Category: NEWS

SOTEU: VDL Promises More EU and Less Democracy

While conservative MEPs criticized her for abandoning pragmatism for utopist ideology, the Commission chief argued in favor of enlargement to 30+ member states, “History is calling us to [complete] our Union.”

WHO Warns of High Risk of Biohazard in Sudan Amid Fighting

WHO Warns of High Risk of Biohazard in Sudan Amid Fighting

Fighters, allegedly from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, have occupied the laboratory that stores samples of deadly diseases like measles, polio, and cholera.

April 27, 2023
Europe’s Energy Disarmament? <em>The European Conservative</em> Panel Ponders EU Green Deal

Europe’s Energy Disarmament? <em>The European Conservative</em> Panel Ponders EU Green Deal

A panel discussion, hosted by The European Conservative, invited experts including climate sceptic MEP Rob Roos and former Commission energy official Professor Samuele Furfari to outline the devastating impact of the EU’s Green Agenda on citizens.

April 27, 2023
MEPs Rally Europe Against “Disastrous” Migration Pact

MEPs Rally Europe Against “Disastrous” Migration Pact

“We are very hopeful to move things in the right direction,” members of the new cross-party policy group said, promising to do everything they can “to stop this left-wing compromise” on the new migration pact.

April 27, 2023
Terror Plot Foiled in Hamburg

Terror Plot Foiled in Hamburg

Counter terrorism police conducted raids in the port city of Hamburg and Kempten, and found the Syrian Islamist planning to manufacture a suicide vest.

April 27, 2023
North Sea Energy Expansion Proceeds Despite Sabotage Fears

North Sea Energy Expansion Proceeds Despite Sabotage Fears

President Macron addressed concerns of overreliance on Chinese technology as the Dutch Prime Minister called for NATO sea patrols to protect wind farms against potential attacks.

April 27, 2023
UK Eyeing Up Warmer Relations With China

UK Eyeing Up Warmer Relations With China

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said it was better to talk of “robust and constructive” ties than a new cold war.

April 27, 2023
Uniper, Fortum Subsidiaries Put Under ‘External Management’ by Moscow

Uniper, Fortum Subsidiaries Put Under ‘External Management’ by Moscow

While the move is reversible, the Kremlin contemplates more such asset seizures.

April 27, 2023
Council of Europe Divided Over Kosovo’s Membership Bid

Council of Europe Divided Over Kosovo’s Membership Bid

Afraid that any more recognition would only embolden their own ethnic minorities, seven countries, including Spain, voted against Kosovo’s CoE admission. Another five, including Ukraine, chose to abstain.

April 26, 2023
European Green Activists Winning on the Streets and in the Courts

European Green Activists Winning on the Streets and in the Courts

Greenpeace can take its legal challenge against the UK government over new oil and gas licences to a full hearing, a court has ruled.

April 26, 2023
Europe’s Military Spending Increased Precipitously in 2022

Europe’s Military Spending Increased Precipitously in 2022

European countries increased their military budgets faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War.

April 26, 2023
Libya Warns It Can’t Keep More Migrants for Europe

Libya Warns It Can’t Keep More Migrants for Europe

According to a UN report, the first quarter of 2023 has been the deadliest in six years for migrants taking the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy.

April 26, 2023
EU Council Leak: Europe’s Plan To Win Back Key Global Partners

EU Council Leak: Europe’s Plan To Win Back Key Global Partners

Trade deals, visa-free travel, and “more migration opportunities” are just a few of the proposed EU strategies to prevent countries from defecting to Beijing’s camp.

April 26, 2023