Month: December 2025

Christmas Markets Under Attack

As Christmas approaches, we should celebrate the resilience of normal people and defend a tradition that has become so important to millions.

Irish Parliamentary Committee Calls for Tough New AI Rules on Content and Algorithms

Irish Parliamentary Committee Calls for Tough New AI Rules on Content and Algorithms

The proposals would push Ireland beyond the EU’s baseline AI law, including switching off recommendation systems by default and creating a national AI authority by 2026.

December 17, 2025
Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Linked to Venezuela

Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers Linked to Venezuela

Oil markets reacted immediately to Washington’s announcement, with the price of crude climbing, as traders weighed up the risk of losing a potential million barrels a day from the global supply chain.

December 17, 2025
Britain: Set to Return to Erasmus From 2027?

Britain: Set to Return to Erasmus From 2027?

The Erasmus framework could extend beyond universities, reopening access to vocational training placements and sports exchanges.

December 17, 2025
Commission Scrapping Funding for Catholic NGO Sparks Parliament Action

Commission Scrapping Funding for Catholic NGO Sparks Parliament Action

The FAFCE case reopens the debate on the use of EU funds as a tool for ideological control over civil society.

December 17, 2025
Portuguese Establishment Media Are Collapsing Like Dominoes

Portuguese Establishment Media Are Collapsing Like Dominoes

The legacy media crisis is not entirely the fault of the loss of credibility of the journalistic class but it certainly helped.

December 17, 2025
Historical Reversal in Brussels: Combustion Cars Survive Climate Veto

Historical Reversal in Brussels: Combustion Cars Survive Climate Veto

Pressured by industry and market realities, the EU abandons the dogma of the all-electric car and opts for flexibility.

December 16, 2025
Hungary Signs Gas Deal With Chevron

Hungary Signs Gas Deal With Chevron

Despite new supply agreements with U.S. and European firms, Russian gas is set to remain Hungary’s key energy source in the months and years ahead.

December 16, 2025
Hand Grenade Attack Hits Berlin Club as Gang Violence Escalates

Hand Grenade Attack Hits Berlin Club as Gang Violence Escalates

Police say masked suspects fled after detonating an explosive in Kreuzberg, as authorities warn of an intensifying gang war and new data show a sharp rise in violent and sexual crime in the German capital.

December 16, 2025
India Confirms Identity of a Bondi Beach Gunman

India Confirms Identity of a Bondi Beach Gunman

Authorities in Telangana say the suspect had no known extremist ties in India—while Australia links the deadly shooting to Islamic State ideology.

December 16, 2025
Kast’s Victory Signifies Chile’s Refusal To Become Another Venezuela

Kast’s Victory Signifies Chile’s Refusal To Become Another Venezuela

What Kast’s election means is that Chileans understand that destroying the foundations of prosperity is not how one corrects its imperfections.

December 16, 2025
Baghdad Welcomes First European Flight in More Than Three Decades

Baghdad Welcomes First European Flight in More Than Three Decades

The new Baghdad–Athens route launches with two weekly flights, set to expand if demand grows.

December 16, 2025
Brussels Airport Swamped as Drug Seizures Double in a Single Year

Brussels Airport Swamped as Drug Seizures Double in a Single Year

Belgian customs intercepted nearly nine tonnes of illegal drugs in 2025, driven by a surge in cannabis shipments from North America and Thailand.

December 16, 2025