Day: May 18, 2023

Fiscal Forecast Europe: Stop the Taxman!

The overall trend in the European economy points in the wrong direction. Therefore, it is a very bad idea to raise any taxes in the EU. It does not matter that the taxes the EU has proposed will fail to generate the revenue that the MEP tax grabbers are hoping for.

Done Deal: EU Makes Crypto Traceable

No more tax evasion with crypto, as service providers now need licenses to operate and are required to collect and share data on all transactions with the relevant authorities.

Western Coalition To Lobby for Fighter Jets on Behalf of Ukraine

The UK and the Netherlands have vowed to create an international “fighter jet coalition” to help Kyiv procure F-16s and other aircraft. France and Belgium have promised to train Ukrainian pilots, however, no aircraft has been pledged so far.

Finance and Green Expropriation

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, the U.S.’s largest bank, has suggested that in order to allow Green Energy to develop properly, the government may need to seize private property.

Meloni and Pope Francis Agree Birth Rate Must Grow

For Meloni, the problem is not only financial but ideological. This observation is shared by Pope Francis, who also denounced “a culture that is unfriendly, if not an enemy, of the family.”

EP ‘Fact-Finding’ Mission to Hungary: No Place for Bias

EU funds must be disbursed without political bias, the delegation stressed, but as Minister Navracsics noted, the MEPs themselves were prone to partiality, inevitable since they hadn’t read the document’s contents.

The Plague of Inclusive Writing

Instead of adopting inclusive writing, we might consider learning a language without gendered grammar, like Hungarian—or Farsi—as options.

Portuguese President Signs Euthanasia Law

“The president of the republic has issued the decree … as he was obliged to do” by the constitution, the presidency said in a statement on May 17th.

EU Elections Set for June

The dates are the default ones and can only be changed by a unanimous decision of the Council.

Fiscal Forecast Europe: Stop the Taxman!

Fiscal Forecast Europe: Stop the Taxman!

The overall trend in the European economy points in the wrong direction. Therefore, it is a very bad idea to raise any taxes in the EU. It does not matter that the taxes the EU has proposed will fail to generate the revenue that the MEP tax grabbers are hoping for.

May 18, 2023
Done Deal: EU Makes Crypto Traceable

Done Deal: EU Makes Crypto Traceable

No more tax evasion with crypto, as service providers now need licenses to operate and are required to collect and share data on all transactions with the relevant authorities.

May 18, 2023
Western Coalition To Lobby for Fighter Jets on Behalf of Ukraine

Western Coalition To Lobby for Fighter Jets on Behalf of Ukraine

The UK and the Netherlands have vowed to create an international “fighter jet coalition” to help Kyiv procure F-16s and other aircraft. France and Belgium have promised to train Ukrainian pilots, however, no aircraft has been pledged so far.

May 18, 2023
Finance and Green Expropriation

Finance and Green Expropriation

Jamie Dimon, the CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, the U.S.’s largest bank, has suggested that in order to allow Green Energy to develop properly, the government may need to seize private property.

Meloni and Pope Francis Agree Birth Rate Must Grow

Meloni and Pope Francis Agree Birth Rate Must Grow

For Meloni, the problem is not only financial but ideological. This observation is shared by Pope Francis, who also denounced “a culture that is unfriendly, if not an enemy, of the family.”

EP ‘Fact-Finding’ Mission to Hungary: No Place for Bias

EP ‘Fact-Finding’ Mission to Hungary: No Place for Bias

EU funds must be disbursed without political bias, the delegation stressed, but as Minister Navracsics noted, the MEPs themselves were prone to partiality, inevitable since they hadn’t read the document’s contents.

May 18, 2023
The Plague of Inclusive Writing

The Plague of Inclusive Writing

Instead of adopting inclusive writing, we might consider learning a language without gendered grammar, like Hungarian—or Farsi—as options.

Portuguese President Signs Euthanasia Law

Portuguese President Signs Euthanasia Law

“The president of the republic has issued the decree … as he was obliged to do” by the constitution, the presidency said in a statement on May 17th.

May 18, 2023
France: 14 Face Trial for Complicity in Teacher Beheading

France: 14 Face Trial for Complicity in Teacher Beheading

Among those facing trial are students who provided information about the whereabouts of the murdered teacher and an Islamist preacher who allegedly communicated with the terrorist online.

May 18, 2023
EU Elections Set for June

EU Elections Set for June

The dates are the default ones and can only be changed by a unanimous decision of the Council.

May 18, 2023
EU Carbon Tariffs Risk Trade War With India

EU Carbon Tariffs Risk Trade War With India

Carbon tariffs are a keystone of the EU’s “Fit for 55” package, but they may also herald a new era of protectionism and put strain on geopolitical relations.

May 18, 2023
Accepting Difference

Accepting Difference

Stop letting yourself be blackmailed. Stop neutering your worldview by adopting a slowed-down version of another ideology’s program.

May 18, 2023