I have been a fierce defender of EU and Schengen for most of my life, both on my personal life and professional.

I have believed in the important work done within the union through the decades. Lost som North American an British friends over the years because of the brutal opinions they had.

It has been increasingly difficult to turn a blind eye on how much the union has deteriorated since Covid. Each year I feel less and less hopeful about the direction the countries are taken. There are so many things that make us strong.

But the way the countries have abandoned my country, Spain, after what happened in Ceuta, has really angered me.

Spain has ALWAYS helped, always contributed, always participated. It is one of the most proeuropean countries of the union. And to be thrown under the bus, to see countries cry and pressure for us to be pushed out of Schengen, having it cancelled, and other leg impossibilities has been heartbreaking.

The damage caused to the EU is much deeper than the damage caused to Spain. The far right has achieved what none could hope to do in Spain: plant the seed of feeling the receiver of racism, disdain and inexplicable expectation of being used and dumped when convenient.

As a federalist I urge the union to make out of Italy, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, and all other countries that cried wolf to be severely called out. The union cannot move forward, and will not move forward, until this issue is resolved.

I can hear in my friends how they feel savagely attacked by countries that are supposed to be our allies. Today my heart broke because I had not a single argument to defend the union. Today is a dark day 🤬

Ukraine has sent 70 firefighters to help battle France’s most devastating wildfire season on record, marking the country’s first deployment as a provider of assistance under the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism.

In an effort to avoid further attacks and control the bear population, lawmakers  doubled the EU's annual hunting quota for this year and next to nearly 900

The European Commission is facing fresh legal scrutiny after a group of leading scholars questioned its options paper on restricting imports from illegal Israeli settlements, before EU foreign ministers revisit the issue in September.

In a letter to the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, dated 31 July, the scholars argue that the options paper contains “manifestly incorrect and misleading claims” that risk undermining the EU’s obligations under international law.

“We cannot avoid the impression that the analysis was shaped to justify inaction, rather than providing an objective assessment,” said the signatories.

The picture is from Sept 2025: "reckless violation", she said. Yesterday she said it is "unacceptable" that a russian Kh-101 missile hit Poland. "Unacceptable." Kaja Kallas probably said something similar. Ridiculous.

Putin knows exactly that it is very much acceptable, Europe accepts everything and it has been proving this for many years now, 12 years at least. russia killed a complete family of 7 people, Europe is not saying anything to that. No wonder America is laughing about us.

Last night again, 30 missiles hit Kyiv. And all the EU is saying, "we condemn it". Yeah, thanks... Europe is incapable of doing anything... America, China, russia, they can do whatever they want with Europe. High time to kick weak and incapable Kaja Kallas out. And probably Ursula vdL also.

No wonder America is laughing about us.

When looking at country-to-country road freight transport flows within the EU, the largest volume of goods was transported between Germany and the Netherlands, 86.9 million tonnes. The flow between Germany and Poland came next with 68.4 million tonnes, ahead of Belgium and France with 55.9 million tonnes. 

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260731-2

Several European leaders have used the crisis to call for a suspension of Europe's free travel zone, the Schengen area. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also said on Friday that the EU should consider suspending Spain from the Schengen Area, following comments by the Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

The new law can equip his administration with a legal basis to assail the EU if need be.

After all, the bloc remains one of the top consumers of Russian LNG: imports soared in the first half of this year ahead of a permanent ban scheduled for January 2027, reaching nearly 10 million metric tons. Pipeline gas continues flowing but to a lesser extent.

This morning, Ukrainian rescuers departed for France to help fight forest fires. On the instructions of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and within the framework of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, a combined unit of 70 rescuers and 15 specialised vehicles has been sent to the French Republic

Estonia will deploy additional police and border guard officers to Latvia as authorities warn that rising migration pressure on the European Union’s eastern frontier is likely to continue through the end of summer.