Category: NEWS

World Youth Day Criticised For Modernism and Irreverence

World Youth Day, Roman Catholicism’s single largest event in the world, attracted 1.5 million people this year but some have criticised the modernistic aspects of the event and slammed perceived irreverence toward the Holy Eucharist.

Austria: No Majority for Main Establishment Parties, Poll Reveals

Presently, with the polling figures as they are, the national-conservative Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) will be needed to form a majority coalition unless the center-right People’s Party (ÖVP) is willing to take a sharp left turn to join forces with the SPÖ along with either the Greens or NEOS.

Two Visions for Europe’s Energy Reforms Clash in Stockholm

Two Visions for Europe’s Energy Reforms Clash in Stockholm

The greener member states do not want to foot the bill for others’ fossil dependence as energy ministers met for “intense” debate organized by the Council’s Swedish presidency.

March 1, 2023
Deal Reached on Northern Ireland Protocol

Deal Reached on Northern Ireland Protocol

The agreement between the EU and UK governments will entail reduced border checks on British goods entering Northern Ireland.

March 1, 2023
Left Unity or Opportunity? All Eyes on Yolanda Díaz

Left Unity or Opportunity? All Eyes on Yolanda Díaz

Some say the political project of Spain’s labour minister is uniting the Left, yet she may actually be establishing her own movement.

March 1, 2023
Migrant Shipwreck on Italy’s Southern Coast

Migrant Shipwreck on Italy’s Southern Coast

Most of those who were rescued or made it to shore alive were adults. Two minors ages 12 and 16 also survived.

March 1, 2023
Lisbon Treaty Needs Overhaul To Accommodate EU Enlargement

Lisbon Treaty Needs Overhaul To Accommodate EU Enlargement

“Now would be the right time to decide to abolish unanimity” voting in the Council, said the EPP chief, suggesting reforms toward deeper EU integration.

March 1, 2023
New U.S. Intelligence Supports Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory

New U.S. Intelligence Supports Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory

The U.S. Energy Department has joined the FBI in concluding that COVID-19 was likely accidentally released from a Chinese lab.

February 28, 2023
Tesla Slashes German Production, Lured by U.S. Subsidies

Tesla Slashes German Production, Lured by U.S. Subsidies

Volkswagen and Hyundai announced plans to shift production to the U.S.; now Audi CEO Markus Duesmann also projects moving operations to America.

February 28, 2023
Deal Brokered by EU Between Kosovo and Serbia

Deal Brokered by EU Between Kosovo and Serbia

The leaders’ endorsement of the deal represents a major breakthrough for their countries’ deadlocked relations.

February 28, 2023
Nearly 1 Million Asylum Seekers to EU Registered in 2022 

Nearly 1 Million Asylum Seekers to EU Registered in 2022 

The Commission’s new repatriation plan comes as support for national-conservative parties increases—a trend that, for the moment, shows no sign of abating.

February 28, 2023
After Dahl, Ian Fleming’s Bond in Crosshairs of ‘Sensitivity Readers’

After Dahl, Ian Fleming’s Bond in Crosshairs of ‘Sensitivity Readers’

Ian Fleming’s biographer has stated that “that what an author commits to paper is sacrosanct and shouldn’t be altered.”

February 28, 2023
Italian Police Seize €170,000 From Lega MEP Over Parliamentary Fraud Probe

Italian Police Seize €170,000 From Lega MEP Over Parliamentary Fraud Probe

The prosecutor’s office confirmed that the seizures had nothing to do with the separate Qatargate scandal.

February 28, 2023
Muslim Politician With Extremist Ties Set To Become Leader of Scotland

Muslim Politician With Extremist Ties Set To Become Leader of Scotland

Progressive Islamist? Humza Yousaf is, “at the very least, Islamist adjacent,” reveals FWI’s latest report detailing the top Scottish candidate’s uncomfortable connections to extremism.

February 28, 2023