Bridget Ryder is a news writer for The European Conservative. She holds degrees in Spanish and Catholic Studies.
Order of Malta Makes Peace, Meets With Pope

Order of Malta Makes Peace, Meets With Pope

The Order of Malta is the only religious order in the Catholic Church that also holds the status of a sovereign state in international law.

February 7, 2023
Zelensky Considering a Trip to Brussels

Zelensky Considering a Trip to Brussels

According to the news site, several sources briefed on the discussions between Zelensky and EU leaders said that tentative preparations are underway to host the Ukrainian president in Brussels, February 9th.

February 7, 2023
Morocco Reacts to EU Parliament Reprimand, Continues To Meddle in EU

Morocco Reacts to EU Parliament Reprimand, Continues To Meddle in EU

The spokesman for the Moroccan House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami said in a statement that the Moroccan Parliament had decided to “reconsider” its relationship with the European Parliament.

February 6, 2023
EU Committee Wants Nordic Model of Prostitution Law Throughout the Bloc

EU Committee Wants Nordic Model of Prostitution Law Throughout the Bloc

The so-called equality model of regulating prostitution, often called the Nordic model, attempts to regulate prostitution by recognizing the exploitation of the prostitute, prosecuting those buying sex rather than those supplying it.

February 6, 2023
EU Hopes To Reform Electricity Market by April

EU Hopes To Reform Electricity Market by April

The commission and government are considering options to restructure the bloc’s common electricity market, and move it further away from natural gas dependence while stabilising consumer prices.

February 4, 2023
Government-Funded Feminists Protest Politician at Spanish University

Government-Funded Feminists Protest Politician at Spanish University

The feminist organisation received over €20,000 from the ministry of equality in “grants intended to support the associative and foundational movement at the state level.”

February 2, 2023
EU Parliament Seeks Moratorium on Spyware

EU Parliament Seeks Moratorium on Spyware

The committee came down hard on Poland and Hungary for their use of spyware. The recommendations call for an immediate moratorium on its use, acquisition, and exportation, with the possibility of lifting the ban on a country-by-country basis.

January 31, 2023
Energy Security: Europe Plans a Massive Installation of Solar Panels in Africa

Energy Security: Europe Plans a Massive Installation of Solar Panels in Africa

Importing green hydrogen could be Europe’s best option for sourcing the ‘clean’ fuel, as it would be cheaper to buy it from other countries than produce it on the continent.

January 29, 2023
Europe’s Medicine Shortages Problem Multifaceted

Europe’s Medicine Shortages Problem Multifaceted

Industry experts explain that the problem of medicine shortages stems from engrained practices, some of which are easier to change than others.

January 28, 2023
Bank Sells Services and ‘Polyamorous’ Relationships

Bank Sells Services and ‘Polyamorous’ Relationships

ING promotes itself as the “banco no banco,” in English, the ‘not-a-bank bank,’ proclaiming to have broken banking conventions. 

January 25, 2023
Corruption Haunts Parliament President Roberta Metsola

Corruption Haunts Parliament President Roberta Metsola

The Maltese politician took over the presidency of parliament in January 2022, but the gifts only came to light when she declared them in mid-January a year later, following the Qatargate scandal.

January 24, 2023
Ukraine Warns WEF That Russia Won’t Stop

Ukraine Warns WEF That Russia Won’t Stop

Zelenska stressed the necessity of preventing a “full-scale, full-on global crisis” and cautioned that Russia has no intentions of stopping its military march in Ukraine.

January 22, 2023