Month: April 2023

Gig Worker Labour Movement Usurped by Spain’s Social Transition

Those working for online delivery platforms such as Uber Eats, Amazon Flex, or Deliveroo have seen their income drop dramatically without substantially improving their working conditions since Spain’s Rider Law went into effect in September 2021.

Practising Muslims Outnumber Catholics in France

According to statistics, the Muslim community practises their faith more than the Catholic community in France: 5.8% of the population are practising Muslims; 4.35% are practising Catholics.

Good Cop Bad Cop Strategy Does Not Sway Chinese

In Beijing, French President Macron and European Commission President von der Leyen tried in vain to sway Beijing into siding with the collective West over Ukraine.

Bach’s St. Mark’s Passion: A Reconstructed Gem

“Whereas the Matthäus-Passion and Johannes-Passion are extremely well-known and have long and well-established performance traditions, the libretto of the Markus is largely unknown, even to Bach scholars.”

Parisians Vote To Ban E-Scooters

Parisians Vote To Ban E-Scooters

The results are unanimous, regardless of the political stripe of the arrondissement, Right or Left: scooters have been voted out.

April 5, 2023
EU Clarifies Insect Labelling Rules

EU Clarifies Insect Labelling Rules

The issue of bug eating has become an attack point for European populists, while advocates extoll the benefits of insect consumption to the European Green Deal.

April 5, 2023
Indicted, Defiant Trump Rallies the Republican Party: A Report from Palm Beach

Indicted, Defiant Trump Rallies the Republican Party: A Report from Palm Beach

“The only crime I have committed,” declared former U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday, “is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it.”

April 5, 2023
French Journalists Expelled From Burkina Faso

French Journalists Expelled From Burkina Faso

Shortly before the expulsion of the journalists, the government denounced a cooperation and assistance agreement signed with France in 1961.

April 5, 2023
‘European Values’ Threaten European Security

‘European Values’ Threaten European Security

The problem with legal unification in Europe is that it follows an agenda marketed as the protection of ‘European values.’ The question is: what are these values and who decides them?

April 5, 2023
PM Orbán Urges Trump to “Keep On Fighting” 

PM Orbán Urges Trump to “Keep On Fighting” 

During the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Trump’s presidential candidacy.

April 4, 2023
EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

EPP HQ Raided Over Digital Bribery Allegations

The raid relates to a corruption case against top EPP official Mario Voigt, with allegations that the CDU politician awarded a contract to design an EPP campaign app on the basis of bribery.

April 4, 2023
From Neutrality to NATO: How Finlandization Ends Today

From Neutrality to NATO: How Finlandization Ends Today

Finnish neutrality began as a geopolitical necessity, but can finally be left behind in exchange for a more united future.

April 4, 2023
Conservatives in Rome Seek Revival of the Italian Imaginary

Conservatives in Rome Seek Revival of the Italian Imaginary

An event later this week will look to “promote and develop ideas” significant for Italian culture.

April 4, 2023
Sweden: Five Islamist Suspects Arrested in Anti-Terror Raids

Sweden: Five Islamist Suspects Arrested in Anti-Terror Raids

Deputy director of counterterrorism Susanna Trehörning said that security forces cannot wait for terror acts to be in progress before acting to thwart them.

April 4, 2023
Japan Splits With U.S Sanctions on Russian Oil Purchases

Japan Splits With U.S Sanctions on Russian Oil Purchases

Japan has struggled to wean itself off Russian energy imports and made the decision with the prior approval of the United States.

April 4, 2023
Russia Calls Nuclear Threat “Propaganda”—West Still Unsure

Russia Calls Nuclear Threat “Propaganda”—West Still Unsure

Reports suggest that fears over the use of nuclear weaponry, having “crescendoed” late last year, have since “abated.”

April 4, 2023