Day: April 22, 2025

EU Could ‘Cannibalize’ Research Funds To Boost Defense

EU Could ‘Cannibalize’ Research Funds To Boost Defense

Brussels did not conduct any impact assessments before making the decision.

April 22, 2025
Spain To Hit NATO Defense Spending Target Early

Spain To Hit NATO Defense Spending Target Early

PM Sánchez justified the multi-billion investment by saying “it’s obvious that only Europe will know how to protect Europe.”

April 22, 2025
Brussels Doubles Down on Social Media Censorship

Brussels Doubles Down on Social Media Censorship

Von der Leyen warned X and Meta that the EU will enforce its disinformation rules, regardless of who’s the CEO or what Washington says.

April 22, 2025
British ‘Two-Tier Justice’ Back in the Firing Line

British ‘Two-Tier Justice’ Back in the Firing Line

Westminster think tank comes down hard on undemocratic legal influences.

April 22, 2025
China Seeks To Rally Britain and EU Against U.S. Tariffs

China Seeks To Rally Britain and EU Against U.S. Tariffs

“China and the UK have a responsibility to… safeguard the multilateral trading order,” Chinese FM Wang Yi said in a call to his British counterpart.

April 22, 2025
French Lawmakers Barred From Israel Over “Terror Links”

French Lawmakers Barred From Israel Over “Terror Links”

Israel insists that if European politicians want to visit the country, they must do so without the backing of terrorist-supporting organisations.

April 22, 2025
Putin Proposes Landmark Summit with Arab League Nations

Putin Proposes Landmark Summit with Arab League Nations

Rising Gulf diplomacy signals a shifting balance in global power dynamics.

April 22, 2025
Macron Considers Snap Elections Before End of the Year

Macron Considers Snap Elections Before End of the Year

Le Pen’s legal fight and Bardella’s rise inject new uncertainty into France’s future.

April 22, 2025
Belgium’s Easter Quran Hunt Leads to Police Investigation

Belgium’s Easter Quran Hunt Leads to Police Investigation

Distressed residents woke up to 800 copies of the Muslim holy book placed on their windshields and mailboxes on Easter weekend.

April 22, 2025
Spanish MEP Accuses Fellow Party Members of Being Sold Out to Arms Lobbies

Spanish MEP Accuses Fellow Party Members of Being Sold Out to Arms Lobbies

“The accusations made by Mr. Pérez are utterly baseless and entirely detached from reality,” the head of ECR’s Spanish delegation told europeanconservative.com.

April 22, 2025
‘Trans Women’ Are Not Women, Says British PM (Finally)

‘Trans Women’ Are Not Women, Says British PM (Finally)

Starmer’s admission comes six days after the Supreme Court ruling—which Labour colleagues are planning to overturn.

April 22, 2025
Gunman Attacks Tourists in Kashmir, Killing at Least 24

Gunman Attacks Tourists in Kashmir, Killing at Least 24

The assault has sparked renewed fears of rising tensions in the disputed region.

April 22, 2025