Category: NEWS

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.

France: New Day of Mobilisation Against Pension Reform

At the end of the day’s strike, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced that she had heard the “questions” and “doubts” raised by the reform but wanted to continue the debate in the national assembly.

Iran: Protesters Chant “Death to Khamenei” Over Building Collapse that Killed 34

Iran: Protesters Chant “Death to Khamenei” Over Building Collapse that Killed 34

In the wake of a building collapse last week that killed 34 people and injured 37 others, incensed protesters took to the streets chanting anti-government slogans, including “death to Khamenei.”

June 3, 2022
Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II

Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 70th year on the throne: a rare and exceptional event, which has mobilised British and international opinion, given that the Queen’s stature as a legendary figure extends far beyond the British Isles.

Audit: Big Errors in EU Climate Spending

Audit: Big Errors in EU Climate Spending

According to the auditors, the specific efforts to ‘green’ agriculture have had negligible ‘climate action’ effects.

June 2, 2022
Germany: Nearly Two Gang Rapes per Day in 2021; Half the Suspects Foreigners

Germany: Nearly Two Gang Rapes per Day in 2021; Half the Suspects Foreigners

The appalling figures, released by the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany, revealed that a total of 677 gang rapes were recorded last year, up from 300 in 2018—an average of 1.86 every day.

June 2, 2022
Twenty Years of Euthanasia in Belgium

Twenty Years of Euthanasia in Belgium

According to the figures, 26% of the euthanasias carried out in 2013 in Flanders were non-consensual; 35.5% of the euthanasias carried out in 2013 in the same region were not declared to the commission.

Europol Warns of Weapons Influx from Ukraine; Anticipates Unprecedented Street Violence

Europol Warns of Weapons Influx from Ukraine; Anticipates Unprecedented Street Violence

Europol’s chief has said that the massive quantity of weapons supplied to Ukraine by EU countries could end up flowing back into the bloc, warning that such a scenario could precipitate a level of street violence previously only seen in Latin America.

June 2, 2022
India Bans Wheat Export to Ensure “Overall Food Security”

India Bans Wheat Export to Ensure “Overall Food Security”

In early May, the Indian Prime Minister announced India was ready “to feed the world” to combat the food shortage following the war in Ukraine. But contrary to expectation, the Indian government enacted an export ban on wheat to combat soaring domestic prices.

June 1, 2022
U.S. Public Finances Better than Pre-Pandemic

U.S. Public Finances Better than Pre-Pandemic

The numbers for the first quarter of this year were released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis showing a 30%-percent rise in revenue for the U.S. federal government over the pre-pandemic first quarter of 2019.

June 1, 2022
France on Trial as Parisian Final Match Turns into a <i>Razzia</i>

France on Trial as Parisian Final Match Turns into a Razzia

The reality that emerges from observers on the ground is that the Stade de France was the prey of a sort of ‘razzia,’ the responsibility for which falls largely on the hordes of people from the suburbs—and of immigrant origin.

French Press Accused of Burying Story of Islamist Murder of Doctor 

French Press Accused of Burying Story of Islamist Murder of Doctor 

France’s mainstream press has been accused of burying the story of the Islamist murder of Dr. Alban Gervaise while he waited to pick up his two young children at the Sévigné Catholic school.

June 1, 2022
Serbia Secures Inflow of Russian Gas for Another Three Years

Serbia Secures Inflow of Russian Gas for Another Three Years

Serbia has been upbraided for not following the Western world’s lead in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as for refraining from sanctions.

Spanish Pro-life Movement Not Intimidated by Hostilities

Spanish Pro-life Movement Not Intimidated by Hostilities

The law stands mostly as a means of intimidation and libel against the pro-life movement; Sanchez believes that the radical feminists know that it could not stand a true legal test.

June 1, 2022