Day: December 11, 2024

Art in a Free Society: Anna Netrebko Triumphs in La Scala’s <em>La Forza del Destino</em>

Art in a Free Society: Anna Netrebko Triumphs in La Scala’s La Forza del Destino

To say Netrebko is a star is a marked understatement.

December 11, 2024
Swedish Left: Shorter Workweek Is “Freedom Reform”

Swedish Left: Shorter Workweek Is “Freedom Reform”

The Swedish economy is in no way ready to pay for a government-forced workweek reduction.

December 11, 2024
Commission Allows EU Countries To Deny Asylum Claims To Combat ‘Hybrid Warfare’

Commission Allows EU Countries To Deny Asylum Claims To Combat ‘Hybrid Warfare’

Returning migrants to the other side of a national border is still not allowed, so it’s unclear how the new rules would work in practice.

December 11, 2024
Resolution Urges EU Support for Member States in Deporting Syrians

Resolution Urges EU Support for Member States in Deporting Syrians

After it opened the doors to millions of migrants, now the EU “must help our nations in returning these people home,” German MEP Mary Khan said.

December 11, 2024
Farmers Take Over London: Tractors Roll in Protest Against Tax Changes

Farmers Take Over London: Tractors Roll in Protest Against Tax Changes

Farmers warn of food supply disruptions and increased protests if inheritance tax reforms are not reversed.

December 11, 2024
Syrian Demonstrators Storm German Christmas Markets

Syrian Demonstrators Storm German Christmas Markets

11,000 migrants converged on Essen’s annual festivities as the fall of Assad was announced.

December 11, 2024
German Chancellor Submits Request To Hold Vote of Confidence

German Chancellor Submits Request To Hold Vote of Confidence

The political instability in Germany may well continue after the elections in February.

December 11, 2024
Zelensky Praises Trump’s “Strong Resolve” To End the War in Ukraine

Zelensky Praises Trump’s “Strong Resolve” To End the War in Ukraine

The Ukrainian president also rejected the Biden administration’s calls to lower the draft age.

December 11, 2024
Four-Party ‘Democratic Coalition’ Announced in Romania

Four-Party ‘Democratic Coalition’ Announced in Romania

Despite divisions, all pro-EU parties have united in government and behind a single presidential candidate to keep the ‘far right’ at bay.

December 11, 2024
Killing of U.S. Health Insurance Exec Sparks Fractious Online Debate

Killing of U.S. Health Insurance Exec Sparks Fractious Online Debate

Some call the arrested murder suspect America’s new “Robin Hood” while others label this idolisation a “new low.”

December 11, 2024
EPP Puts the Brakes on EU’s Combustion Engine Ban

EPP Puts the Brakes on EU’s Combustion Engine Ban

With factories closing and German elections approaching, climate targets are suddenly not that important for the Brussels elite.

December 11, 2024