Day: December 7, 2023

Germany Struggles To Fund Green Agenda

An audit court warned on Monday that the supplementary budget for 2023 is “extremely problematic under constitutional law,” because it retroactively invokes an emergency for a budget year that is almost over.

Polish Liberals Pause Wind Power Bill After PiS Push-Back

Polish Liberals Pause Wind Power Bill After PiS Push-Back

Tusk’s coalition suspended the bill after accusations that it would primarily benefit Germany’s wind energy industry and threaten Polish food security.

December 7, 2023
Germany: Limited Political Support for Banning AfD

Germany: Limited Political Support for Banning AfD

The CDU politician pushing the ban has delayed introducing the bill, claiming to be waiting for a court decision.

December 7, 2023
Sweden Shuts Down Publicly Funded School Over Jihad Links

Sweden Shuts Down Publicly Funded School Over Jihad Links

The shutdown comes amid a longstanding debate on scrapping all faith-based schools in Sweden.

December 7, 2023
Far-Left MEP Kicked Out of Group for Harassing Over a Dozen Assistants 

Far-Left MEP Kicked Out of Group for Harassing Over a Dozen Assistants 

The case is just the latest headache for the far-left France Insoumise.

December 7, 2023
Sunak on Borrowed Time?   

Sunak on Borrowed Time?   

There have been mutterings that Sunak has just days to save his premiership.

December 7, 2023
Germany Struggles To Fund Green Agenda

Germany Struggles To Fund Green Agenda

An audit court warned on Monday that the supplementary budget for 2023 is “extremely problematic under constitutional law,” because it retroactively invokes an emergency for a budget year that is almost over.

December 7, 2023
Swedish MEP Staffer Among Victims in Brussels Shooting

Swedish MEP Staffer Among Victims in Brussels Shooting

Gunman at large after suspected gang shooting near the European Parliament

December 7, 2023
EU Leader in Tough Trade Talks with China

EU Leader in Tough Trade Talks with China

EU trade talks with China are part of Brussels’ broader ambition to reduce its foreign dependency for critical raw materials.

December 7, 2023
European Elections: Is the New ‘Rural Alliance’ a Cover for Macron?

European Elections: Is the New ‘Rural Alliance’ a Cover for Macron?

Beyond a stance in favour of the countryside, the political platform of the Alliance rurale is unclear.

December 7, 2023
Britain: Sunak Pushes Ahead With Smoking Ban

Britain: Sunak Pushes Ahead With Smoking Ban

Some Tory MPs would let the ban pass so long as their preferred cigars were made exempt.

December 7, 2023
Right-Wing Surge Projected in 2024 EU Elections

Right-Wing Surge Projected in 2024 EU Elections

Leftist parties are predicted to lose dozens of seats, making a right-wing majority finally possible.

December 7, 2023
Germany: CDU Fears Islamist Bloc As Millions of Turkish Migrants To Be Granted Voting Rights

Germany: CDU Fears Islamist Bloc As Millions of Turkish Migrants To Be Granted Voting Rights

Progressive plans to naturalise millions of migrants, many of them Turkish, is unsettling German conservatives as Turkey continues its collision course with the West.

December 7, 2023