Europe / EU 2026

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25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - Good Times Bad Times >> .

26-5-13 Anne Applebaum's rational "A Speech to Europe 2026" - ERSTE F >> .

For A Speech To Europe 2026, historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum will address whether Europe’s time has come and what characterises this historic moment in her lecture »The European Moment«. Applebaum is among the most prominent voices on the rise of authoritarianism and the fragility of liberal democracy, and she puts the challenge squarely to her audience: »This is the hour of Europe — but do the Europeans even know it?«

2026 - Sutton Hoo >> .

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>> Europe >>>   >> EU >>>

>> EU Made Simple >> □

>> Good Times Bad Times >> □

Eastern Europe - Tam O >> .

Elevating Europe - Yevropa >> .

EU Accession - EU Made Simple >> .

EU Current Events Explained - EU Made Simple >> .

EU Member States - EU Made Simple >> .

EU Vision of Future - Yevropa >> .

Europe - Warographics >> .

Europe / EU Economy, Industry, Technology, R&D - Tam O >> .

Europe Prepared - Armaments, Economy, Industry - Fyrd Færeld >> .

European Defence / EU Army - Fyrd Færeld >> .

European Economics - The Invisible Hand >> . 

European Militaries ⇌ European Army? – Yevropa >> .

European Politics - Yevropa >> .

European Security - Rise >> .

European Socioeconomics - Yevropa >> .

European Union Current Affairs - EU Made Simple >> .

European Union Explained - EU Made SIMPLE >> .

Exercitus Europae - pro libertate >> .

US Bullying - Independence from USA 

Brave New West - True North >> .

Betrayals, Bullying, Bellicosity, Bribery, Blunders - Yevropa >> .

Escaping America - Yevropa >> .

International Relations & Attitudes - Tam O >> .

PMCs, militia | mīlitēs, sīcāriī - pro libertate >> .

South America - Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela - Tam O >> .

Venezuela Blockade -- Maduro Snatch - Cub >> .

Europe, EU vs Eurasia, USA

24-12-29 Europe in a Darwinian Evolutionary Process - gtbt > .

Buying "Friends", Alienating Neighbors - Oriēns >> .

Europe Arming - Bellum Gerere >> .

Europe vs Russia - Bellum Gerere >> .

Europe, EU, Economy, Militaries 2025 - Rise >> .

Europe Prepared - Armaments, Economy, Industry - Fyrd Færeld >> .

European Defence & Armies / EU Army - Fyrd Færeld >> .

Europe's Struggles - True North >> .

Our Forgotten European Heroes - EU Made Simple >> .

Hungary-EU-Russia 2026

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26-4-12 Orbán Loses BIG - Hungary Election Results Explained - EUMS > .

Elections 2026 - Tam O >> .

Hungary Balkans - Tam O >> .

Viktator to Vikover ⇒ Magyar's Hungary - Sociopolitico >> .

Europe, EU 2025

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24-12-29 [Union of Coalitions] Europe in Darwinian Evolutionary Process - gtbt > .

Alienating Allies 

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-4-3 [Denmark & Greenland vs DUHstroyer's Threats] - OBF > . 

> Army of Europe >>    >> Army of Europe >>>

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-5-19 Could Europe’s Defense Spending Fuel New Era of Innovation? - MU > .

25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - gtbt > .

Army of Europe - Exercitus Europae - pro libertate >> .

European Defence / EU Army - Fyrd Færeld >> .

Baltic-Carpathian Alliance (Intermarium 2.0) 

25-2-18 Proposed Baltic-Carpathian Alliance (Intermarium 2.0) vs Ruscia - gtbt > .

24-12-29 Europe in a Darwinian Evolutionary Process - gtbt > .

20-4-30 Poland's strategy of the Intermarium - Caspian > .

20-3-24 Europe’s plan to checkmate Russia - Caspian > .

Intermarium/Three seas initiative - Nikola Prolić >> .
Międzymorze - Baltic-Carpathian Alliance - Eyes Red >> .

Betraying Ukraine 

25-3-8 Russia-Ukraine War: 3 Possible Outcomes - EUMS > .

>> Competition, Economic Warfare >>>

> > Europe > >    > EU >>   > EU Economy >> 

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

24-5-24 DUH’s 50% Tariff Threat Shakes EU & Markets - Market > .

25-5-24 DUH’s 50% Tariff Bombshell - The EU has 3 Options - EUMS > .

25-5-21 The New EU–UK Deal: Historic Reset or Total Flop? - EUMS > .

25-5-19 Could Europe’s Defense Spending Fuel New Era of Innovation? - MU > .

