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Church and Revolution in Ceaușescu’s Romania

It was not only the repression of personal liberties, the control over the media and the personal cult of Ceaușescu which made the Romanian one party-system infamous, but also the decline in the country’s living standards.

The Hungarian Holy Kings (Saint Ladislaus, Saint Emeric, and Saint Stephen). Painting from the altar of the church of Szepeshely (Spišská Kapitula, today’s Slovakia), 1478

Saint Emeric, Patron Saint of Hungarian Youth

‘In addition to his role as patron of the country, the prince who died in an unfortunate accident had to wait centuries to find his place among the Hungarian saints, so that his legend could be used to inspire young schoolchildren and promote Catholicism to them.’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, at the Elysee Palace on January 6, 2026.

Pfizergate All Over Again?

German MEP from the left-wing BSW Fabio De Masi sued the European Commission over its lack of transparency on arms-industry contacts. After months of incomplete replies, he argues the Commission violated EU treaties and the Parliament’s oversight rights—raising fears of a Pfizergate-like scandal amid the EU’s multibillion-euro defence spending.