Day: January 9, 2024

Netherlands: Wilders Won’t Ban Mosques as Concession in Coalition Talks

To advance the formation of a new government, Geert Wilders’ PVV party is scrapping proposed legislation calling for a ban on “expressions of Islam,” justified under the notion that Islam, more than just a religion, is a “hostile political ideology bent on conquest.”

UK Conservatives Back Net Zero Despite Nagging Doubts

UK Conservatives Back Net Zero Despite Nagging Doubts

Tories celebrate “most ambitious” plan in the world.

January 9, 2024
Euros & Dollars: Biden’s Oversized Jobs Reports

Euros & Dollars: Biden’s Oversized Jobs Reports

The U.S. government just revised its jobs numbers for 2023. Why did they do it? Is it all a big Biden conspiracy?

January 9, 2024
Authorities’ Fear of Drought Contributed to German Floods

Authorities’ Fear of Drought Contributed to German Floods

A five-year climate change plan meant dams were too full to absorb record December rains.

January 9, 2024
UK Prime Minister Never Believed the Rwanda Plan Would Work

UK Prime Minister Never Believed the Rwanda Plan Would Work

As Chancellor, Rishi Sunak resisted increased spending on the migrant scheme and wanted to scrap it altogether when he became PM.

January 9, 2024
Spain: Left-Separatist Coalition Already Coming Apart

Spain: Left-Separatist Coalition Already Coming Apart

Socialist PM Pedro Sánchez’s first bills are set to be defeated—by his allies.

January 9, 2024
Netherlands: Wilders Won’t Ban Mosques as Concession in Coalition Talks

Netherlands: Wilders Won’t Ban Mosques as Concession in Coalition Talks

To advance the formation of a new government, Geert Wilders’ PVV party is scrapping proposed legislation calling for a ban on “expressions of Islam,” justified under the notion that Islam, more than just a religion, is a “hostile political ideology bent on conquest.”

January 9, 2024
No Hungarian Deal Yet on Ukraine, Despite Media Claims

No Hungarian Deal Yet on Ukraine, Despite Media Claims

Sources tell The European Conservative negotiations are more complicated than reports suggest.

January 9, 2024
German Asylum Claims Up 51% Despite Government Promises

German Asylum Claims Up 51% Despite Government Promises

Over 50,000 of those refused asylum were allowed to stay in the country and receive state assistance.

January 9, 2024
Macron Appoints ‘Macron Junior’ as New French PM

Macron Appoints ‘Macron Junior’ as New French PM

Critics say the appointment is unlikely to change the direction of the French President’s government.

January 9, 2024
German Outrage at Scholz Policies Spreads Beyond Farmers

German Outrage at Scholz Policies Spreads Beyond Farmers

Rail workers plan a three-day strike starting Wednesday while farmers vow to escalate their protests.

January 9, 2024
“Noviembre Nacional is the cry of a Spain that is not resigned to die”: An Interview with <strong>José Andrés Calderón</strong>

“Noviembre Nacional is the cry of a Spain that is not resigned to die”: An Interview with <strong>José Andrés Calderón</strong>

This movement shows “there is still a spirit of reconquest, of returning to what Spain was—and not allowing it to become something else entirely.”

January 9, 2024
German MP: Taxpayers Should Fund German Mosques to Prevent Radicalisation

German MP: Taxpayers Should Fund German Mosques to Prevent Radicalisation

Critics agree that foreign funding should be banned, but say German Muslims should fund their own mosques.

January 9, 2024