Month: May 2023

EU To Slap Tariffs on Small Goods

The proposal seeks to eliminate the existing €150 limit on importing small goods free of charges, so European customers would have to pay both sales tax and customs duties on every item in the future.

WHO Challenged on Sex Education Guidelines

The WHO’s guidelines propose ‘holistic’ sexuality education, which they claim offers “unbiased” and “scientifically correct” information on “all aspects of sexuality” while encouraging children to pursue “sexual growth and development.”

Turkish Election: Migration, EU, and Russia on the Table

Turkish Election: Migration, EU, and Russia on the Table

Erdoğan’s election defeat would likely be celebrated in Europe, even if it means the end of the EU-Turkey refugee deal, after which new ways will have to be found to keep migration in check.

May 13, 2023
Parliament Calls for Ending EU Funds to Islamism

Parliament Calls for Ending EU Funds to Islamism

European taxpayers have been financing the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities for years. Now, with the Parliament and Council on the same page, the Commission will not be able to ignore the calls to end this for too long.

May 13, 2023
Discrimination Ban Added, As AI Act Clears EU Committee Vote

Discrimination Ban Added, As AI Act Clears EU Committee Vote

The EU’s AI Act will face its final parliamentary hurdle at a plenary session in Brussels next month, with MEPs keen to prevent the use of AI technology for discriminatory purposes.

May 13, 2023
Assisted Suicide Comes to Portugal 

Assisted Suicide Comes to Portugal 

Instead of changing the text, the Socialist Party majority went straight to a second vote and garnered the needed supermajority to override the veto.

May 13, 2023
Ukraine Can’t Save the West from Itself

Ukraine Can’t Save the West from Itself

Ukraine’s struggle against Russian aggression serves an illusion for a certain kind of American and pro-Atlanticist conservative in Europe: that Ukraine’s patriots can fill the West’s spiritual and cultural void.

May 13, 2023
Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

Royalist Parade Honouring Joan of Arc Banned by Paris Police

The ban follows instructions given directly by Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who on Tuesday, May 9th, expressly requested that any demonstration originating from “the ultra-Right or the extreme Right be banned.”

Italy Expected To Exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Italy Expected To Exit China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Relations between China and Italy soured almost as soon as the ink dried on the original 2019 agreement, with officials saying Italy’s exit from the initiative was essential for maintaining good relations with America.

May 12, 2023
Ireland: 10,000 Jobs Lost After Asylum Influx Cripples Hotels

Ireland: 10,000 Jobs Lost After Asylum Influx Cripples Hotels

Pundits have warned of a growing social crisis in Ireland caused by the asylum sector, now severely hampering the tourist industry.

May 12, 2023
Russia Reinstates Visa-Free Entry for Georgian Citizens; Lifts Flight Ban

Russia Reinstates Visa-Free Entry for Georgian Citizens; Lifts Flight Ban

Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili said in a statement that “any decision that facilitates the life, movement, and business of our citizens is, of course, positive and welcome.”

May 12, 2023
Turkish Candidate Drops Out, Giving Edge to Opposition

Turkish Candidate Drops Out, Giving Edge to Opposition

The main opposition “will have no excuses if they lose the election,” İnce said after announcing his withdrawal, clearly benefiting Kılıçdaroğlu’s bid to topple Erdoğan’s regime.

May 12, 2023
Macron Threatened by Wagner Group

Macron Threatened by Wagner Group

Benjamin Haddad, a member of the National Assembly representing Macron’s Renaissance Party, said the Wagner Group are “not just mercenaries, there is a will to kill civilians for political gain, to destabilize institutions.”

May 12, 2023
French Researcher on Muslim Brotherhood Sees Her Conference Cancelled

French Researcher on Muslim Brotherhood Sees Her Conference Cancelled

For the researcher, the explanation for the Sorbonne’s attitude is to be found in a generalised resignation of the academic world in the face of cancel culture and Islam.