Category: NEWS

Belgium Lowers Voting Age for EU Election

The sole reason is to get more leftist votes, MEP Tom Vandendriessche told The European Conservative, but added that the youth might no longer be as susceptible to the progressive messages as Brussels thinks.

MEPs Vote To Increase EU Parliament

Eleven seats will be added to reflect demographic changes, while another 28 will be reserved for a new “transnational list,” but the instrument does not have Council support so far.

Knife Violence in Germany Prompts Bans

The idea has been germinating since last January’s Brokstedt tragedy, a mass stabbing on a train where a 33-year-old stateless Palestinian killed a 17-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend with a kitchen knife.

Meloni Building Regulations Target Mosques

The Fratelli d’Italia party is capitalising on the Italian state’s failure to recognise Islam as an official religion to radically clamp down on what structures Muslims can turn into prayer space.

Cardinal Zen Found Guilty by Chinese Authorities

Cardinal Zen Found Guilty by Chinese Authorities

The magistrate classified the incriminated fund supported by Cardinal Zen as having been established solely for “political aims.”

November 27, 2022
Renaissance Catholique Wins Appeal Against LGBT Associations

Renaissance Catholique Wins Appeal Against LGBT Associations

At the end of the trial, Jean-Pierre Maugendre, president of Renaissance Catholique, said he was pleased that for the time being the Catholic Church’s freedom to teach on homosexuality on its own terms had been recognised in France.

November 27, 2022
Scotland: Westminster Fears Second Referendum on Independence

Scotland: Westminster Fears Second Referendum on Independence

Sturgeon, who has been First Minister since 2014, has made an independent Scotland part of her platform for most of her political career. She believes that with its independence, Scotland would be a stronger and more competitive country.

November 26, 2022
Swedish Central Bank Raises Interest Rate

Swedish Central Bank Raises Interest Rate

The Riksbank warns of further increases, predicting a lead interest rate at 3% early next year.

November 26, 2022
EU Parliament Hit With Cyber Attack After Declaring Russia Sponsor of Terrorism

EU Parliament Hit With Cyber Attack After Declaring Russia Sponsor of Terrorism

EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola said a “pro-Kremlin” group has claimed responsibility for the “sophisticated cyber attack.” While plausible, the claim is yet to be corroborated.

November 26, 2022
Top ECR MEP: European Parliament is a Political Vehicle of the Left

Top ECR MEP: European Parliament is a Political Vehicle of the Left

The ECR chief accused that the European Parliament, among other things, of inflicting immense damage on Europe, infecting it with shameless partisanship, and being anti-democratic.

November 25, 2022
Putin Pays Homage to Cuban Communism

Putin Pays Homage to Cuban Communism

The exchange between the two leaders occurs in the context of Russia’s strong support for the Latin American Left.

November 25, 2022
Ukraine to Receive 186 Million Euros in Aid from Hungary

Ukraine to Receive 186 Million Euros in Aid from Hungary

Hungary’s generous assistance comes despite the fact that it’s been maligned repeatedly as a “trojan horse” of Russia.

November 25, 2022
European Parliament To Enforce Gender Quotas in Companies

European Parliament To Enforce Gender Quotas in Companies

Under the directive, member states will be forced to sanction companies that do not comply with the new standards by 2026. If they don’t, the member states themselves could be subject to punitive measures.

November 25, 2022
Bolsonaro’s Party Rejects Electronic Votes

Bolsonaro’s Party Rejects Electronic Votes

For their part, authorities in the Brazilian legal system, including the president of the Electoral Court, Alexandre de Moraes, have been explicit in opposing the questioning of the election results.

November 24, 2022
French Interior Minister Labels Italian Government an ‘Enemy’ of France Following Migration Spat

French Interior Minister Labels Italian Government an ‘Enemy’ of France Following Migration Spat

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin’s exceptionally harsh rhetoric comes amid an escalating war of words between the French and Italian governments.

November 24, 2022
New Center-Right Party Formed in Germany

New Center-Right Party Formed in Germany

A new center-right party, the Bündnis Deutschland (BD), was founded by 50 ex-members of other German parties. The BD aims to be the voice of the neglected middle class, but the media has already framed it as right-wing.

November 24, 2022