25-5-9 What If the European Union Didn't Exist? - EUMS > .

25-4-14 How Europe plans to become a military power - Caspian > .

25-4-14 Germany Wants a Stronger Europe—Here’s the Plan - EUMS > .

25-4-7 Trade War, Day 5: Where is the EU?! - EUMS > .

25-4-5 DUHmented Could Actually be Great for Europe’s Economy > .

25-3-26 Why Europe will be stronger without America - M&M > .

25-3-11 Europe’s PLAN to Boom Its Economy - EUMS > .

2029? 23-9-4 What might the EU look like in 2029? - EUMS > .

25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - gtbt > .

25-2-15 Could Ukraine Crisis Prompt a Federal Europe? - TLDR > .

25-2-11 "Triumph" of German Bureaucracy - Kraut > .

25-1-10 How America Drains Europe - gtbt > .

25-1-5 How Europe Sabotaged Its Own Economy - EcEx > .

> EuM - European Defense >> > Europe > >   > Europe & US vs XIR >> 

 25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-5-24 DUH’s 50% Tariff Bombshell - The EU has 3 Options - EUMS > .

25-5-19 Could Europe’s Defense Spending Fuel New Era of Innovation? - MU > .

25-5-9 What If the European Union Didn't Exist? - EUMS > .

25-4-14 How Europe plans to become a military power - Caspian > .

25-4-14 Germany Wants a Stronger Europe—Here’s the Plan - EUMS > .

25-4-5 DUHmented Could Actually be Great for Europe’s Economy > . 

25-3-26 Why Europe will be stronger without America - M&M > .

25-3-18 Ursula von der Leyen: Europe Must Prepare for War - eu > .

25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - gtbt > .

25-2-25 Radosław Sikorski: Ukraine is not a "project", UN General Assembly > .

25-2-21 Europe Should Take Over Ukrainian Skies and War Leadership - gtbt > .

25-2-17 Europe’s Failing Security Strategy ; Ending R-U War | Anne Applebaum > .

25-2-17 Europe’s Future: US Vassal or Independent Power? - EUMS > .

25-1-13 [Balkan Mapper Wet Dream = NO NATO R Invasion of Baltic States] > . 

> France Geopolitics >>

25-5-7 Europe's Franco-German Power is Finally Back! - EUMS > .

> Germany-21 >>

25-5-7 Europe's Franco-German Power is Finally Back! - EUMS > .

25-3-23 Germany's Election Results Explained - EUMS > .

2024 .. 

25-1-15 All 2024 European Elections Ranked - L/C/R | EUMS > . skip > .

24-12-29 Warfronts 2024 Retrospective [Proxy WW3] - Warfronts > .

Multiculturalism - Assimilation, Integration 

Multiculturalism - Fail ..

Munich Security Conference 2025 

25-2-17 Europe’s Failing Security Strategy ; R-U War | Anne Applebaum MSC > .

25-2-15 Von der Leyen: Munich Security Conference: Bold Vision [vs DUH] - eu > .

>> NATO >>>   > NATO~R >>

25-7-9 Hypothetical XiR state-on-state war [2029]: NATO’s nightmare - BFBS > .

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-6-12 [Military Spending] Inside NATO’s Plan to Stop Russia - Spaniel > .

> Poland >>

25-4-6 How Poland Is Quietly Winning the Economic Game - EcEx > .

Replacing US Armaments, Forces 

25-4-27 Future of US Forces in Europe: NATO, pivot to Asia, replacement - Perun > .

25-4-21 [NATO's Munition Challenge - Costs, Lessons, Quantity] - Perun > .

25-3-30 [Equipping a Unified European Military Without US Weapons] - Perun > .

>> Shipping >>>

International Relations - Second Thought >> .

Ports, Controlling Cargo - Naval Gazing >> .

Tactical Lessons R-U 

25-2-22 [UK military: RUSI tactical analysis of R-U war] - BFBS > .

Tech 

25-5-4 Why Europe Failed to Dominate Tech - Cold Fusion > .

CONomics - Buck >> .

Costs – Military, Infrastructure – Yevropa >> .

DUHmented Oligarchy - Buck >> .

Economic Warfare Fronts - Weighs 'n Means >> .

Elections & Democracy - Ciceroni >> .

EU Institutions - Ciceroni >> .

European Socioeconomics - Yevropa >> .

Intro to EU - Ciceroni >> .

Market Update - Market Update >> .

Tariffs, Trade War, Tech War, Sanctions, Blockade - Weighs 'n Means >> .

Trade & Chokepoints - Buck >> .

