Category: NEWS

EU Countries Remain Skeptical of the €66B Budget Top-Up

Most EU members demand more clarification, increased defense funds, or settling old scores before granting the Commission’s request for extra contributions, while the most frugal ones simply reject the idea altogether.

Mandela’s Grandson Criticizes Morocco and Israel

Mandela’s Grandson Criticizes Morocco and Israel

“Don’t forget the last colony of Africa, Western Sahara … Let us fight to free Western Sahara from oppression,” said Mandla Mandela.

January 19, 2023
EU Draft Law Proposed To Counter Greenwashing

EU Draft Law Proposed To Counter Greenwashing

‘Going green’ can be massively profitable, but so is greenwashing. The Commission’s proposal targets companies who misleadingly advertise their products as environmentally friendly to provide a level playing field and help customers identify truly green brands.

January 19, 2023
EU Inflation Has Peaked

EU Inflation Has Peaked

Barring any rebounds in January, inflation has evidently peaked in 24 of the 27 EU member states.

January 19, 2023
Bulgaria: Fifth Election Likely, As Mandate Given to Socialist Party 

Bulgaria: Fifth Election Likely, As Mandate Given to Socialist Party 

Obstructed by several incompatible political divisions, the creation of a new government for Bulgaria looks unlikely. Now new elections loom.

January 19, 2023
Scholz Appoints Unlikely New Defense Minister 

Scholz Appoints Unlikely New Defense Minister 

Given that Germany’s Bundeswehr is ailing—a matter compounded by the Russo-Ukrainian war—the task set before Boris Pistorius is nothing if not daunting.

January 19, 2023
Helicopter Crash Kills Ukrainian Interior Minister and Senior Officials 

Helicopter Crash Kills Ukrainian Interior Minister and Senior Officials 

Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi is the most senior Ukrainian official to die since the war began nearly one year ago.

January 18, 2023
French Government To Reload an Ambitious Nuclear Policy

French Government To Reload an Ambitious Nuclear Policy

Despite unanimity on the need for the project, the debates are stormy. The opposition will not fail to seize the opportunity to denounce the inconsistencies of President Emmanuel Macron, his about-face on this eminently strategic issue.

January 18, 2023
First Time in Decades: China’s Population in Decline

First Time in Decades: China’s Population in Decline

The negative turn in China’s population growth came earlier than expected and signals severe economic and political hardships ahead, as the country “has become older before it has become rich.”

January 18, 2023
Erdoğan Alters NATO Deal, Demands Extradition of Up to 130 ‘Terrorists’

Erdoğan Alters NATO Deal, Demands Extradition of Up to 130 ‘Terrorists’

NATO membership for Sweden and Finland appears at the mercy of Turkey’s ever-expanding demands.

January 18, 2023
Europe’s Largest Cache of Rare Minerals Found in Sweden

Europe’s Largest Cache of Rare Minerals Found in Sweden

The deposit is mostly composed of iron ore, but in addition to the rare minerals, it also contains a significant amount of phosphorus—seven times the amount found in the company’s current operational mines.

January 18, 2023
Green Activists Criticize World Leaders in Davos

Green Activists Criticize World Leaders in Davos

Protesters are concerned that the summit could turn into a “greenwashing exercise.”

January 17, 2023
Top Marine General in Japan: U.S. Preparing for War With China  

Top Marine General in Japan: U.S. Preparing for War With China  

Lieutenant General James Bierman likened the U.S.’s current military preparations in the Asia-Pacific region to those it took in Ukraine post-2014.

January 17, 2023