Day: December 4, 2021

16 Years of Merkelism: A Retrospective

Having managed the country with the sole aim of keeping her ‘clientelist’ system in power for as long as possible, Angela Merkel is disappearing from the political scene—just as the first cracks in the German ‘ship of state’ are beginning to show.

Belgium: Court Declares COVID Passports Illegal in Wallonia 

Belgium: Court Declares COVID Passports Illegal in Wallonia 

The case—in which a court in Wallonia declared a regional government’s COVID pass to be illegal—could set a precedent for the legality of COVID passes across Belgium.

December 4, 2021
As Cases of COVID-19 Rise Throughout Europe, Countries Take Different Approaches

As Cases of COVID-19 Rise Throughout Europe, Countries Take Different Approaches

European Union Commission chief Ursula von der Leyden’s said on Wednesday that it was time to “think about mandatory vaccination.” In her personal opinion, “it is understandable and appropriate to lead this discussion now.”

December 4, 2021
VOX MEP Demands EU’s ‘LGBTQ Ambassador’ be Dismissed for Posing as a ‘Transgender’ Virgin Mary 

VOX MEP Demands EU’s ‘LGBTQ Ambassador’ be Dismissed for Posing as a ‘Transgender’ Virgin Mary 

Jorge Buxadé MEP, head of VOX’s Delegation in the European Parliament, has called for the immediate dismissal of Riccardo Simonetti from his role as the parliament’s ‘LGBTQ Ambassador,’ after Simonetti posed as a ‘transgender’ Virgin Mary.

December 4, 2021
16 Years of Merkelism: A Retrospective

16 Years of Merkelism: A Retrospective

Having managed the country with the sole aim of keeping her ‘clientelist’ system in power for as long as possible, Angela Merkel is disappearing from the political scene—just as the first cracks in the German ‘ship of state’ are beginning to show.

December 4, 2021