Trade Corridors & Geostrategy - Buck >> .

Trade War 2025 - Buck >> .

Trade Wars - West, Autocracies - Buck >> .

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2025? ..

Baltic, Nordic 2025 ..

Comrade Krasnov - Товарищ Краснов ..
Conflicts, Tensions, Folly 2025 ..
Econopolitics 2025 ..

Europe, EU 2025 ..

European Defence 2025 ..

Geopolitics of Envious Resentment (CRINKS) ..
Krumblin Rubble 2025 ..
Militarizing West 2025 ..

Western Opponents of XIR ..

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➾ 2023 ..

➾ 2022 ..

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European Defence 2025

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25-3-5 A European Army - How Would It Actually Work? - EUMS > .

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-5-28 Defense Tech Is Rewriting Global Power Dynamics - gtbt > .

25-3-10 Why Can't The EU Defend Ukraine? - Why Minutes > .

25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - gtbt > .

25-2-18 Proposed Baltic-Carpathian Alliance (Intermarium 2.0) vs Ruscia - gtbt > .

25-2-25 Radosław Sikorski: Ukraine is not a "project", UN General Assembly > .

25-2-21 Europe Should Take Over Ukrainian Skies and War Leadership - gtbt > .

25-2-17 Europe’s Failing Security Strategy ; Ending R-U War | Anne Applebaum > .

25-2-17 Europe’s Future: US Vassal or Independent Power? - EUMS > .

25-1-13 [Balkan Mapper Wet Dream = NO NATO R Invasion of Baltic States] > . 

24-12-29 [Union of Coalitions] Europe in Darwinian Evolutionary Process - gtbt > .

Alienating Allies 

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-4-3 [Denmark & Greenland vs DUHstroyer's Threats] - OBF > . 

> Army of Europe >>    >> Army of Europe >>>

> EuM - European Defense >> > Europe > >   > Europe & US vs XIR >>  

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-5-28 Defense Tech Is Rewriting Global Power Dynamics - gtbt > .

25-5-19 Could Europe’s Defense Spending Fuel New Era of Innovation? - MU > .

25-5-9 What If the European Union Didn't Exist? - EUMS > .

25-4-21 [NATO's Munition Challenge - Costs, Lessons, Quantity] - Perun > .

25-4-14 How Europe plans to become a military power - Caspian > .

25-4-14 Germany Wants a Stronger Europe—Here’s the Plan - EUMS > .

25-3-27 [European Rearmament, Defence Industry, Conscription] - Last Week > .

25-3-26 Why Europe will be stronger without America - M&M > . 

25-3-18 Ursula von der Leyen: Europe Must Prepare for War - eu > .

25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - gtbt > .

Army of Europe - Exercitus Europae - pro libertate >> .

Costs – Military, Infrastructure – Yevropa >> .

Defence of Europe - Bellum Praeparet >> .

Europe, EU – Defence - Never51 >> .

European Defence / EU Army - Fyrd Færeld >> .

European Security - Rise >> .

European Socioeconomics - Yevropa >> .

FVEY - 5 Eyes - Guy Lewis >> .

Phoenīx Eurōpae - Alter >> .

> EU >>   > EU Economy >>  > EuM - European Defense >> 

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-5-19 Could Europe’s Defense Spending Fuel New Era of Innovation? - MU > .

25-5-9 What If the European Union Didn't Exist? - EUMS > .

25-4-14 How Europe plans to become a military power - Caspian > .

25-4-14 Germany Wants a Stronger Europe—Here’s the Plan - EUMS > .

25-4-7 Trade War, Day 5: Where is the EU?! - EUMS > .

25-4-5 DUHmented Could Actually be Great for Europe’s Economy > .

25-3-27 [European Rearmament, Defence Industry, Conscription] - Last Week > .

25-3-26 Why Europe will be stronger without America - M&M > .

25-3-18 Ursula von der Leyen: Europe Must Prepare for War - eu > .

25-3-11 Europe’s PLAN to Boom Its Economy - EUMS > .

25-3-7 Europe's Make or Break Moment - gtbt > .

25-2-15 Could Ukraine Crisis Prompt a Federal Europe? - TLDR > .

25-2-11 "Triumph" of German Bureaucracy - Kraut > .

25-1-10 How America Drains Europe - gtbt > .

25-1-5 How Europe Sabotaged Its Own Economy - EcEx > .

>> Baltics >>>

Betraying Ukraine 

25-3-8 Russia-Ukraine War: 3 Possible Outcomes - EUMS > .

>> Military Costs >>>   >> NATO >>> 

25-6-12 [Military Spending] Inside NATO’s Plan to Stop Russia - Spaniel > .

