Category: NEWS

NGOs Concerned As EU Prepares ‘Foreign Agents Law’

NGOs Concerned As EU Prepares ‘Foreign Agents Law’

Those previously hailing the reform as a step against right-wing populism are now flustered by the notion that they too will undergo the same scrutiny of their revenue sources.

March 14, 2023
Meloni Introduces Severe Prison Terms for Human Traffickers 

Meloni Introduces Severe Prison Terms for Human Traffickers 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced human traffickers responsible for the bodily harm or death of migrants will face prison sentences of between 10 and 30 years.

March 14, 2023
EU Plans Naval Patrols Against Russia

EU Plans Naval Patrols Against Russia

The updated strategy demands European military integration through joint naval patrols to defend against potential Russian aggression.

March 14, 2023
Commission: SVB Collapse Poses No Risk to EU

Commission: SVB Collapse Poses No Risk to EU

“The name of the game is containment now,” German MEP Markus Ferber said, referring to the fear that’s spreading faster than the actual problem.

March 14, 2023
Kosovo and Serbia Backtracking on EU-Brokered Deal

Kosovo and Serbia Backtracking on EU-Brokered Deal

With more talks due on Saturday it appears the EU is still powerless to break the long-running diplomatic deadlock, in spite of both countries’ desire to join the bloc.

March 13, 2023
Gary Lineker Row Rocks BBC

Gary Lineker Row Rocks BBC

The suspension has raised questions over the BBC’s impartiality and future justification for the UK’s licence fee, which generates £3.8 billion of income for the station annually.

March 13, 2023
Russian Agents Arrested for Plotting Insurrection in Moldova

Russian Agents Arrested for Plotting Insurrection in Moldova

Undercover investigation helped crack down on the conspirators, just two days after the White House warned the plot was underway.

March 13, 2023
Catholic Church of Germany Goes Reform-Mad

Catholic Church of Germany Goes Reform-Mad

Pope Francis’ 10th anniversary was heralded by news from the German Catholic Church that it will now be blessing same-sex couples.

March 13, 2023
Flemish Government Staves Off Crackup, Reaches Agreement on Nitrogen

Flemish Government Staves Off Crackup, Reaches Agreement on Nitrogen

Farmers will get a better deal. A relieved Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) said “it was a long and difficult road, but the result is what counts.”

March 13, 2023
German Diplomat Admonishes Asylum Abuse 

German Diplomat Admonishes Asylum Abuse 

The German ambassador to Pakistan castigated the policies of Green Party Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, as the country accepts 1,000 Afghan refugees each month under a new scheme.

March 13, 2023
France: Senator Tried for Tweeting “Immigration Kills the Youth”

France: Senator Tried for Tweeting “Immigration Kills the Youth”

The comments that got the French lawmaker into legal trouble came in response to news circulating about the murder of a teenage Parisian boy by a 62-year-old Senegalese national.

March 12, 2023
Bureaucracy Holds Up Help to Ukrainian Refugees

Bureaucracy Holds Up Help to Ukrainian Refugees

The central and regional administrations in Spain are blaming each other for the delays.

March 12, 2023