Bridget Ryder is a news writer for The European Conservative. She holds degrees in Spanish and Catholic Studies.
Manfred Weber: Pedro Sánchez “Disqualified For Any Future European Position”

Manfred Weber: Pedro Sánchez “Disqualified For Any Future European Position”

Addressing the Spanish PM directly, the head of the centrist European People’s Party said, “It is obvious that this is about you, about your career, not about Spain or Europe.”

December 16, 2023
Spain: Sánchez To Meet With Exiled Catalan Separatist Leader

Spain: Sánchez To Meet With Exiled Catalan Separatist Leader

The meeting abroad would be a victory for the separatists as it gives the appearance of bilateral negotiations between two heads of state.

December 16, 2023
EU Requires High-Tech Assistance Features in All Cars

EU Requires High-Tech Assistance Features in All Cars

It’s another bureaucratic blow to affordable European transportation

December 16, 2023
Spanish Parliament Opens Debate on Amnesty Law

Spanish Parliament Opens Debate on Amnesty Law

Deputies wrestle with controversial law endangering democracy.

December 13, 2023
Visegrad Farmers Call for Joint Action on Ukrainian Imports

Visegrad Farmers Call for Joint Action on Ukrainian Imports

Supporting the Ukrainian economy cannot come at the cost of undermining Central European farmers, interest groups say.

December 12, 2023
Madrid: Socialist Neglect Leads to Two Train Derailments

Madrid: Socialist Neglect Leads to Two Train Derailments

Madrid’s regional government has accused Spain’s socialist administration of making the capital’s railways unsafe.

December 8, 2023
Spanish Teens Distrust Government; Fine With Limits on Civil Liberties

Spanish Teens Distrust Government; Fine With Limits on Civil Liberties

Young people who experienced the COVID pandemic in a country with some of the toughest restrictions in Europe were mostly supportive of the measures they lived through. 

December 6, 2023
Parenthood Certificate Up for Vote in EU Parliament

Parenthood Certificate Up for Vote in EU Parliament

The proposed regulation could circumvent national family laws and facilitate surrogacy.

December 6, 2023
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bombing at Catholic Mass in Philippines

Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Bombing at Catholic Mass in Philippines

Sunday’s attack was likely a retaliatory move after a military crackdown on extremist groups.

December 6, 2023
Spain: 15,000 Rally Against Amnesty for Catalan Separatists

Spain: 15,000 Rally Against Amnesty for Catalan Separatists

Partido Popular’s leaders in Madrid attended the protest, which took place as the governing socialist party held secret meetings with separatist leaders.

December 4, 2023
Hungary May Receive Some (But Not All) of Its Blocked EU Funds This Month

Hungary May Receive Some (But Not All) of Its Blocked EU Funds This Month

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has called the year-long funding block “financial blackmail.”

December 3, 2023
Hungary’s Assisted Suicide Ban Challenged at ECHR

Hungary’s Assisted Suicide Ban Challenged at ECHR

Lawyers for Budapest argue that legalizing the practice would lead to governments ending the lives of the infirm or disabled.

December 1, 2023