Category: NEWS

3/4 of Austrians Are Dissatisfied With ÖVP-Green Government 

The Gallup Institute’s survey’s results are not particularly surprising in light of the massive numbers of voters who previously voted for establishment parties, but who have now thrown their support behind the FPÖ, seeing in them a party that offers an alternative vision for the country.

CDU leader, now German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in May 2022

German CDU Shifts Right; Merz Backs Proposal To Abolish Current Asylum Regime

Deputy chairman of CDU/CSU faction in the Bundestag Thorsten Frei criticized the current asylum system for not only punishing the physically weaker would-be asylum seekers but also those living in societies that are forced to live with the consequences of receiving massive numbers of young men from alien cultures.

Belgium’s Coalition Government Trips Over Tax Reform

In a not-too-subtle dig at the MR party, the sole holdout among all seven coalition partners, Belgium’s Finance Minister said that “today we must conclude that not everyone is able to leave their trench and to show the courage to make decisions in the interest of all.”

Women Archaeologists Harassed in Saint-Denis

The French press has covered this affair but hasn’t dared to tackle head-on the question of the origin of the people making the threats and insults. Why are these kinds of attacks happening in Saint-Denis?

Sweet Irony: Nanny Taxes for Your Health

New guidance by the WHO advises Aspartame should not be used for weight loss, and warns that it may lead to increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, and early death in adults—criticisms usually associated with sugar.

France: A Half-Hearted Ministerial Reshuffle

Destabilised by the sequence of riots following the death of young Nahel shot by a policeman, Emmanuel Macron was very reluctant to carry out this reshuffle, which in the end turned out to be fairly marginal.

UK Officials Predict Thousands More Migrants Will Make Illegal Channel Crossings This Year

UK Officials Predict Thousands More Migrants Will Make Illegal Channel Crossings This Year

Migration Watch Chairman Alp Mehmet said the government would not admit why the number will rise again—because “very few illegal arrivals are ever returned or removed.”

February 8, 2023
UK Welcome To Rejoin EU at “Any Time” as Brussels Officials “Dream” of Bloc Expansion

UK Welcome To Rejoin EU at “Any Time” as Brussels Officials “Dream” of Bloc Expansion

Michel Barnier, who led the Brussels’ Brexit negotiating team, said there are certain challenges Britain and the EU “can only face together.”

February 8, 2023
Reconquête MEP Stripped of Parliamentary Immunity Over Accusations of ‘Hate Speech’

Reconquête MEP Stripped of Parliamentary Immunity Over Accusations of ‘Hate Speech’

Bay told The European Conservative that “Parliamentary immunity exists in principle precisely to prevent this kind of political pressure … Except that the European Parliament does not judge in law: the decision to waive an immunity is purely political.”

February 8, 2023
Germany Considering Withdrawing From Mali Earlier Than Expected

Germany Considering Withdrawing From Mali Earlier Than Expected

Germany had initially planned to withdraw forces by 2024, but a ban on flying drones by the increasingly pro-Russian Malian government makes current participation unviable.

February 8, 2023
Azeri President Aliyev Pays Official Visit to Budapest

Azeri President Aliyev Pays Official Visit to Budapest

The Hungarian position between Armenia and Azerbaijan is delicate. Mutual aid between Christian countries invites Hungary to support Armenia, but Hungary also has strong ties with Azerbaijan as a member of the Organisation of Turkic States.

February 7, 2023
Swedish Migration Agency Forecasts Reduced Influx of Asylum Seekers

Swedish Migration Agency Forecasts Reduced Influx of Asylum Seekers

The news comes as asylum applications submitted across the European Union’s 27 member states in 2022 climbed to nearly one million, the highest number recorded since the European migrant crisis of 2015.

February 7, 2023
Anti-Government Protests Continue for Fifth Week in Israel

Anti-Government Protests Continue for Fifth Week in Israel

The debate over judicial reforms has become heated as opposition figures are accused of calling for violence.

February 7, 2023
Russia Today Shuts Down German Broadcasting Operations

Russia Today Shuts Down German Broadcasting Operations

The closure comes after a year-long battle with German regulators and new EU sanctions making financial transactions by the site impossible.

February 7, 2023
Order of Malta Makes Peace, Meets With Pope

Order of Malta Makes Peace, Meets With Pope

The Order of Malta is the only religious order in the Catholic Church that also holds the status of a sovereign state in international law.

February 7, 2023
High-Profile National Security Trial Kicks Off in Hong Kong 

High-Profile National Security Trial Kicks Off in Hong Kong 

All 47 defendants, among whom are well-known pro-democracy activists like former student leader Joshua Wong and lawyer Benny Tai, risk life in prison.

February 7, 2023
Hungary Urges EU To Diversify Energy, Calls Sanctions Package “Suicidal”

Hungary Urges EU To Diversify Energy, Calls Sanctions Package “Suicidal”

Without the EU’s help in achieving energy independence from Russia, a total embargo on Russian fossil fuels is simply untenable in Central Europe.

February 7, 2023
Pope Condemns Anti-Homosexual Laws

Pope Condemns Anti-Homosexual Laws

Pope Francis called for a distinction between what is a crime and a sin when it comes to homosexuality.

February 7, 2023