Dutch Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders argues that alleged European Commission interference in elections and enforcement of the Digital Services Act pose a greater threat to democracy than political disputes in the United States.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), issued a warning this week that Europe may once again require American intervention to defend democratic principles, asserting that European Union authorities are undermining free speech and election integrity across the continent.
In an op-ed for Breitbart News, Wilders criticized what he described as misplaced priorities within the European Parliament, noting that lawmakers in Strasbourg debated “State violence in Minneapolis and the rule of law in the United States” while declining to examine allegations of EU interference in European elections.
Wilders cited a recent report from the U.S. House Judiciary Committee examining what it characterized as Europe’s decade-long campaign to regulate and censor online speech. As part of its investigation, the committee subpoenaed ten American technology companies seeking communications with foreign governments, including EU officials. According to Wilders, the report contends that the European Commission has used the Digital Services Act (DSA), which took effect in 2023, to pressure platforms to remove content labeled as “disinformation,” including posts critical of EU leadership.
He referenced a significant fine imposed by Brussels last December against the social media platform X, which was ordered to pay €120 million for noncompliance with EU regulations. Wilders said the European Parliament declined to vote on whether to debate the findings of the U.S. congressional report.
The House Judiciary Committee report, according to Wilders, suggests that in every European election since implementation of the DSA, the European Commission sought to influence or suppress speech. Countries cited in the congressional findings include The Netherlands, Ireland, France, Romania, Slovakia and Moldova. Although Moldova is not an EU member state, Wilders said the Commission sought to “address disinformation risks” there as well.
Wilders argued that such actions, if substantiated, would represent a significant challenge to democratic governance in Europe. He emphasized that his party opposes EU policies on migration, gender identity issues and broader integration efforts, and that any attempt by the Commission to shape narratives affecting those issues would undermine voter intent.
In the October 2025 Dutch general elections, Wilders’ PVV trailed the pro-EU D66 party by 0.2% of the vote. Wilders suggested that absent alleged interference, the outcome might have differed.
He contrasted what he described as European regulatory overreach with remarks delivered by U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference. In those remarks, Vance said Europe’s political elites “simply don’t like the idea that somebody with an alternative viewpoint might express a different opinion or, God forbid, vote a different way, or even worse, win an election.”
Wilders maintained that the Digital Services Act is designed to control public discourse and that efforts by U.S. lawmakers to scrutinize its impact on American companies could have broader implications for speech protections in Europe. He expressed gratitude for what he described as American support for free expression and free elections.
Wilders, who received more than 1.6 million preferential votes in the October 2025 election, remains one of the most prominent figures in Dutch politics and continues to advocate for policies limiting EU authority over national decision-making.