Month: December 2023

Travels with Charles

I knew my trip to Ukraine would be memorable. I did not suspect that my companion, Charles Coulombe, would be one of the reasons.

Poland to Fast-Track Gay Marriage?

The ECHR has begun chipping away at Poland’s conservative legislation while Tusk fills his cabinet with hard left radicals.

European Council: Little Optimism for Big Ukraine Deal

European Council: Little Optimism for Big Ukraine Deal

EU leaders are preparing for a days-long battle with Hungary’s PM Orbán over sovereignty and national interests.

December 14, 2023
Marion Maréchal Supports Immigration Referendum To Unite the French Right

Marion Maréchal Supports Immigration Referendum To Unite the French Right

Reconquête leader seeks the most effective mechanism for achieving immigration control.

December 14, 2023
German Traffic Light Coalition Floundering on Deportations

German Traffic Light Coalition Floundering on Deportations

Migration is just one point of major disagreement for the increasingly fragile ruling coalition.

December 14, 2023
NATO Boss Tries To Bury the Hatchet With Slovak PM Fico

NATO Boss Tries To Bury the Hatchet With Slovak PM Fico

The Slovakian prime minister downplayed claims he wanted to leave the military alliance.

December 14, 2023
Moscow Will View Romania, Poland, Slovakia as Combatants if F-16s Deployed

Moscow Will View Romania, Poland, Slovakia as Combatants if F-16s Deployed

Russian saber-rattling continues: launching jets from NATO territory “will force Russia to retaliate.”

December 14, 2023
UN Climate Summit Climaxes in Potentially Ruinous Commitments

UN Climate Summit Climaxes in Potentially Ruinous Commitments

Non-binding deal delights Brussels with anti-fossil fuel, all-green agenda

December 14, 2023
Searching for an Enemy: From ‘Far Right’ to ‘Ultra Right’

Searching for an Enemy: From ‘Far Right’ to ‘Ultra Right’

As groups get labeled ‘ultra Right’ by the media, crackdowns against them by French authorities have intensified.

December 14, 2023
New Bishop Resolves Crisis in Toulon; Ordinations Resume

New Bishop Resolves Crisis in Toulon; Ordinations Resume

The Vatican’s controversial decree postponing priestly ordinations has now been withdrawn.

December 14, 2023
EU’s AI Act Slammed As Innovation Killer

EU’s AI Act Slammed As Innovation Killer

The EU opts for regulation, not innovation, to plug holes in its industrial strategy.

December 14, 2023
Bundestag President: AfD’s Popularity a ‘Democracy Problem’

Bundestag President: AfD’s Popularity a ‘Democracy Problem’

Bas worries more about ‘populists’ being a threat to democracy than the establishment parties trying to outlaw a party with wide public support.

December 14, 2023
Poland: Donald Tusk Sworn in By Political Foe Duda

Poland: Donald Tusk Sworn in By Political Foe Duda

The new Polish prime minister has called for “full mobilisation” of Western forces in support of Ukraine.

December 14, 2023
‘Californian Values’ Stigmatising Families in the West

‘Californian Values’ Stigmatising Families in the West

Plight of families in the modern world explored at MCC Brussels event

December 14, 2023