Day: July 16, 2025

The EU’s War on Farmers

Amid disastrous green diktats and crippling cuts to farmers’ livelihoods, the out-of-touch elites in Brussels seem to have forgotten where their food comes from.

AfD poster and merchandise

German State Backtracks on AfD Public Job Ban

AfD members in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate can no longer be excluded from teaching or policing roles, after the state walked back its proposed restrictions.

Pro-Russia Hacking Group Broken Up

The group carried out 14 attacks in Germany, some lasting several days and affecting around 230 organisations, including arms factories, power suppliers and government agencies

Victory for Nurse in “Misgendering” Case

Victory for Nurse in “Misgendering” Case

Complaint about male doctor in women’s facilities was not ‘gross misconduct,’ Scottish disciplinary hearing agrees.

July 16, 2025
A “Dangerous Gamble”: €2 Trillion Budget Prioritizes Ukraine Over Farmers

A “Dangerous Gamble”: €2 Trillion Budget Prioritizes Ukraine Over Farmers

It’s going to be a tough sell to member states to provide €800 billion more for the total budget, but still cutting cohesion and agricultural funds by 25-30% and sending it to Kyiv.

July 16, 2025
The EU’s War on Farmers

The EU’s War on Farmers

Amid disastrous green diktats and crippling cuts to farmers’ livelihoods, the out-of-touch elites in Brussels seem to have forgotten where their food comes from.

July 16, 2025
Portugal Passes Tougher Migration Laws with Chega’s Support

Portugal Passes Tougher Migration Laws with Chega’s Support

The centre-right government passed new restrictions on immigration, ending key policies introduced under the previous Socialist administration.

July 16, 2025
“Wake-Up Call”: Farmers Mobilize in Brussels in Last-ditch Effort Against EU Budget Cuts

“Wake-Up Call”: Farmers Mobilize in Brussels in Last-ditch Effort Against EU Budget Cuts

Diluting agricultural funds and cutting back subsidies by 20% to make room for defense is “unacceptable” and undermines Europe’s food security, protest organizers say.

July 16, 2025
French Government Heading For Collapse as Budget Battle Intensifies

French Government Heading For Collapse as Budget Battle Intensifies

While the French PM claims to be “bold and taking risks,” we are still yet to see cuts of undue social welfare spending linked to immigration.

July 16, 2025
Turkey Jails Opposition Mayor Over Insulting Prosecutor

Turkey Jails Opposition Mayor Over Insulting Prosecutor

Ekrem İmamoğlu, a top opposition figure and Istanbul’s mayor, has received a new prison sentence amid what critics call a political crackdown.

July 16, 2025
German State Backtracks on AfD Public Job Ban

German State Backtracks on AfD Public Job Ban

AfD members in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate can no longer be excluded from teaching or policing roles, after the state walked back its proposed restrictions.

July 16, 2025
Budget Crunch Time: France Aims for Fiscal Austerity

Budget Crunch Time: France Aims for Fiscal Austerity

Instead of austerity in a recession, France and other deficit-ridden EU states should try fiscal stimulus as a means to end their economic standstill.

July 16, 2025
Pro-Russia Hacking Group Broken Up

Pro-Russia Hacking Group Broken Up

The group carried out 14 attacks in Germany, some lasting several days and affecting around 230 organisations, including arms factories, power suppliers and government agencies

July 16, 2025
Boomerang Effect: Europe Told It Must Do Better on Deportations

Boomerang Effect: Europe Told It Must Do Better on Deportations

“There is the danger that even those who are ‘successfully’ removed from the continent are later able to come back anyway.”

July 16, 2025
EU Parliament Hosts Exhibition on the Valley of the Fallen, That the Spanish Socialists Want To Destroy

EU Parliament Hosts Exhibition on the Valley of the Fallen, That the Spanish Socialists Want To Destroy

A photographic exhibition in Brussels highlights the spiritual and artistic legacy of Spain’s most controversial monument.

July 16, 2025