Month: June 2025

Vienna Admits More Than Double Its Refugee Quota

Austria’s capital is now hosting over 31,000 people in its basic care system—far beyond its official target—as most of the country’s subsidiary protection holders settle in the city.

Germany Faces Massive Troop Shortfall as NATO Expectations Climb

Germany Faces Massive Troop Shortfall as NATO Expectations Climb

Europe’s largest economy is already trailing its 2018 troop targets, raising concerns as the country now faces pressure to significantly boost its active-duty forces.

June 5, 2025
It’s Official (Almost): Net Zero Policies Dragging Britain Down

It’s Official (Almost): Net Zero Policies Dragging Britain Down

While electricity prices in the U.S. have remained flat, UK electricity prices have tripled over 30 years.

June 5, 2025
Czech Opposition Calls for PM Fiala’s Resignation

Czech Opposition Calls for PM Fiala’s Resignation

ANO leader Andrej Babiš said it’s about preventing the government from “continuing its dishonest activities” after a bitcoin scandal that felled the justice minister.

June 5, 2025
One-Third of Young Swedish Women Fear Going Out at Night

One-Third of Young Swedish Women Fear Going Out at Night

Young men are still more likely to be victims of crime, study shows.

June 5, 2025
Poland’s Ruling Coalition Plans Reshuffle After Election Loss

Poland’s Ruling Coalition Plans Reshuffle After Election Loss

A complete cabinet overhaul was agreed upon during a meeting with the coalition’s highest-ranking figures.

June 5, 2025
Portuguese Left in Freefall After Chega’s Electoral Surge

Portuguese Left in Freefall After Chega’s Electoral Surge

The Portuguese Left is without political leadership, devoid of electoral strategy, and increasingly bereft of institutional power.

President Trump Receives Chancellor Merz in White House

President Trump Receives Chancellor Merz in White House

The two leaders debated differences on economic policy and disagreements over German internal politics and the state of free speech.

June 5, 2025
Border Gaps and “Lies”—All Quiet on the German Migration Front

Border Gaps and “Lies”—All Quiet on the German Migration Front

A journalist who crossed the border unhindered several times calls the CDU’s crackdown “window-dressing.”

June 5, 2025
Brussels’ €80 Million-a-Year ‘Media Machine’ Exposed

Brussels’ €80 Million-a-Year ‘Media Machine’ Exposed

The nearly €1 billion taxpayer funds spent on pro-EU propaganda in the past decade is “likely a conservative estimate,” the author of MCC Brussels’ latest report said.

June 5, 2025
Smeared As ‘Far Right’? That Means You Must Be Doing Something Right

Smeared As ‘Far Right’? That Means You Must Be Doing Something Right

This is about more than words. The ‘far right’ slander is being used by the authorities to justify far-reaching attacks on democracy.

June 5, 2025
Cocaine, Fake Pills, Gang Violence Fuel EU Drug Surge

Cocaine, Fake Pills, Gang Violence Fuel EU Drug Surge

Health services and police are struggling to keep up with fast-moving trafficking networks and a surge in synthetic drugs.

June 5, 2025
Germany: Recognising Palestinian State Now Would Send “Wrong Signal”

Germany: Recognising Palestinian State Now Would Send “Wrong Signal”

Amid rising European sympathy for Hamas-led Gaza, Germany says backing Palestinian statehood now would be a gift to terrorists.

June 5, 2025