Month: April 2023

Catalonia Bans Spyware

‘Spyware,’ created by military experts, has been key in bringing drug lords and mafia leaders to justice but has also been used by governments to spy on its opposition, both civic and political.

Cancel Culture: The Illusion of Justice

It is not activists’ sincere belief in the harm caused by ‘wrong words’ that is the problem, but their ill-founded hubris—their self-assumed role of holy avengers bringing the world to the ‘right side of history.’

Dutch China Critic Intimidated by Unknown Actors

The Dutch Foreign Ministry expressed concern over Marije Vlaskamp and her interviewee, Chinese dissident Wang Jingyu, having faced “such far-reaching intimidation.”

Finding Freedom through Shirley Collins’ Folk Music

The gifts Shirley Collins has given to us by her guardianship of England’s old folk songs should also be seen as an invitation to all peoples to recover their own folk music traditions.

Finland’s Accession Met by Russian Increase of Military Presence

Finland’s Accession Met by Russian Increase of Military Presence

Finland’s accession has doubled the land border between NATO countries and Russia to 2,600 kilometers.

April 5, 2023
Scholz Questioned Over Links to Tax Fraud

Scholz Questioned Over Links to Tax Fraud

The CDU hopes to hold Scholz’s feet to the fire for his ties to a German bank implicated in extensive tax fraud committed while he was mayor of Hamburg.

April 5, 2023
EPPO Goes After Government-Linked Greek Spyware Company

EPPO Goes After Government-Linked Greek Spyware Company

This is the only investigation into the spyware business in Europe beyond the PEGA committee so far, though the committee has previously called on law enforcement to get involved.

April 5, 2023
<em>Daphne</em> Blooms in New York

<em>Daphne</em> Blooms in New York

Strauss’s opera prizes innocence in a time of chaos, beauty over disorder, and the transcendence of suffering. Daphne is precisely the work that could lend itself to the revitalization of an opera company.

April 5, 2023
Hundreds of Migrants Rescued Near Malta

Hundreds of Migrants Rescued Near Malta

The migrants had left from the eastern coast of Libya, near Benghazi, on April 1st. They spent four days at sea, the last two without food or water.

April 5, 2023
Acts of Arson Renew Fears of Lasting Serbia-Kosovo Rift

Acts of Arson Renew Fears of Lasting Serbia-Kosovo Rift

Serbia’s Foreign Minister slammed the Kosovo government for being the “main generator of all crises” in Kosovo as it “avoids the commitments” it had made.

U.S. Announces Another $2.6B in Weapons for Ukraine

U.S. Announces Another $2.6B in Weapons for Ukraine

U.S. commitment to substantial resources “reflects the American interests and values that are at stake,” the Department of Defense said, vowing to send more packages in the future.

April 5, 2023
How Europe Responded to Donald Trump’s Legal Drama

How Europe Responded to Donald Trump’s Legal Drama

European politicians and journalists are focussed on Trump’s indictment, but what have they got to say?

April 5, 2023
NGOs Block Public Disclosure in EU Congo Sex Probe

NGOs Block Public Disclosure in EU Congo Sex Probe

UNICEF is among the NGOs attempting to block the disclosure of files relating to the exploitation of women and children in the Congo amid reports that aid workers impregnated 26 women.

April 5, 2023
Let Us Pray

Let Us Pray

The right to freedom of religion and belief, enshrined in international law, includes the right to manifest one’s belief both in private and public. It is not for politicians or the government to dictate what words we direct toward God or to interpret religious scripture.

April 5, 2023
<em>Aux Barricades</em>: An Interview With a French Pension Protester

<em>Aux Barricades</em>: An Interview With a French Pension Protester

A symptom of the French penchant to riot or part of a broader collapse of the Fifth Republic? The European Conservative speaks to a participant of recent anti-Macron pension demonstrations to examine the movement’s causes, character, and future.

April 5, 2023
Non-Vaccinated Doctors To Be Reintegrated in French Hospitals

Non-Vaccinated Doctors To Be Reintegrated in French Hospitals

The suspension of caregivers has left painful traces in the French medical profession. Many felt exploited during the first wave only to be rejected with ingratitude for refusing to comply with mRNA therapy protocols.

April 5, 2023