Day: April 17, 2024

Euros & Dollars: Cost of U.S. Debt Keeps Rising

Euros & Dollars: Cost of U.S. Debt Keeps Rising

Buried in a pile of technical data are pieces of information that suggest investors are getting seriously worried about the growing pile of U.S. debt.

April 17, 2024
Assange Extradition Moves Closer Despite “Weasel Words” From U.S.

Assange Extradition Moves Closer Despite “Weasel Words” From U.S.

Julian’s wife says assurances from Washington do “nothing to relieve our family’s extreme distress about his future.”

April 17, 2024
Slovakian PM: Ukraine NATO Membership a Danger to Europe

Slovakian PM: Ukraine NATO Membership a Danger to Europe

“Slovakia needs a neutral Ukraine,” Fico said.

April 17, 2024
British Conservatives Pushing Through “World’s Toughest Smoking Ban”

British Conservatives Pushing Through “World’s Toughest Smoking Ban”

Just 16% of Tory MPs voted against new measures.

April 17, 2024
Hungary and Poland Warn: Asylum and Migration Pact Would Be “Disaster” for EU

Hungary and Poland Warn: Asylum and Migration Pact Would Be “Disaster” for EU

If passed without unanimous voting, the pact “will not work and its implementation will be paralysed,” Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán said.

April 17, 2024
UK, European Leaders Condemn Efforts To Shut Down NatCon

UK, European Leaders Condemn Efforts To Shut Down NatCon

Free Speech Union said the move to quash populist leaders “will have precisely the opposite effect.”

April 17, 2024
Exiled Former Catalan Leader Says Party Close to Victory

Exiled Former Catalan Leader Says Party Close to Victory

Carles Puigdemont will likely push Spain’s government to allow another independence referendum if he returns as leader of the region.

April 17, 2024
New Italian Law Would Increase Opportunities for Pro-Life Advocates

New Italian Law Would Increase Opportunities for Pro-Life Advocates

“We must not criminalize those who are against abortion,” deputy PM says.

April 17, 2024
Spain Looks To Regularize Half a Million Illegal Immigrants

Spain Looks To Regularize Half a Million Illegal Immigrants

VOX MP Rocio De Meer warned the legislation would have a “pull effect” and encourage future mass migration.

April 17, 2024
Spain: Rent Control Leads to Rising Rental Prices

Spain: Rent Control Leads to Rising Rental Prices

Rental stock in Catalonia dropped by 13% the first month after the measure was implemented.

April 17, 2024