Multiculturalism - Assimilation, Integration 

Multiculturalism - Fail ..

>> NATO >>>   > NATO~R >>

25-7-9 Hypothetical XiR state-on-state war [2029]: NATO’s nightmare - BFBS > .

25-7-6 NATO's 5% Target - DUH, Rearmament, Loopholes, R's Dilemma - Perun > .

25-6-12 [Military Spending] Inside NATO’s Plan to Stop Russia - Spaniel > .

> Poland >>

25-4-6 How Poland Is Quietly Winning the Economic Game - EcEx > .

Rail Baltica w

25-5-13 [Rail Baltica: $27B Railway Critical to NATO] | WSJ > .

Replacing US Armaments, Forces 

25-5-31 Ruscia's Axis of Influence: 2025 U.S. Threat Assessment - Spaniel > .

25-5-28 Defense Tech Is Rewriting Global Power Dynamics - gtbt > .

25-5-19 Could Europe’s Defense Spending Fuel New Era of Innovation? - MU > .

25-4-27 Future of US Forces in Europe: NATO, pivot to Asia, replacement - Perun > .

25-4-21 [NATO's Munition Challenge - Costs, Lessons, Quantity] - Perun > .

25-3-30 [Equipping a Unified European Military Without US Weapons] - Perun > .

⇒ 2025 ..

2025? ..

Baltic, Nordic 2025 ..

Comrade Krasnov - Товарищ Краснов ..
Conflicts, Tensions, Folly 2025 ..
Econopolitics 2025 ..

Europe, EU 2025 ..

Geopolitics of Envious Resentment (CRINKS) ..
Krumblin Rubble 2025 ..
Militarizing West 2025 ..

Russo-Ukraine Fronts 2025 ..

Western Opponents of XIR ..

WW3 ..

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25-6-15 G7 2025 25-6-17

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25-6-17 Carney pledges support for Ukraine to wrap G7 > .

25-6-21 [DUH] Enrages Key Ally Japan; Xina Unveils Game Changer - Mallen > .

G7 2025 - Buck Wagers >> .

⇒ 2025 ..

  

The 51st G7 summit, the 57th annual meeting of the organization G7, was held from 16 to 17 June 2025 in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.

The 2025 summit was the first summit for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. It was also the first summit for U.S. President Donald Trump since the 45th G7 summit in 2019. The visit marked the first international visit to Canada for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, and marked the second visit to Canada by U.S. [UNpresident DUHnocchio] and the first visit since the 44th G7 summit in 2018. It marked the third visit to Canada for French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

EU 2024

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24-6-14 Geopolitics forces the EU to change (shifting right) - gtbt > .

24-9-13 [Xina Wary of Technology Transfer to European Manufacturing] - Update > .

European Union  2024 European Parliament election, 6–9 June

24-6-9 EU: Center-right election victory; far-right surges | DW > . 

24-6-9 Macron calls snap election in National Assembly - ABC Aus > .

24-7-1 French [Snap, Round 1] Election Results Explained - Simple > . comment .

> Elections 2024 >>  > EU >>   > EU Economy >> 

24-12-13 Europe's Missing Trillions - Bloomberg Originals > .

24-7-18 Von der Leyen Wins EU Presidency! Her Vision for Europe - Simple > .

24-7-12 [Hung Parliament] France Plunged Into Political Uncertainty - Bloomberg > .

24-6-15 France's Political Chaos [R-wing infighting] Could Affect Polls - TLDR > .

24-6-15 Macron vs Le Pen - Battle for Assemblée Nationale - Rodaportal  > .

24-6-14 Geopolitics forces EU to change (by shifting right) - gtbt > .

24-6-14 Why the Left Did Surprisingly Well in the Nordics - TLDR > .

24-6-13 [Europe's Unaffiliated Parties: Potential Alignments] - Simple > .

24-6-13 Major European Powers Lean Right in Recent Elections || Peter Zeihan > .

24-6-13 Orbán and Fico Lose Ground at the EU Elections - TLDR > .

24-6-11 French EU Election Result: Macron's National Assembly Ploy - Simple > .

24-6-9 EU Election Results Explained - EU Made Simple > .

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24-6-5 What Happens After the EU Elections - Into Europe > . 

24-5-31 [Where EU European Parties Stand on Policy] - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > . 

24-5-24 Why the Far Right is Surging in Europe - FT Film > .

24-3-26 Explaining EU's Electoral System: Parties' Positions - Talk > .

24-3-10 Who Will Be The Next EU President? - Simple > .

