Day: December 8, 2025

Bucharest Mayor-elect Ciprian Ciucu

Bucharest Elects Liberal Mayor

The right-wing candidate finished in second place in Sunday’s local elections in Romania’s capital.

Jewish and Christian Monuments Vandalised Across Europe

Jewish and Christian Monuments Vandalised Across Europe

Authorities face calls to act after neo-Nazi slogans defaced a Lisbon Jewish memorial and “Free Palestine” was spray-painted on a Brussels nativity scene.

December 8, 2025
Turkish Pegasus Airlines Buys Czech Smartwings in €154 Million Deal

Turkish Pegasus Airlines Buys Czech Smartwings in €154 Million Deal

Smartwings and its holding company Czech Airlines operate 47 aircraft serving 80 destinations across 20 countries, which will now fall under Pegasus’ ownership.

December 8, 2025
Ukraine’s Achilles’ Heel: Corruption

Ukraine’s Achilles’ Heel: Corruption

New investigations reveal that the Kyiv government sabotaged its own oversight mechanisms as scandals multiplied.

December 8, 2025
EU Dismisses Elon Musk’s Criticism as ‘Completely Crazy’

EU Dismisses Elon Musk’s Criticism as ‘Completely Crazy’

While Brussels railed, Marco Rubio condemned the EU fine on X, describing it as “an attack on all American tech platforms and the American people.”

December 8, 2025
Bucharest Elects Liberal Mayor

Bucharest Elects Liberal Mayor

The right-wing candidate finished in second place in Sunday’s local elections in Romania’s capital.

December 8, 2025
Austrian Boy Brutally Attacked by Syrian and Ukrainian Minors

Austrian Boy Brutally Attacked by Syrian and Ukrainian Minors

Underage attackers allegedly used emergency hammers taken from a city bus in the assault on the 13-year-old youngster.

December 8, 2025
Qatargate Is Back—New Hearings Set for This Week

Qatargate Is Back—New Hearings Set for This Week

A former Commission advisor warned that the system is “built to prevent change.”

December 8, 2025
Moscow: Trump’s Security Strategy is “Aligned with Our Vision”

Moscow: Trump’s Security Strategy is “Aligned with Our Vision”

European leaders voice alarm that White House language now echoes Kremlin rhetoric, warning it could undermine NATO unity and weaken the West’s position on Ukraine.

December 8, 2025
Elon Musk Declares Political War on the EU

Elon Musk Declares Political War on the EU

The clash between the X owner and Brussels exposes the legitimacy crisis of a divided European Union.

December 8, 2025
Germany: Violent Crime Surging Among Syrian and Afghan Migrants

Germany: Violent Crime Surging Among Syrian and Afghan Migrants

Estimates indicate non-German suspects now commit more than 40% of crimes: German authorities struggling to control new arrivals.

December 8, 2025
Corruption Probe Reveals Brussels’ Double Standards

Corruption Probe Reveals Brussels’ Double Standards

Polish and Hungarian officials say it is “staggering” that they should be criticised for alleged wrongdoing while top EU figures are facing such serious allegations.

December 8, 2025
First a Heist, Now Water Damage: Louvre in Trouble

First a Heist, Now Water Damage: Louvre in Trouble

The water leak incident has intensified pressure on the museum to implement long-delayed renovation plans, which officials hope to fund partly through a sharp ticket price increase.

December 8, 2025