Category: NEWS

Le Pen Tops Macron in Recent Poll 

The conservative party leader is quickly shedding the negative branding of the mainstream media, as 43% of French people say they’d consider voting for her.

EU Commissioner’s Job Hunt Is Risk-Free

Margrethe Vestager’s colleagues have been saddled with her duties at the Commission while she pursues the top spot at the European Investment Bank.

Von der Leyen Sued Over Pfizer Contracts

Von der Leyen Sued Over Pfizer Contracts

The Commission chief could see her immunity stripped as she is being sued for €50,000 in moral damages for “undermining the collective faith” in the Belgian state.

April 17, 2023
Landowner Gets 525 Expropriated Hectares Back from Solar Park

Landowner Gets 525 Expropriated Hectares Back from Solar Park

The judge declared the expropriation null and void and added a word for the energy company: “The action (of Iberdrola) is surprising. Nonsense has no name.”

April 17, 2023
Protracted Civil War Threatens Sudan

Protracted Civil War Threatens Sudan

Two military factions in the Northeast-African country of Sudan are vying for supremacy, sparking fears of a civil war. Since

April 17, 2023
Spanish Health Care Suffering from Long Waiting Lists

Spanish Health Care Suffering from Long Waiting Lists

The latest statistics from the Ministry of Health indicate that patient wait times for primary care visits, specialist appointments, and surgery all continue to lengthen.

April 17, 2023
Upcoming Transparency Directive Makes European NGOs Sweat

Upcoming Transparency Directive Makes European NGOs Sweat

In Brussels, transparency rules are welcome only as long as they target conservatives, as foreign-funded NGOs fear that by forcing them to disclose their sources of revenue, the Commission will let “illiberal forces stigmatize” civil society.

April 17, 2023
Poland, Hungary Ban Ukrainian Grain and Other Food Imports

Poland, Hungary Ban Ukrainian Grain and Other Food Imports

Farmers in Romania, Bulgaria, and Slovakia have been equally affected by the influx of cheap grain coming from Ukraine.

April 17, 2023
Higher Fuel Surcharges Predicted Under Carbon Trading Scheme

Higher Fuel Surcharges Predicted Under Carbon Trading Scheme

A new EU surcharge on fuel could trigger a price spike as experts warn that politicians have severely underestimated the actual tax rate.

April 16, 2023
Intel Leak: Romania Plays ‘Key Role’ in the War in Ukraine

Intel Leak: Romania Plays ‘Key Role’ in the War in Ukraine

Bucharest has been training troops, transporting weapons, and flying drones over Ukraine without anyone in the country knowing.

April 16, 2023
What Does a ‘Slimmed-Down’ Monarchy Mean?

What Does a ‘Slimmed-Down’ Monarchy Mean?

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams said it has become “totally unclear” what exactly the term refers to.

April 16, 2023
Xi, Lula To Deepen Brazil-China Ties

Xi, Lula To Deepen Brazil-China Ties

Before meeting with the Chinese president, Lula made an impassioned plea for the replacement of the U.S. dollar with other currencies for use in international trade.

April 16, 2023
Orbán: U.S.-Hungary Friendship Must Endure Despite Differences

Orbán: U.S.-Hungary Friendship Must Endure Despite Differences

The Hungarian government will continue to resist the U.S.’s “plan to squeeze everyone into a war alliance,” Prime Minister Orbán said.

April 15, 2023
Georgia: Opposition Organizes Pro-EU Demonstrations

Georgia: Opposition Organizes Pro-EU Demonstrations

For its part, the Georgian government maintains that it remains committed to joining the EU.