24-3-3 How France Could Influence the EU Elections - Simple > .

24-2-25 Weak Polish PiS Could Impact EU's 2024 Elections - Simple > .

24-2-21 Who will YOU vote for in 3 months? | European Elections | Simple > .

24-1-16 Democracy by Margaret Atwood | Democracy 2024 - FT > .

> EU >>   > EU Economy >>  >> EU >>>

24-12-11 Will France Block Mercosur Deal, Infuriating Germany? - EUMS > .

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-11-3 Deindustrialization in Europe? - Patrick Boyle > . skip > .

24-10-18 The EU Could Die (If It Fails To Reform) - gtbt > .

24-10-18 Should the EU become a Federation? - EUMS > .

24-9-16 Mario Draghi's Plan to Fix the EU's Economy - Into Europe > .

24-9-11 Draghi Report: Europe's Plan to Challenge Xina and USA - EUMS > . 

24-7-18 Von der Leyen Wins EU Presidency! Her Vision for Europe - Simple > .

24-7-12 [Hung Parliament] France Plunged Into Political Uncertainty - Bloomberg > .

24-7-1 French [Snap, Round 1] Election Results Explained - Simple > . comment .

24-6-15 France's Political Chaos [R-wing infighting] Could Affect Polls - TLDR > .

24-6-15 Macron vs Le Pen - Battle for Assemblée Nationale - Rodaportal  > .

24-6-14 Geopolitics forces EU to change (by shifting right) - gtbt > .

24-6-14 Why the Left Did Surprisingly Well in the Nordics - TLDR > .

24-6-13 [Europe's Unaffiliated Parties: Potential Alignments] - Simple > .

24-6-13 Major European Powers Lean Right in Recent Elections || Peter Zeihan > .

24-6-13 Orbán and Fico Lose Ground at the EU Elections - TLDR > .

24-6-11 French EU Election Result: Macron's National Assembly Ploy - Simple > .

24-6-9 EU Election Results Explained - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-31 [Where EU European Parties Stand on Policy] - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > . 

24-5-24 Why the Far Right is Surging in Europe - FT Film > .

24-5-25 [Xina Whines About US-Europe Economic Cooperation] - Update > .

24-3-31 Has The EU Actually Been Good For Europe? - EcEx > .

> EU Migrant Crisis >>  Economic & Climate Migrants 

24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .

24-7-12 Why France no longer wants [Muslim] immigrants - VisPol > .

24-6-29 [Weakist-Biased Analysis of European Migrant Crisis] | Versed > .

24-6-2 EU Migration Challenge: Flow Chart - Simple > .

23-8-7 Migrant smuggling to Europe: Profit vs Prevention | DW > .

> EuM - European Defense >>

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

EU Member States - EU Made Simple >> .
EU Political Groups Explained - EU Made Simple >> .

European Elections - EU Made SIMPLE >>.

European Union Explained - EU Made Simple >> .

Will the EU create a European Army? - EU Made Simple >> .

> Eu-UK-US-X Trade >>

24-10-19 [Xina Re X-Eu-UK Trade] - Update > .

> Europe & US vs XIR >>

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

> Islamist Threat >>  > Unwanted Immigrants >>

24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .

> Political Affiliation >> > Western Resistance >>

24-6-13 [Europe's Unaffiliated Parties: Potential Alignments] - Simple > .

24-6-7 Rise of the European Far-Right-Wrong || Peter Zeihan > . 

24-5-20 Geert Wilders "A Lot is Going to Change" (English Dubbed) | Rodaportal > . 

> Unwanted Immigrants >>

24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .

24-7-12 Why France no longer wants [Muslim] immigrants - VisPol > .

Adding another election to 2024's large tally: France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he intends to dissolve parliament and call snap legislative elections [National AssemblyNational Assembly] in the wake of his allies’ crushing defeat to the far right National Rally (RN) in Sunday’s European parliament elections.

According to usually reliable projections, Macron’s centrist list was on course to score between 14.8% and 15.2% of the vote, less than half of RN’s tally of 31.5%-33% - the party’s highest ever in a nationwide election - and only just ahead of the Socialist list on 14%.

The French president, whose second term had more than two years to run before elections due in 2027, said he would shortly sign a decree calling the elections, and that the first round would be held on 30 June and the second on 7 July.

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The RN was far from the only far-right party to be celebrating gains on Sunday night. Exit polls indicated that the hard-right populists had also expanded their share of the vote in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

Although the centre-right alliance appeared to have taken a decisive lead in Germany, exit polls indicated the far-right Alternative für Deutschland had made significant gains, while the governing Greens and Social Democrats had slumped.

