Parliament clears Bulgaria’s euro entry against the popular will

So it has come to this: The Bulgarians are getting the junk currency euro — despite massive protests and clearly against the majority will in Bulgaria. The European Parliament made that decision today.

Lagarde, von der Leyen, Dombrovskis, and company have gotten what they wanted: short-term positive signals to distract from the dire state of a hopelessly over-indebted and, in truth, no longer salvageable eurozone.

The Bulgarian elites have also gotten what they wanted: a break from fiscal discipline, finally enabling them — without the oversight of a currency board — to buy voter favor with cheap helicopter money.

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15 July 2026

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Right-Wing Majority Prevails: Less Bureaucracy Instead of Ideological Environmental Regulation

The European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) today adopted its opinion on the so-called Environmental Omnibus by 47 votes to 35, with three abstentions.

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10 July 2026

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Parliament revives Chat Control through the back door

The European Parliament partially revived the so-called "voluntary" Chat Control proposal through a fast-track procedure despite its earlier rejection.

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7 July 2026

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Defend democratic principles, whoever is concerned

Today, the European Parliament voted to request an investigation into the Europe of Sovereign Nations Party. The ESN Group voted against this proposal.

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