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Efi Koutsokosta: “While in Bosnia you said in front of the parliament that patriotism has nothing to do with nationalisms, this is really relevant also in the EU. What do you have to say to the EU citizens about this enlargement project when they see there is already a rift between the East and the West in the EU, when there are issues of rule of law and corruption and in the Balkans there are a lot of this kind of issues.” … [Read more...] about Jean-Claude Juncker and EU ‘enlargement fatigue’

The Chinese commerce ministry said Friday it is ready to pay "any cost" in the trade spat with Washington after already announcing plans to meet earlier U.S. threats with levies on $50 billion worth of major U.S. exports such as soybeans, cars and small aircraft. … [Read more...] about China Urges EU to ‘Act Together’ Against US Protectionism

The European Union extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday, in a step that may appease President Donald Trump. The EU is eager to safeguard the Iran Deal, under which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear ambitions for at least a decade, but divided over how to achieve that. The United Nations said in March that Iran had arrested activists and political opponents in a clampdown on freedom of expression and continued to use torture to coerce confessions. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday, as the bloc prepared for a clash over whether to impose a new set of penalties in the hope of safeguarding a nuclear deal with the Islamic republic. … [Read more...] about EU hits Iran with renewed sanctions over human rights abuses in a possible move to court Trump

Hundreds of pages leaked  from the European Commission paint an extraordinary picture of predatory behaviour, with Gazprom acting as an enforcement arm of Russian foreign policy. Bulgaria was treated almost like a colony, while Poland was forced to pay exorbitant prices for imported flows of pipeline gas from Siberia. … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Exposed – German/Russian EU Conspiracy Vindicates Brexit

The European Union, long-promoted as a ‘peace project’ by supporters, is seeking to create a laser weapon which can disintegrate human heads. European Commission research programmes officer Dr Erno Vandeweert bragged that the 100-kilowatt weapon, which has been likened to the famous Moonraker laser from the James Bond film franchise, would be so powerful that if its beam struck a human target “the whole head would disappear”. … [Read more...] about ‘Peaceful’ EU Wants Laser Weapon Which Can Disintegrate Human Heads