The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union, now in opposition, was on course for 29.5% of the vote, while the AfD had jumped to 16.5% from 11% in 2019. The AfD’s success comes despite a slew of scandals, including its lead candidate saying that the SS, the Nazi’s main paramilitary force, were “not all criminals”.

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The parties of Olaf Scholz’s ruling coalition were on course for a disastrous night, as the Social Democrats slid to 14%, worse than its weakest ever result in 2019, according to the exit poll. The Greens, who came second in 2019 with 20.5%, were knocked down to fourth place with 12 %-12.5%.

Tens of thousands of Germans took to the streets in cities including Berlin, Dresden and Munich to protest against rightwing extremism on Sunday, the final day of European elections in 21 countries.

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In Austria, meanwhile, the far-right Freedom party was forecast to have come top, with a projected 27%, ahead of the conservative People’s party and the Social Democrats, on 23.5% and 23% respectively.

In the Netherlands Geert Wilders’ far-right party was running a close second behind a Left-Green alliance. The Freedom party looked set to win 17.7% of the vote, while the Left-Green alliance, led by the former EU Commission vice-president, Frans Timmermans, was on 21.6%.

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However, the narrowing overall majorities for mainstream pro-European parties could endanger the passing of ambitious laws on climate action. It is also likely to complicate Von der Leyen’s hopes of winning a second term as European Commission president, as she needs to win the support of at least 361 of the new members of parliament.

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Democracy 2024
Economies 2024
Elections 2024
EU 2024
Europe 2024 ..

Geopolitics 2024 ..
Militaries 2024 ..
NATO 2024 ..
Political Shenanigans 2024 ..

Political Shifts ..

Resource Competition 2024 ..
Terrorism 2024 ..
Unrest 2024 ..
West 2024 ..

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➾ 2022 ..

Europe 2024

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24-3-8 Is Europe Taking The Lead On Ukraine? - gtbt > .

> Armaments Industry >>  >> Armaments Industries >>>

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > . 

24-4-28 New U$ Military Aid for Ukraine - content & impact? - Perun > .

24-4-19 Swedish factory working 24/7 to make shells for Ukraine - Kyiv Independent > .

24-3-31 Global Arms Exports - Winners, losers, trends in race to rearm - Perun > .

> Bundeswehr - German Military >>

24-6-18 [Zeitenwende] Germany's Military Comeback - Context Matters > .

24-6-12 Why Germany's Army is Rebuilding (again) - T&P > .

> Deglobalization >>

24-5-15 Why Less Globalization Might Actually Be Beneficial - EcEx > .

24-3-29 Hyperglobalisation Is Dead - gtbt > .

24-3-21 Elisabeth Braw: Globalization Failing; R-U ⇒ Unpredictable | Silicon > .

24-3-20 What a Deglobalized Economy Will Look Like - M&M > .

> Drones >>   >> Drones >>>

"Eastern Europe"

24-5-30 EU: Are New Eastern European Members Catching Up? | Into Europe >

24-4-25 [Innacurate Depictions of] "Eastern Europe" - Kraut > .

EU 2024 .. 

> Budgets, Procurement >>

> EU >>   > EU Economy >> > Elections 2024 >>

24-12-13 Europe's Missing Trillions - Bloomberg Originals > .

24-12-11 Will France Block Mercosur Deal, Infuriating Germany? - EUMS > .

24-11-3 Deindustrialization in Europe? - Patrick Boyle > . skip > .

24-10-18 The EU Could Die (If It Fails To Reform) - gtbt > .

24-10-18 Should the EU become a Federation? - EUMS > .

24-9-16 Mario Draghi's Plan to Fix the EU's Economy - Into Europe > .

24-9-11 Draghi Report: Europe's Plan to Challenge Xina and USA - EUMS > . 

24-7-18 Von der Leyen Wins EU Presidency! Her Vision for Europe - Simple > .

24-7-12 [Hung Parliament] France Plunged Into Political Uncertainty - Bloomberg > .

24-7-1 French [Snap, Round 1] Election Results Explained - Simple > . comment .

24-6-15 France's Political Chaos [R-wing infighting] Could Affect Polls - TLDR > .

24-6-15 Macron vs Le Pen - Battle for Assemblée Nationale - Rodaportal  > .

24-6-14 Geopolitics forces EU to change (by shifting right) - gtbt > .

24-6-14 Why the Left Did Surprisingly Well in the Nordics - TLDR > .

24-6-13 [Europe's Unaffiliated Parties: Potential Alignments] - Simple > .

24-6-13 Major European Powers Lean Right in Recent Elections || Peter Zeihan > .

