Month: February 2025

Austrian Legacy Coalition Announced: Centre-Right Succumbs to Left

Austrian Legacy Coalition Announced: Centre-Right Succumbs to Left

Moderate anti-immigration steps, taxes, online censorship announced in Vienna—not what the voters wanted.

February 27, 2025
Where Did Our Money Go? EU Commission Faces Heat Over Funding Progressive NGOs

Where Did Our Money Go? EU Commission Faces Heat Over Funding Progressive NGOs

Hungary demands clarity about the European Commission’s practice of giving generous grants to civil society groups to promote its ideological policies.

February 27, 2025
Fake Cries of ‘Islamophobia’ Used To Silence Exposers of UK Rape Gangs

Fake Cries of ‘Islamophobia’ Used To Silence Exposers of UK Rape Gangs

Campaigners warn that the silencing of grooming gang investigators will get worse if the government adopts an official definition of anti-Muslim hatred.

February 27, 2025
‘You’re Not <em>Too</em> Conservative, Right?’—Election Weekend in Berlin

‘You’re Not <em>Too</em> Conservative, Right?’—Election Weekend in Berlin

Spending three days in the German capital was enough to see how the past decade of demonizing the Right destroyed normal dialogue in the country.

February 27, 2025
One-Sided Bromance with Trump Won’t Catapult Europe to Negotiating Table

One-Sided Bromance with Trump Won’t Catapult Europe to Negotiating Table

Macron’s futile trip to Washington is a predictor that Starmer will also come away empty handed on Ukraine.

February 27, 2025
AfD Reinstates Controversial MPs to Party Parliamentary Group

AfD Reinstates Controversial MPs to Party Parliamentary Group

With its new delegation of 152 deputies, Alice Weidel’s party has no intention of letting itself be intimidated.

February 27, 2025
How Much Will Merz Compromise with SPD To Form Coalition?

How Much Will Merz Compromise with SPD To Form Coalition?

Merz’s campaign centered around tough migration laws, industrial revival, and sensible climate strategies. Now all of this could be sacrificed to join the SPD.

February 26, 2025
“Antisemitism Emergency” in Europe—European Jewish Association Special Envoy <strong>Michael Freilich</strong>

“Antisemitism Emergency” in Europe—European Jewish Association Special Envoy <strong>Michael Freilich</strong>

“The Amsterdam incident is not isolated but part of a broader pattern where extremist groups feel emboldened to act on their prejudices.”

February 26, 2025
Romania’s Presidential Frontrunner Detained To Prevent New Candidacy

Romania’s Presidential Frontrunner Detained To Prevent New Candidacy

Police took Georgescu just as he was on his way to submit his candidacy for the repeat election in May after his victory in December prompted the annulment of the first.

February 26, 2025
EU Can’t Keep Its Story Straight on Minerals Deal With Ukraine

EU Can’t Keep Its Story Straight on Minerals Deal With Ukraine

Contradictory claims about a possible EU-Ukraine minerals partnership are further proof of Europe’s institutional incompetence.

February 26, 2025
Sleeping with the Enemy: Coalition Talks on Track Despite CDU’s “War” on the Left

Sleeping with the Enemy: Coalition Talks on Track Despite CDU’s “War” on the Left

Merz accuses the SPD of bankrolling the anti-Right protests but has no problem with allowing the socialists back into government.

February 26, 2025
Afghan Migrant Flights Resume After German Election

Afghan Migrant Flights Resume After German Election

Poll ‘winner’ Merz pretends to oppose more migrant arrivals—but his likely coalition colleagues are all for them.

February 26, 2025