Day: December 17, 2021

‘Make it Matter’: Funds and Folly in the European Recovery

The European Commission’s promotional material makes ‘Next Generation EU’ comes across as oddly remote from the task of actually facilitating Europe’s next generation. Nor is it meant for a specialized audience, as it lacks any reference to how one might actually procure the product being advertised—namely, funding.

Denmark: Former Minister Sentenced to Prison For Separating Underage Migrant Brides from Husbands

Denmark: Former Minister Sentenced to Prison For Separating Underage Migrant Brides from Husbands

Ms. Støjberg’s case isn’t one-of-a-kind. Other prominent European ministers who’ve taken uncompromising positions against mass immigration have faced similar charges for protecting their country’s territorial integrity.

December 17, 2021
Cardinal Says EU’s Discrimination of Christians Plays Into the Hands of Populists

Cardinal Says EU’s Discrimination of Christians Plays Into the Hands of Populists

Discriminating against Christians and banishing religion from the public sphere isn’t “a politically advantageous move since this attitude can push Catholics towards populist parties,” warns the Archbishop of Luxembourg.

December 17, 2021
‘Make it Matter’: Funds and Folly in the European Recovery

‘Make it Matter’: Funds and Folly in the European Recovery

The European Commission’s promotional material makes ‘Next Generation EU’ comes across as oddly remote from the task of actually facilitating Europe’s next generation. Nor is it meant for a specialized audience, as it lacks any reference to how one might actually procure the product being advertised—namely, funding.

December 17, 2021
Austria’s Stark and Deepening Divide: Anti-COVID Protests in Vienna

Austria’s Stark and Deepening Divide: Anti-COVID Protests in Vienna

About 44,000 Austrians gathered at the capital’s Heldenplatz once more last Saturday to protest their government’s measures to combat the ongoing COVID pandemic.

December 17, 2021
Echoes of the Vikings? Cross-Channel Migration, Then and Now

Echoes of the Vikings? Cross-Channel Migration, Then and Now

We rarely learn from history; but we persistently repeat it.

December 17, 2021