Day: April 21, 2023

EU To Encourage Its Own Chip Production

According to von der Leyen, the deal “will power a clean tech industry made in Europe and strengthen our digital resilience and sovereignty.”

EU To Speed Up Labor Migration to Europe

The EU “needs to attract new low and medium skilled third-country national workers … who cannot find legal ways to reach Europe,” the statement to the legislation argues for establishing a common, simplified residence permit system.

Italian Minister Warns of “Ethnic Replacement”

“We can’t give in to the idea of ethnic replacement: the Italians are having fewer children and we’re replacing them with someone else. That is not the way,” Francesco Lollobrigida, Italy’s Agriculture Minister said.

European Parliament Still on the Fence About Border Walls

“If we want to show solidarity, then we must restore the order at our borders, if needed by building fences where they are needed,” EPP spokesman Jeroen Lenaers said after pushing through an amendment to fund border walls, which was later thrown out by the Left with the entire package.

Luxembourg’s Gay PM Slams Orbán over LGBT Law

“I would ask you not to stigmatize those with a different identity or faith,” Hungarian MEP Tamás Deutch replied after PM Xavier Bettel accused Hungary of homophobia.

EU To Encourage Its Own Chip Production

EU To Encourage Its Own Chip Production

According to von der Leyen, the deal “will power a clean tech industry made in Europe and strengthen our digital resilience and sovereignty.”

April 21, 2023
EU To Speed Up Labor Migration to Europe

EU To Speed Up Labor Migration to Europe

The EU “needs to attract new low and medium skilled third-country national workers … who cannot find legal ways to reach Europe,” the statement to the legislation argues for establishing a common, simplified residence permit system.

April 21, 2023
Germany: Union Strikes Cripple Rail Network and Airports

Germany: Union Strikes Cripple Rail Network and Airports

The strikes brought Germany’s entire rail network to a standstill and resulted in more than 90,000 passengers being affected by flight cancellations.

April 21, 2023
Russia City Bombed by “Abnormal” Russian Air Strike

Russia City Bombed by “Abnormal” Russian Air Strike

There is no other justification for this untimely strike than an “abnormal descent of aviation ammunition,” according to the Russian Defence Minister.

April 21, 2023
Morocco To Receive €624 Million in Green Aid Despite Qatargate Links

Morocco To Receive €624 Million in Green Aid Despite Qatargate Links

The aid deal comes despite established links between Moroccan intelligence services and the Qatargate scandal, with the ringleader of the bribery network, Antonio Panzeri, a known ally of Morocco.

April 21, 2023
Italian Minister Warns of “Ethnic Replacement”

Italian Minister Warns of “Ethnic Replacement”

“We can’t give in to the idea of ethnic replacement: the Italians are having fewer children and we’re replacing them with someone else. That is not the way,” Francesco Lollobrigida, Italy’s Agriculture Minister said.

April 21, 2023
Poland Secures $4 Billion Loan for Up to 20 New Nuclear Power Plants

Poland Secures $4 Billion Loan for Up to 20 New Nuclear Power Plants

Poland’s assertive move toward nuclear energy comes as its neighbor Germany announced last week that its last three remaining nuclear power plants would be shut down on April 15th.

April 21, 2023
A Study of the Collective Mind: A Review of <em>The Crowd</em>  by Gustave Le Bon

A Study of the Collective Mind: A Review of <em>The Crowd</em> by Gustave Le Bon

In The Crowd, Le Bon warns that when ideals are erased, cohesion is lost, individual characters weaken and develop excessive egoism, and, as their capacity for self-sufficiency diminishes, they become increasingly reliant on the government to direct them.

April 21, 2023
European Parliament Still on the Fence About Border Walls

European Parliament Still on the Fence About Border Walls

“If we want to show solidarity, then we must restore the order at our borders, if needed by building fences where they are needed,” EPP spokesman Jeroen Lenaers said after pushing through an amendment to fund border walls, which was later thrown out by the Left with the entire package.

April 21, 2023
Luxembourg’s Gay PM Slams Orbán over LGBT Law

Luxembourg’s Gay PM Slams Orbán over LGBT Law

“I would ask you not to stigmatize those with a different identity or faith,” Hungarian MEP Tamás Deutch replied after PM Xavier Bettel accused Hungary of homophobia.

April 21, 2023
Stoltenberg: “Ukraine’s Future is in NATO”

Stoltenberg: “Ukraine’s Future is in NATO”

For now, NATO’s priority remains Ukraine’s “military victory over Russia,” the NATO Secretary General said.

April 21, 2023
Turkish Interior Minister: Whole World Hates U.S.; Europe is U.S. Pawn

Turkish Interior Minister: Whole World Hates U.S.; Europe is U.S. Pawn

The interior minister’s comments are reflective of what appears to be a growing anti-American sentiment across increasingly broad segments of the international community, including parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

April 21, 2023