Month: May 2024

Germany To Crack Down on Violence Against Politicians

The proposed harsher punishment for threatening and assaulting officials is meant to be a symbolic stand against the AfD, even though the nationalist politicians are statistically the most likely to be attacked on the streets.

Cancelling Joan of Arc?

In the 2024 French Republic, is it reasonable to celebrate a woman who fought for her God and her King?

The President of Decarbonistan

Emmanuel Macron’s energy policy will accelerate the organized destruction of EU competitiveness that is already underway.

German-Funded Boat Joins ‘Migrant Taxi’ Crusade

German-Funded Boat Joins ‘Migrant Taxi’ Crusade

Italian authorities face off with NGO that aims to “facilitate the freedom of movement of all those trying to reach Europe.”

May 3, 2024
Belgium To Deploy EU Border Agents at Eurostar Gateway to England

Belgium To Deploy EU Border Agents at Eurostar Gateway to England

Frontex was authorised to operate at key railway stations and airports to assist law enforcement officers with deportations.

May 3, 2024
Vienna on Tour: A New York Residency and Palm Beach Visit

Vienna on Tour: A New York Residency and Palm Beach Visit

This year’s Vienna Philharmonic U.S. tour sees memorable performances of Bruckner’s and Mahler’s Ninth Symphonies.

May 3, 2024
UK: Labour Has “No Desire” To Clamp Down on Illegal Migration, Critics Say

UK: Labour Has “No Desire” To Clamp Down on Illegal Migration, Critics Say

Sir Keir Starmer’s migration pledges mean nothing while his party is home to “open-border extremists,” says analyst.

May 3, 2024
Franco-German Dispute Threatens To Derail EU Satellite Internet Programme

Franco-German Dispute Threatens To Derail EU Satellite Internet Programme

€5 billion of overspending and allegations that the scheme is favoring French industry have caused a war of words between Paris, Berlin, and the European Commission.

May 3, 2024
Spain: Sánchez Government Files Lawsuit Against Critical Journalist

Spain: Sánchez Government Files Lawsuit Against Critical Journalist

PM describes media as a “mud machine, encouraged by the right and the ultra-right.”

May 3, 2024
AfD Sues Charity Boss Over ‘Breach of German Criminal Code’

AfD Sues Charity Boss Over ‘Breach of German Criminal Code’

The Protestant Diakonie group wants to fire staff who vote for the right-wing populist party.

May 3, 2024
Another Blow for Sunak as Tories Suffer Major Local Election Losses

Another Blow for Sunak as Tories Suffer Major Local Election Losses

Labour faces its own “complications” too, but had a successful night overall.

May 3, 2024
In Defence of the ‘Male Gaze’

In Defence of the ‘Male Gaze’

Un-tethered from the ‘male gaze,’ female beauty standards go the way of postmodern pastiche.

Ideological Bedfellows in the Gaza Debate

Ideological Bedfellows in the Gaza Debate

Leftist NGOs and media outlets have allied with Samidoun, a pro-Palestinian group that is outlawed in Germany.

May 2, 2024
Roger Scruton’s 1968 Lessons for Our Time

Roger Scruton’s 1968 Lessons for Our Time

Seeing Paris demos made him conservative. Will the 2024 campus chaos create new Scrutons?

May 2, 2024
Macron: We Need To Send Troops to Ukraine if Frontline Collapses

Macron: We Need To Send Troops to Ukraine if Frontline Collapses

“I have a clear strategic objective: Russia cannot win in Ukraine,” the French president said.

May 2, 2024