Day: May 23, 2023

Turkish ‘Kingmaker’ Backs Erdoğan in Run-Up Election

With 5% of the votes in the first round, Sinan Oğan is the one to potentially break the tie in Turkey’s presidential race. And although it broke his alliance, the ‘kingmaker’ chose to help Erdoğan secure another turn.

Apple and EU Clash Over €14 Billion Tax Dispute

In the latest battle between EU regulators and U.S. tech firms, Brussels claims that Apple benefited from tax breaks from the Irish government while Dublin struggles to keep both sides happy.

Symbols and Sock-Puppets: The Cross That Doesn’t Save 

There’s little point in visiting a monastery where none of the monks have tasted beatitude, and a father who hasn’t kept faith over years of disciplining action can’t really hope to steer his son true.

Turkish ‘Kingmaker’ Backs Erdoğan in Run-Up Election

Turkish ‘Kingmaker’ Backs Erdoğan in Run-Up Election

With 5% of the votes in the first round, Sinan Oğan is the one to potentially break the tie in Turkey’s presidential race. And although it broke his alliance, the ‘kingmaker’ chose to help Erdoğan secure another turn.

May 23, 2023
Meta To Cough Up € 1.2 Billion for Breach of Privacy Laws

Meta To Cough Up € 1.2 Billion for Breach of Privacy Laws

It is the heftiest fine an EU watchdog has ever imposed on a tech firm, with Amazon being the previous record holder.

Apple and EU Clash Over €14 Billion Tax Dispute

Apple and EU Clash Over €14 Billion Tax Dispute

In the latest battle between EU regulators and U.S. tech firms, Brussels claims that Apple benefited from tax breaks from the Irish government while Dublin struggles to keep both sides happy.

May 23, 2023
Austria and Hungary Clash Over Released Human Smugglers

Austria and Hungary Clash Over Released Human Smugglers

Despite the outrage in Vienna, Budapest thinks it’s unfair that Hungarian taxpayers pay for the prison costs of foreign human traffickers, who make up 13% of the entire prison population.

May 23, 2023
The Impeachment of Geir H. Haarde, Part II: <br>A Flawed and Biased Process

The Impeachment of Geir H. Haarde, Part II: <br>A Flawed and Biased Process

In Part II of this series, Hannes Gissurarson lays out the case that Geir Haarde was unfairly singled out and blamed for the bank collapse in a flawed and biased process.

Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin Advances in Local Elections

Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin Advances in Local Elections

The results paint a picture of a region in transition: Sinn Féin steps up to the plate as a moderate party of government while unionists face uncertainty triggered by post-Brexit realities.

May 23, 2023
Austria: Asylum Sceptic Tipped for SocDem Leadership

Austria: Asylum Sceptic Tipped for SocDem Leadership

Party insiders expect tensions to boil over at a special conference next month, with the establishment centre-left party struggling to respond to the rise of the FPÖ.

May 23, 2023
Germany Investigating Suspected Poisoning of Russian Dissidents

Germany Investigating Suspected Poisoning of Russian Dissidents

Russia is suspected of having poisoned two dissidents in Berlin.

May 23, 2023
Symbols and Sock-Puppets: The Cross That Doesn’t Save 

Symbols and Sock-Puppets: The Cross That Doesn’t Save 

There’s little point in visiting a monastery where none of the monks have tasted beatitude, and a father who hasn’t kept faith over years of disciplining action can’t really hope to steer his son true.

Romanian PM Suggests Reintroducing Mandatory Military Service

Romanian PM Suggests Reintroducing Mandatory Military Service

The era of “small, technologically sophisticated armies” is gone, and we must return to mass conscription “to cope with large-scale, high-intensity warfare,” PM Ciucă, an ex-military general, said.

May 23, 2023
A Path Forward: Coding a New Europe?

A Path Forward: Coding a New Europe?

At our event, the most defining aspects of the ‘digital transition’ will be discussed from political, professional, and philosophical perspectives. Our panelists will look at the opaqueness that surrounds the discourse around Europe’s digital transition and will highlight the potential consequences for the lives of ordinary European citizens.

May 23, 2023
Germany’s Liberal President Backs Lowering Voting Age to 16

Germany’s Liberal President Backs Lowering Voting Age to 16

The liberal Left in Germany, through its plan to lower the voting age to 16 at the federal level, appears to be seeking to expand its voter base, just as they have sought to do via pro-mass migration policies.

May 23, 2023