times and still returned as if nothing had happened”, as well as Andrej Babiš (Czech Republic) and Santiago Abascal (Spain).

“Following our own path”

He also repeatedly criticized the EU political establishment in Brussels, which he accused of wanting to silence dissent.

– The left does not want debate – they want submission, Orbán continued.

The Hungarian leader’s final message was clear:

– The liberal plan leads to a centralized, indebted, war-driven Europe.But Hungarians are a free people – we were born to follow our own
path.

Orbán concluded with a call to Europe’s patriots to take back their continent.

Editorial Staff
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https://nordictimes.com/europe/german-chancellor-aims-to-build-europes-largest-army-may-reinstate-conscription/

Europe

German chancellor aims to build Europe’s largest army – may reinstate conscription

The new cold war

Published 15 May 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz (CDU).
2 minute read
Editorial Staff
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The Christian Democrats’ new chancellor in Germany, former BlackRock executive Friedrich Merz, has set the tone for his government by declaring the goal of making the Bundeswehr Europe’s strongest army.

In his first speech to the Bundestag, he emphasized the need for increased military spending – and at the same time opened the door to reintroducing conscription in Germany.

When Merz recently took over as Germany’s chancellor, he quickly made it clear that the military is high on his political agenda, according to reports by Euroactiv, among others. In his first speech to the German Bundestag, Merz emphasized that Germany must “take greater responsibility” for Europe’s security and that the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, should become the continent’s most powerful force.

Merz explained that the government is prepared to allocate more resources where he believes Germany can no longer rely on other countries’ military protection.

– The federal government will provide all financial resources that the German Armed Forces need to become the strongest military in Europe in conventional terms, the new chancellor said in his speech.

Borrowed money to finance

To enable the increased defense spending, Merz’s government has decided to reform the so-called debt brake, a rule that previously limited the state’s ability to borrow money.

Easing these restrictions opens the door to significant investments in both equipment and personnel for the Bundeswehr.

Social Democrat Defense Minister Boris Pistorius welcomed the new investments but warned that the biggest bottleneck now is the shortage of soldiers. The Bundeswehr has struggled for several years to fill its ranks, and recruitment has not kept pace with ambitions.

If it is not possible to attract enough volunteers to the armed forces, the reintroduction of conscription may become a possibility – something that the Merz government is now investigating in more detail.

However, the defense spending plans have met with some resistance from critics who argue that increased military spending risks crowding out other important areas of society, such as healthcare, education, and social security. Others warn that rearmament could lead to increased tensions in Europe and that Germany should prioritize diplomacy and cooperation over military spending.

Merz and his government, however, argue that a strong defense force is essential to safeguarding both the country’s security and its independence.

Editorial Staff
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