Category: NEWS

Bulgarian Commissioner Resigns To Form Cabinet at Home

Bulgarian Commissioner Resigns To Form Cabinet at Home

Replacing Gabriel will be two other commissioners, Denmark’s Margrethe Vestager and Greece’s Margaritis Schinas, who for the time being will take on her duties.

Spain to Take in More Migrants

Spain to Take in More Migrants

Through the program, Spain will receive more immigrants from Latin America “through channels that respond to the needs of the labor market, reinforcing existing operational capacities,” a government statement said.

May 17, 2023
Germany: SPD Victorious in Bremen Elections

Germany: SPD Victorious in Bremen Elections

With its 683,000 inhabitants and 474,500 eligible voters, Bremen is not considered a political bellwether for other parts of the country.

May 17, 2023
Some Progress Made Following Armenia-Azeri Peace Talks

Some Progress Made Following Armenia-Azeri Peace Talks

The EU has been castigated for ignoring the plight of ethnic Armenians in captured territories, with Council President Charles Michel saying both sides made progress over issues of territorial integrity and prisoner exchange.

May 17, 2023
Hungary To Block €500 Million For Weapons to Ukraine

Hungary To Block €500 Million For Weapons to Ukraine

Officially, Hungary wants clarifications on the future role of the EU’s peace fund, but local sources claim the move is also a response to Kyiv’s unfair decision to sanction a Hungarian bank.

May 16, 2023
EU To Slap Tariffs on Small Goods

EU To Slap Tariffs on Small Goods

The proposal seeks to eliminate the existing €150 limit on importing small goods free of charges, so European customers would have to pay both sales tax and customs duties on every item in the future.

May 16, 2023
Green Tariffs and Tesla Dominate Macron-Musk Talks

Green Tariffs and Tesla Dominate Macron-Musk Talks

Tesla is scoping out the potential to open a major electric car manufacturing facility at a disused French nuclear plant.

May 16, 2023
‘Anti-Homophobia’ Event Disrupted by Muslim Students

‘Anti-Homophobia’ Event Disrupted by Muslim Students

In spite of the video evidence available to them, mainstream Belgian media kept mum about the profile of the assailants and the revealing chant (“Allahu akbar”) they uttered.

Serbia To Hold Snap Elections After Protests Over Mass Shootings

Serbia To Hold Snap Elections After Protests Over Mass Shootings

President Vučić called the amnesty a success, with over 13 thousand illegally held firearms surrendered in less than two weeks.

May 16, 2023
Romanian Ex-PM Presses Charges After Attack by AUR Supporters During Protest

Romanian Ex-PM Presses Charges After Attack by AUR Supporters During Protest

“Violence cannot be tolerated”: The former Romanian PM pressed charges after being assaulted by supporters of the opposition AUR during a protest in Bucharest, while a Hungarian minority party MP who was threatened called it “unacceptable.”

May 16, 2023
French Monarchists Gather in Paris After Court Reversed Ban

French Monarchists Gather in Paris After Court Reversed Ban

Protests erupted after Gérald Darmanin ordered the police prefectures to intervene “in any future far-Right or ultra-Right gathering.”

Austria: Salzburg Rightist Coalition Talks Move Forward 

Austria: Salzburg Rightist Coalition Talks Move Forward 

If coalition talks between the FPÖ and the ÖVP are successful and a government in Salzburg is formed, it would be the third Austrian state where the Right is in charge.

May 16, 2023