Month: July 2026

Germany Didn’t Melt Down—Its State Did

The heat wave exposed more than rising temperatures—it revealed decades of neglected infrastructure, political drift, and a government that struggles to perform its most basic functions.

The Digital Euro and Europe’s Quest for Monetary Sovereignty

The Digital Euro and Europe’s Quest for Monetary Sovereignty

Sovereignty in the 21st century is no longer measured solely by territory, military capability, or political institutions. It increasingly depends on who controls the infrastructure that enables economies to function.

I Asked the ECB’s Digital Euro Chief About the Legal Basis for Creating New Money—He Wasn’t Sure

I Asked the ECB’s Digital Euro Chief About the Legal Basis for Creating New Money—He Wasn’t Sure

The European Parliament voted to open negotiations on the most ambitious monetary project in Europe since the creation of the euro—without any independent body having examined whether the ECB had the Treaty authority to propose it in the first place.

July 5, 2026
Salmonella Noodles with Goat Kebab?—Welcome to European Food Safety 

Salmonella Noodles with Goat Kebab?—Welcome to European Food Safety 

Ukrainian-made noodles have caused a salmonella epidemic in EU countries as a UK chain was revealed to have been selling ‘lamb’ kebabs made mainly from skin, fat, and goat.

July 4, 2026
Islam’s European Slave Trade

Islam’s European Slave Trade

The pirates don’t raid European towns now; they live there.

MP Trolled for Missing the Human Trafficker Next Door

MP Trolled for Missing the Human Trafficker Next Door

BBC reporters swooped on a notorious Channel migrant smuggler, prompting a local Tory to “demand answers” about the illegal immigration problem literally staring him in the face.

July 3, 2026
Seven Months of Moscow’s Drone Incursions—Report

Seven Months of Moscow’s Drone Incursions—Report

Prestigious think tank suggests that, excluding Ukraine, it’s ‘highly likely’ that Russia was behind the majority of UAV incidents in European airspace.

July 3, 2026
Lithuania Opens Door to NATO Nuclear Weapons in Major Policy Shift

Lithuania Opens Door to NATO Nuclear Weapons in Major Policy Shift

The move follows Finland’s decision to remove its own nuclear restrictions, bringing both countries closer to NATO’s nuclear deterrence policy.

July 3, 2026
New NGO Database Hit by Cyberattacks Hours After Exposing Taxpayer Funding

New NGO Database Hit by Cyberattacks Hours After Exposing Taxpayer Funding

NGO-Files aims to map how public money flows to civil society groups, prompting debate over transparency, political influence, and state funding.

July 3, 2026
PP-VOX Partnership for Andalucía

PP-VOX Partnership for Andalucía

A shared political platform seems designed to steer a right-wing coalition pact through four years of stable regional government.

July 3, 2026
EU Environment Committee Backs Bigger Nature Budget as Budget Row Deepens Over Green Safeguards 

EU Environment Committee Backs Bigger Nature Budget as Budget Row Deepens Over Green Safeguards 

On July 2, the European Parliament committee supported a dedicated 10% biodiversity target on top of the broader 35% climate and environment spending goal.

July 3, 2026
UPDATED: Swedish Policeman Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries After Copenhagen ‘Brawl’ Dies

UPDATED: Swedish Policeman Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries After Copenhagen ‘Brawl’ Dies

The off-duty officer was in central Copenhagen to watch a World Cup match at an outdoor screening when violence erupted.

July 3, 2026
Court Finds Syrian Home Care Workers Abused Swedish Elderly People in Their Care

Court Finds Syrian Home Care Workers Abused Swedish Elderly People in Their Care

Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers called for the deportation of the two men who verbally and physically abused their victims.

July 3, 2026