Month: March 2023

Russian Missiles Fired in the Sea of Japan

Japan is very concerned about the parallels that can be drawn between the situation in Eastern Europe and the situation in Asia. “Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” Foreign Minister Hayashi said.

It’s Time To Speak Up for Free Speech

Let’s take Finnish MP Räsänen’s words to heart: “Now it is time to speak. Because the more we are silent, the narrower the space for freedom of speech and religion grows.”

EU Plans To Join the Semiconductor Race

The Chips Act is designed to mitigate European reliance on Chinese semiconductors. It is an answer to the unanticipated realisation that the EU is at a technological disadvantage.

Attack on Ismaili Shias in Lisbon

The assailant was confronted by law enforcement and shot. He was taken to hospital and is now in police custody.

Chinese Fraud Ring Busted at Liège Airport

Chinese Fraud Ring Busted at Liège Airport

According to the investigation, Chinese exporters had put in place a complex system to evade VAT and other taxes while increasing their own profits.

March 30, 2023
Attack on Ismaili Shias in Lisbon

Attack on Ismaili Shias in Lisbon

The assailant was confronted by law enforcement and shot. He was taken to hospital and is now in police custody.

Transition or Mobility? An Interview with <strong>Dirk Spaniel</strong>

Transition or Mobility? An Interview with <strong>Dirk Spaniel</strong>

The freedom we have experienced in recent decades to decide for ourselves when, where, and how we get around will no longer be affordable for many people.

EU Ban on Combustion Engine Receives “Final Green Light”

EU Ban on Combustion Engine Receives “Final Green Light”

The Commission has celebrated the move as an “important step towards zero-emission mobility.”

March 29, 2023
Italy Moves To Ban Lab-Grown Food

Italy Moves To Ban Lab-Grown Food

A bill prohibiting laboratory-grown food is now awaiting parliamentary approval in Italy.

Finland’s Prime Minister and the Polish Abortion Controversy

Finland’s Prime Minister and the Polish Abortion Controversy

The claim that Sanna Marin promised free abortion to Poles was made up by the Polish Left, “trying to capitalize” on the abortion debate, Jerzy Kwaśniewski, director of Ordo Iuris explained.

March 29, 2023
Switching Sides: Honduras Breaks Ties with Taiwan, Hitches Wagon to China 

Switching Sides: Honduras Breaks Ties with Taiwan, Hitches Wagon to China 

With this latest setback, only 13 countries still recognize the beleaguered island’s sovereignty.

March 29, 2023
UK: Children “Regularly” Turning Violent Over Video Game Usage

UK: Children “Regularly” Turning Violent Over Video Game Usage

One health official said some children claim “they’d rather be dead than not game.”

March 29, 2023
Left-leaning Majority Hijacks Migration Vote

Left-leaning Majority Hijacks Migration Vote

The final deal has “made the proposal even worse,” Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers said, denouncing it for laying the foundation for undemocratic migrant quotas while leaving the migratory pressure unchecked.

March 29, 2023
Exposed! EU Pushed the Dutch Government to Target Farmers

Exposed! EU Pushed the Dutch Government to Target Farmers

The media accused European Commission official Diederik Samson of influencing Dutch policy. He said he was only reminding the government of the Commission’s point of view.

March 29, 2023
UK: Grooming Victim Wins Landmark Compensation Case

UK: Grooming Victim Wins Landmark Compensation Case

The ruling sets a precedent for future payouts for abuse victims as whistleblowers warn that abuse of underage English girls is still endemic.

March 29, 2023
La Manif Pour Tous Becomes the Family Union

La Manif Pour Tous Becomes the Family Union

The new movement is designed to defend the family, motherhood, fatherhood, the rights and needs of the child, intergenerational solidarity, and recommends a ‘family’ approach from birth to the end of life in French politics.

March 29, 2023