24-6-13 Orbán and Fico Lose Ground at the EU Elections - TLDR > .

24-6-11 French EU Election Result: Macron's National Assembly Ploy - Simple > .

24-6-9 EU Election Results Explained - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-31 [Where EU European Parties Stand on Policy] - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > . 

24-5-24 Why the Far Right is Surging in Europe - FT Film > .

24-5-25 [Xina Whines About US-Europe Economic Cooperation] - Update > .

24-3-31 Has The EU Actually Been Good For Europe? - EcEx > .

...

24-6-5 What Happens After the EU Elections - Into Europe > . 

24-5-31 [Where EU European Parties Stand on Policy] - EU Made Simple > .

24-5-30 Why Vote (June 6-9) - EU Made Simple > . 

24-5-24 Why the Far Right is Surging in Europe - FT Film > .

24-3-31 Has The EU Actually Been Good For Europe? - EcEx > .

> EuM - European Defense >>  EU Army?  > Europe vs XIR >>

24-11-12 Europe Needs To Wake Up [and remilitarize] - Warfronts > .

24-7-27 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? - Simple > .

24-6-15 France's Political Chaos [R-wing infighting] Could Affect Polls - TLDR > .

24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .

24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > . 

24-3-8 Is Europe Taking The Lead On Ukraine? - gtbt > .

24-3-8 Ukraine | Time for NATO Troops? - Prof J K-L > .

24-3-6 EU Defense Union: How Far Should We Integrate? - Simple > . skip > .

24-2-28 EU Army Looks Increasingly Likely - TLDR > .

24-2-23 Radoslaw Sikorski, Polish Foreign Minister re European Army - WSJ N > .

24-2-20 Why Europe is Reinstating Conscription - TLDR > .

23-12-23 Future of EU Defense: NATO or the EU? (ft. UEF) - Simple > .

23-9-5 Strategic Autonomy: Will Europe Ever Be Able to Defend Itself? | Waro > .

22-5-1 EU Army could challenge Xina and Ruscia - Simple > .

> EU Migrant Crisis >>  Economic & Climate Migrants 

24-6-29 [Weakist-Biased Analysis of European Migrant Crisis] | Versed > .

24-6-2 EU Migration Challenge: Flow Chart - Simple > .

23-8-7 Migrant smuggling to Europe: Profit vs Prevention | DW > .

> Eu-UK-US-X Trade >>

24-10-19 [Xina Re X-Eu-UK Trade] - Update > .

> Europe >>  > Europe v X >>  > Europe vs XIR >>

24-5-9 Europe is Pretty Great (Europe Day Special) - Into Europe > .

19-6-3 Death of Europe - "Madness of Crowds" [DEI] Douglas Murray - Hoover >> .

> Europe & US vs XIR >>

24-10-12 [CSIS Report: Defining Success | US's Xina End Game] - Update > . 

Farming, Agriculture 

24-12-11 Will France Block Mercosur Deal, Infuriating Germany? - EUMS > .

24-2-15 Europe’s Farmers Are Revolting, Here's Why - IntoEurope > .

24-2-15 Why Farmers Protests are Spreading to Spain, Italy and Greece - TLDR EU > .

24-2-1 Disgruntled Farmers Storm the EU - Simple > .

Federal Europe? 

23-12-22 Federal European State. The Future or Utopia? - gtbt > .

23-11-3 BIG step towards a federal Europe? (ft. UEF) 1 - Simple > .

23-12-31 BIG step towards a federal Europe? (ft. UEF) 2 - Simple > .

> Finland >> 

24-4-26 How Finland Has Become [Almost] Impossible to Invade - Icarus > .

> France Military >>  > France >>  > French Armed Forces >>>

24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .

24-3-22 France is Preparing for War - T&P > .

24-3-22 How a French Intervention in Ukraine Would Work - Spaniel > .

> Georgia >>

24-5-30 Caucasus Strife: Ruscia Might Invade Georgia Again - RealLifeLore > .

24-5-18 [Georgians Try to Escape Ruscist Corruption] - gtbt > .

24-5-2 Sabanadze: Georgia's Maidan-Style Protests Against P00tinisation - Silicon > .

> Germany Geoeconomics >> 

24-3-14 German-Polish Tensions - Modern > .

global 

23-11-19 Niall Ferguson: How Civilizations Collapse - Triggernometry > .

Industrial Fronts ..   > Industry >>  >> Industrial, IP Espionage >>>

24-9-13 [Xina Wary of Technology Transfer to European Manufacturing] - Update > .

