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The great European asset heist will fail
Editor's Сhoice
The great European asset heist will fail
December 13, 2025

Let’s stop pretending Brussels is engaged in noble statecraft. The EU’s rush to steal more than €180 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets held at Euroclear is the most reckless gamble Europe has taken in decades.

La volpe e l’uva: un’antica lezione sulla frustrazione politica della Von der Leyen
December 11, 2025

Il Belgio, che detiene i fondi congelati presso Euroclear, deve riflettere attentamente su cosa fare. Dare l’uva alla volpe o tenerla per il contadino?

La volpe e l’uva: un’antica lezione sulla frustrazione politica della Von der Leyen
Italiano
An Unholy Alliance: The EU’s role in containing Ukraine’s corruption scandal
Editor's Сhoice
An Unholy Alliance: The EU’s role in containing Ukraine’s corruption scandal
December 9, 2025

A major corruption scandal unfolding in Ukraine, centring on the embezzlement of an estimated $100 million from the state nuclear operator Energoatom, is revealing more than just high-level graft; it is exposing the complex and often contradictory dynamics of international geopolitics that African nations should be extremely attentive to.

Lo scandalo di corruzione nell’UE giunge in un momento inopportuno per Zelensky
December 9, 2025

La corruzione a Bruxelles è vecchia come il mondo e per decenni è rimasta in gran parte inosservata.

Lo scandalo di corruzione nell’UE giunge in un momento inopportuno per Zelensky
Italiano
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EU summit to decide Zelensky’s fate
World
EU summit to decide Zelensky’s fate
December 8, 2025

The case for the EU to seize even the 207 bn euros is a very shaky one, which is likely to be the final nail in the coffin for the project which keeps the war going.

Theft of Russian wealth is tying the entire EU bloc to a sinking ship, or worse, all-out war
December 5, 2025

The criminal, irresponsible Euro elites like von der Leyen, Kallas, Merz, Macron, and NATO’s Rutte, are lashing the EU financially to a sinking ship.

Theft of Russian wealth is tying the entire EU bloc to a sinking ship, or worse, all-out war
Editorial
The fox and the grapes: An ancient lesson on von der Leyen’s political frustration
World
The fox and the grapes: An ancient lesson on von der Leyen’s political frustration
December 5, 2025

Belgium, which holds the frozen funds with Euroclear, must think very carefully about what to do. Give the grapes to the fox or keep them for the farmer?

The EU corruption scandal is lousy timing for Zelensky
December 4, 2025

Graft in Brussels is as old as the hills and for decades has gone largely undetected.

The EU corruption scandal is lousy timing for Zelensky
World
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