Day: May 10, 2023

Fiscal Forecast America: The Debt Limit Drama

Democrats and Republicans are bickering over the debt ceiling. They will reach an agreement before the June 1st “default” date, but it will only be a stopgap measure. At some point, Congress will face such high costs for its debt that not even the most optimistic investors can trust the U.S. Treasury any longer.

Parliament Approves EU Adoption of the Istanbul Convention

“The Istanbul Convention … undermines the genuine protection of women and prioritizes ideology over facts,” MEP Ladislav Ilčić (ECR) said. Ironically, the treaty meant to combat physical and sexual violence is the one that’s being forced on member states against their will.

Spate of Knife Attacks Hits Vienna

Vienna’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Dominik Nepp said that the “cycle of violence is apparently spinning faster and faster,” and has called for a security summit.

Tucker Announces New Show on Twitter

The former Fox News host said that “at the most basic level, the news you consume [via mainstream platforms] is a lie.”

EU Waters Down Powers of New Anti-Corruption Body

EU Waters Down Powers of New Anti-Corruption Body

The proposed ethics body to counter EU institutional corruption will only have advisory authority, confidential notes from Commission Vice President Jourová revealed.

May 10, 2023
Parliament Approves EU Adoption of the Istanbul Convention

Parliament Approves EU Adoption of the Istanbul Convention

“The Istanbul Convention … undermines the genuine protection of women and prioritizes ideology over facts,” MEP Ladislav Ilčić (ECR) said. Ironically, the treaty meant to combat physical and sexual violence is the one that’s being forced on member states against their will.

May 10, 2023
Fiscal Forecast America: The Debt Limit Drama

Fiscal Forecast America: The Debt Limit Drama

Democrats and Republicans are bickering over the debt ceiling. They will reach an agreement before the June 1st “default” date, but it will only be a stopgap measure. At some point, Congress will face such high costs for its debt that not even the most optimistic investors can trust the U.S. Treasury any longer.

May 10, 2023
EU Parliament Extends Ukraine Tariff Suspension

EU Parliament Extends Ukraine Tariff Suspension

MEPs voted 537 to 42 in favour of the extension, which will come into effect June 6th and extend the suspension of EU tariffs on Ukranian goods for another year.

May 10, 2023
Spate of Knife Attacks Hits Vienna

Spate of Knife Attacks Hits Vienna

Vienna’s Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Dominik Nepp said that the “cycle of violence is apparently spinning faster and faster,” and has called for a security summit.

Tucker Announces New Show on Twitter

Tucker Announces New Show on Twitter

The former Fox News host said that “at the most basic level, the news you consume [via mainstream platforms] is a lie.”

May 10, 2023
’Ndrangheta Mafia Targeted By European Operation

’Ndrangheta Mafia Targeted By European Operation

More than a hundred members of the ’Ndrangheta are currently being investigated for drug trafficking; arms trafficking; money laundering; various frauds and tax offences.

Serbia: Vučic Vows To Disarm Country in Wake of Mass Shootings

Serbia: Vučic Vows To Disarm Country in Wake of Mass Shootings

The two mass shootings—the first to take place in the country since 2013—occurred in a 48-hour timespan and left 17 people dead and 21 injured.

May 10, 2023
Portugal Declares Drought Emergency

Portugal Declares Drought Emergency

The country has declared severe and extreme drought across 40% of its territory.

May 10, 2023
U.S. Braces For Migration Surge As Title 42 Policy Set To Expire 

U.S. Braces For Migration Surge As Title 42 Policy Set To Expire 

With the expiration of Title 42, U.S. immigration authorities will no longer be able to immediately return migrants who illegally entered the country without allowing them to apply for asylum, no matter how baseless their claims are.

May 10, 2023
Scholz: EU Centralization and Enlargement

Scholz: EU Centralization and Enlargement

Unelected Eurocrats, with questionable democratic legitimacy, have an “unquenchable lust for power,” conservative MEP Ryszard Legutko replied to German Chancellor Scholz’s proposed power grabs sold as inevitable EU reforms.

May 10, 2023
Europe Needs Leaders with Character

Europe Needs Leaders with Character

For the aspirations of the Maastricht Treaty to become a reality, Europe would need to cultivate a climate of mutual trust and consensus among the various member states.