Category: NEWS

MEPs Approve Parliamentary Enlargement

Nine member states will be able to elect one or two extra MEPs next year, as the parliament will increase from 705 to 716 members. Though unlikely to be law, the idea of a “pan-European” constituency is still on the table.

Excessive (Police) Force: Vlaams Belang Demo Targeted

During an otherwise peaceful demonstration in support of Belgium’s healthcare workers, it appears that one officer attempted to hit chairman Tom Van Grieken in the face, while a fellow MP claimed she had been kicked by another policeman after having fallen to the ground.

EU Aid to Tunisia and Meloni’s Strategy

Ultimately, this serves Italy’s Mattei Plan, which seeks to invest in African energy infrastructure and promote employment, reducing the long-term desirability of Europe-bound migration.

Belgium: Afghan Refugee Under Fire for Pro-Taliban Youtube Videos

An Afghan YouTuber with refugee status in Belgium is facing backlash after putting out videos in support of the radical Islamist Taliban as government officials have called for a review of his refugee status and others have called for his deportation.

Von der Leyen Compares Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Britain’s Rule in Ireland

Von der Leyen Compares Russian Invasion of Ukraine to Britain’s Rule in Ireland

After 30 years of Irish Catholic and British Protestant sectarian violence, ended by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, many say Ursula von der Leyen should have chosen her words with more care.

December 10, 2022
France: Pensioner Beaten to Death in Home by Undocumented Algerian

France: Pensioner Beaten to Death in Home by Undocumented Algerian

The grisly murder comes as the French media, in the past two weeks alone, has reported on several incidents involving illegal migrants carrying out brutal attacks—rapes and murders—against the elderly and other exceptionally vulnerable individuals, such as hospital patients and pre-teens.

December 10, 2022
Von der Leyen Pushes Response to U.S. ‘Green Energy’ Act

Von der Leyen Pushes Response to U.S. ‘Green Energy’ Act

Raising taxes and subsidizing companies that deal in ‘green energy’ has long been a failing strategy in the German political landscape. 

December 9, 2022
World Cup: Morocco-Spain Aftermath Roils Various European Cities

World Cup: Morocco-Spain Aftermath Roils Various European Cities

Brussels witnessed fireworks raining down on its streets, as some among the Moroccan supporters began throwing rocks at police officers. Some of the fireworks were even discharged horizontally, used as projectiles.

December 9, 2022
Abortions Drop Drastically in U.S.

Abortions Drop Drastically in U.S.

According to a report released on October 28 by the Society of Family Planning, a research group that supports abortion rights, states where tight abortion restrictions went into effect in July all saw abortion numbers plummet by 95%.

December 9, 2022
Germany Considers €20,000 Basic Inheritance

Germany Considers €20,000 Basic Inheritance

The ‘basic inheritance’ is supposed to equalize chances for success in education and facilitate employment, but the reality is more complicated. 

December 9, 2022
U.S. Loses Track of Weapons in Ukraine

U.S. Loses Track of Weapons in Ukraine

Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that an audit would be aimed at establishing to what extent “the U.S. aid is ending up in the wrong hands.” 

December 9, 2022
Germany: Police Arrest 25 Suspected of Plotting Coup

Germany: Police Arrest 25 Suspected of Plotting Coup

The group of individuals allegedly planned to storm the Reichstag building and seize power.

December 9, 2022
EU Migration Curb: Bloc Turns Gaze towards Balkans Region

EU Migration Curb: Bloc Turns Gaze towards Balkans Region

Thus far this year, the EU’s border force said they detected almost 130,000 irregular border crossings on all Western Balkan routes.

December 8, 2022
Turkey Targets Kurdish Armed Groups in Syria

Turkey Targets Kurdish Armed Groups in Syria

The PKK and YPG operate in Syria along the Turkish border and have been linked to the November 13th terrorist attack in Istanbul.

December 8, 2022
Macron Pleads for Guarantees for Russia

Macron Pleads for Guarantees for Russia

President Macron’s polemical viewpoint aroused indignation in the East but reminds us of an objective reality: Russia will not give in easily on issues that are deemed crucial to its security.

December 8, 2022
Germany: Eritrean Asylum Seeker Stabs Girl (14) to Death; Injures Another (13)

Germany: Eritrean Asylum Seeker Stabs Girl (14) to Death; Injures Another (13)

This isn’t the first attack to have been carried out by asylum seekers staying at the housing facility in Illerkirchberg. In 2019, a 14-year-old girl from the community was gang raped by four military-aged asylum seekers from Iraq and Afghanistan on Halloween night.

December 8, 2022