Category: NEWS

Donald Trump Indicted

The exact nature of the charges is unclear because the indictment will remain under seal until the former president is arraigned next week.

Poland Plans Strategic Alliance With Romania

The military alliance is indicative of Poland’s post-war aspirations to shrewdly solidify itself as a Central European power and NATO’s primarily European partner.

France Still Plunged in Chaos

The unhealthy political, social, and economic climate in France is now of international concern. The Council of Europe has sounded the alarm against excessive use of violence against the demonstrators.

Russian Missiles Fired in the Sea of Japan

Japan is very concerned about the parallels that can be drawn between the situation in Eastern Europe and the situation in Asia. “Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow,” Foreign Minister Hayashi said.

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

The report of the emergency committee that failed to reach consensus was released on Saturday. It revealed four key arguments against granting emergency status to the outbreak.

July 28, 2022
EU Countries Deny Commission Gas Rationing Powers

EU Countries Deny Commission Gas Rationing Powers

At their July 26th meeting, energy ministers rejected the Commission’s initial plan for emergency powers but committed to reducing gas usage by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023—at least they did in theory.

July 28, 2022
End of COVID Restrictions in France

End of COVID Restrictions in France

Containment, curfews, and the use of the health pass are now a thing of the past. The scientific council, responsible for guiding the government’s health policy, is dissolved.

July 28, 2022
Vatican Obstructs German Church’s ‘Synodal Path’

Vatican Obstructs German Church’s ‘Synodal Path’

Members of this ‘Synodal Path,’ a group made up of equal numbers of German bishops and lay Catholics, have called for allowing priests to be married, women to become deacons, and same-sex couples to receive the Church’s blessing.

Spanish Female Minor Found in Belgium with Jihadi Islamist

Spanish Female Minor Found in Belgium with Jihadi Islamist

This presents a case of border spanning, intra-European recruitment, with agents in Spain and Belgium escorting the minor from her home to their base of operations.

Ukraine Committed to Wheat Export Deal

Ukraine Committed to Wheat Export Deal

Dubbed the “Black Sea Grain Initiative,” the agreements will provide safe ocean passage out of the three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea—Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny—and on to the rest of the world.

July 27, 2022
Éric Ciotti Candidate for the Presidency of Les Républicains

Éric Ciotti Candidate for the Presidency of Les Républicains

Ciotti distinguished himself during the primary campaign by taking positions clearly on the Right, in contrast to the very centrist positioning of the finalist Valérie Pécresse.

July 27, 2022
Franco-British Clash Over Dover Travel Chaos

Franco-British Clash Over Dover Travel Chaos

Since the UK’s exit from the European Union, it is no longer enough to show an identity card to cross the border. Every passport must be stamped, which takes more time.

July 27, 2022
Italy Sees 1,200 Illegal Migrant Arrivals Over the Weekend as Mediterranean Crossings Surge

Italy Sees 1,200 Illegal Migrant Arrivals Over the Weekend as Mediterranean Crossings Surge

Pictures from the day’s events suggest the vast majority of the illegal migrants who managed to reach Italian soil were military-aged men.

July 26, 2022
Germany: Number of Young People Sinks to New All-Time Low 

Germany: Number of Young People Sinks to New All-Time Low 

The figures are a stark reminder of the demographic cliff that Germany and the rest of Europe continue to race towards.

July 26, 2022
EU Speeds Up Balkan Expansion

EU Speeds Up Balkan Expansion

Commissioner Várhelyi specifically mentioned the western Balkans as a target of EU enlargement.

July 26, 2022
Hungarian Budget Cuts Deficit

Hungarian Budget Cuts Deficit

The first target of the Hungarian parliament’s adopted budget is to sustain the regulated utilities price scheme, the second is to strengthen its military defense.

July 26, 2022