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MERCOSUR, CETA: The « Providure » Scam
In *BAM!*, Corinne Lalo exposes the tricks behind the free trade agreements signed by the EU. By comparing the treaty signed with Canada (CETA) in 2016 and the one signed with Mercosur (EMPA/iTA) in 2026, she exposes a veritable anti-democratic power grab! A temporary measure that lasts—the…
The EU sanctions Jacques Baud: an openly embraced authoritarian drift
This Monday, 15 December, Jacques Baud will be sanctioned by the EU. This former Swiss intelligence colonel and independent analyst, whom we have had the honour of interviewing several times, will have his assets frozen and will be banned from entering the EU. His crime? Having publicly expressed…
Chat Control: Thought Police at your fingertips
The European Commission is about to impose on 450 million citizens generalised surveillance of their private conversations. WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, SMS... all your messaging services, without exception, could be forced to scan your messages before you even send them. Yet Ursula von der Leyen…
Von der Leyen: energy blackmail in the Balkans
In mid-October, Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Serbia to offer the EU’s help with energy cooperation. BAM! investigated what was really at stake in this seemingly friendly visit.
Ukrainian fundamental rights activist assassinated in Madrid
The silence surrounding a crime sometimes says more than the crime itself
Ursula, gravedigger of Europe?
Opacity, disregard for procedures, waste, nepotism, obstruction of justice, abuse of power, censorship, interference in elections... Ursula von der Leyen, for whom no citizen ever voted, piles up abuses with complete impunity. Had the results been there, one might have shown some leniency, but that…
Electoral liquidation
In an unprecedented move in Romania, the Constitutional Court annulled the second round of the Romanian presidential election. The run-off was to pit Călin Georgescu, a supposedly far-right candidate, against Elena Lasconi, a liberal, pro-European candidate. The decision was reportedly prompted by…
Michèle’s heart has stopped…
We are all orphans: Michèle Rivasi has left us, taken by cardiac arrest at the age of 70. The last representative of the historic environmental movement, she took part in every struggle with courage, determination and pugnacity.
European digital identity project: A danger to democracy?
504 cybersecurity experts, researchers and civil society associations from 36 countries are sounding a warning about the EU digital identity project in an open letter. They draw the attention of the European Parliament and the public to the increased risks of surveillance and security flaws that…
A Belgian party joins Frédéric Baldan’s complaint against Ursula von der Leyen
The Belgian political party Vivant Ostbelgien is joining Frédéric Baldan’s complaint against Ursula von der Leyen. This action, which follows concerns about the negotiation of vaccine contracts with Pfizer/BioNTech, highlights serious accusations of abuse of power, destruction of public documents…