“We have made it clear that new military action against Ukraine will have massive consequences for Russia. On this basis, we are developing a strong sanctions package… including Nord Stream 2,” Annalena Baerbock said.

The Costa government had promised a break with the austerity policies imposed by the European Union. But political analysts use the word “disenchantment” to characterize the policies of the governing party. The socialist Costa government is now paying for the effects of the pandemic on the Portuguese economy.

Finland explicitly says “violations against human rights and religious freedom cannot be tolerated anywhere;” just days later, a politician is put on trial for expressing her religious convictions. Nina Shea captured the irony with biting concision: “Finland acts like a pyromaniac at home and like a fireman for Pakistan when it comes to freedoms of religion and speech.”

Ahead of planned demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and oppressive restriction measures set to take place over the weekend in France and Austria, US Embassies in Paris and Vienna have issued demonstration alerts, calling on US citizens to avoid the vicinities of the protests.

Days after the Swedish government released crime statistics from last year which showed the number of rape incidents to have climbed by 25% from those recorded in 2017, the French interior ministry released figures that are even more shocking, revealing that instances of sexual violence in 2021 increased by 33% from the previous year.

This energy deal, however, will provide only a relative improvement, increasing energy availability from two to four daily hours per day in the coming months.

Following a recommendation from the Danish Epidemic Commission, the government had decided that COVID-19 “should no longer be categorized as a socially critical disease” after January 31st, 2022.

Hosted by Spain’s VOX party leader Santiago Abascal, the Madrid Summit will see national-conservative party representatives from at least eleven countries gather to forge new friendships and strengthen old ones.

Being chosen to play Joan the Maid of Orleans is not a simple matter of representation, but a real commitment. In a few days, Clotilde Forgeot d’Arc will begin a pilgrimage in the footsteps of the shepherdess of Lorraine, following the major stages of her epic journey.

Stella Moris, Assange’s fiancé called the High Court ruling a victory but said that “we are far from achieving justice in this case.”

Over the past couple of days, a deluge of events, press releases, and commentary touching on the Russia-NATO issue has buried news desks. It proved, however, highly revealing of the alliance’s internal cracks.

At this time, no coalition has endorsed a candidate. While the current Prime Minister Mario Draghi is the favourite for the presidential election, his potential election would cause as many problems as it would solve.