> Islamist Threat >>  > Unwanted Immigrants >>

24-11-14 Is Europe turning Muslim? - Into Europe > .

Liberal Democracies 

24-1-16 Democracy by Margaret Atwood | Democracy 2024 - FT > .

> > NATO > >  > NATO Militaries >>

24-8-23 Why [and How] Europe is Preparing for War - nwyt > .

24-5-27 Emmanuel Macron's Russia Strategy: 4D Chess or [Bluff]? > .
24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > .
24-4-22 How NATO & Russia are Preparing to Fight Total War - Real > .

24-4-4 NATO - Largest military alliance in world | DW Doc > .

24-4-2 NATO Free Riding; [DJT's Stupidity re] Collective Defense - Spaniel > .

24-3-8 Ukraine | Time for NATO Troops? - Prof J K-L > .

24-2-16 United States | No More NATO? - Prof J K-L > .

> Overseas Bases >>

24-11-10 Ranking USA's Most Important Military Bases - Aaron Watson > .

> P00paganda >>

24-6-7 [Desperate P00paganda: Thugmouths Threaten West] Risk? | OSW > .

24-6-6 [Desperation behind Tsar Runt's Empty Threats: Cowardly Bully - Katz > .

24-5-22 [XIR DISinformation: NoXious Zociopathic Divisive Gambit] - Applebaum > .

24-5-18 [Ruscian P00paganda Controls Narrative & Manipulates West] - Waro > .

1983 Psychological Warfare Subversion & Control of Western Society > .

> Poland >>

24-5-17 Poland Preparing for War - T&P > .

24-3-14 German-Polish Tensions - Modern > .

24-2-25 Weak Polish PiS Could Impact EU's 2024 Elections - Simple > .

24-2-7 Poland, After America || Peter Zeihan > .

> Political Affiliation >> > Western Resistance >>

24-6-7 Rise of the European Far-Right-Wrong || Peter Zeihan > . 

24-5-20 Geert Wilders "A Lot is Going to Change" (English Dubbed) | Rodaportal > . 

R-U 

24-6-6 [Desperation behind Tsar Runt's Empty Threats: Cowardly Bully - Katz > .

24-4-28 [Orcine response] when Ukraine receives more weapons? - Anders > .

24-4-16 Orcs Advance Despite Heavy Losses - P00's [Doomed] Invasion - K&G > .

24-3-3 Ukraine War 2024: Military & Economic Balance of the Long War - Perun > .

> > Resource Issues > >

24-5-1 How Xina Threatens Europe via EU's Green Deal - gtbt > .

Ruscia 

24-1-28 Pillars of Russia. On What Does Russian Success or Failure Rest? - gtbt > .

Russia's Mistakes in Ukraine - The Icarus Project >> .

> Terrorism >>

24-4-8 Ruscia, America, & West: Security Concerns = Islamic Radicalism - TBN > .

> Trade War 2024 >>

24-12-11 Will France Block Mercosur Deal, Infuriating Germany? - EUMS > .

24-6-8 Fragmenting Order: Xina-Europe Trade & Strategic Tensions - Update > .

>> UK Economy >>>

Austerity, BrexTWIT, COVID - UK Slump | Weighs 'n Means >> .

> Unwanted Immigrants >>

24-7-12 Why France no longer wants [Muslim] immigrants - VisPol > .

U$A/NATO 

24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > . 

24-4-28 New U$ Military Aid for Ukraine - content & impact? - Perun > .

24-4-22 How NATO & Russia are Preparing to Fight Total War - Real > .

24-4-10 [XIR & R-U] Ruscia already at war with West/NATO - Kyiv I > .  

24-4-2 How world is preparing for Useless Idiot's possible return - Caspian > . skip > .

24-3-28 THE ART OF LIES: How Russia Manipulates the West - Ukraine Matters > .
ISW Denying Russia’s Only Strategy for Success - Institute for the Study of War ISW

> Wartime Economies >>

24-5-14 USA+NATO: MIC & Strategic Power vs XIR - OBF > . 

24-4-28 New U$ Military Aid for Ukraine - content & impact? - Perun > .

24-1-20 Can Ruscia win the military production race? - Anders > .

> Western Resistance >>

> XIR >> risks 

24-5-10 [Xi SchmooZes Serbia & Hungary] - Update > .

24-5-9 [Xi SchmooZes France (Wooing Serbia & Hungary)] - Update > .

24-5-9 [Xi Targets Serbia & Hungary] - Focus > .

>> Economics >>>

>> Europe >>>

>> Geopolitics >>>

>> NATO >>>

2024 - Sutton Hoo >> .

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