Category: NEWS

Canada: Meta To Block News Access on Its Platforms

In light of the Canadian government’s legislation forcing social media giant Meta to pay for the news content they distribute, the company has decided to block news content in Canada on its platform.

Meloni and Macron at Loggerheads Over Niger Strategy

While happy to support the Western foreign policy agenda on Ukraine and Taiwan, the Meloni administration’s anti-colonial line regarding Africa is now clashing with French strategic interests over how to respond to the Niger crisis.

Thierry Breton: The Man Who Would Be President?

The architect of the EU’s online content edict is reportedly starting his bid for the Commission’s presidency, courting centrist allies in the Parliament, disposing of rivals, and consolidating power.

Poll: Less Than Half of Germans Support Defending NATO Allies

Poll: Less Than Half of Germans Support Defending NATO Allies

Compared to last year, a significantly larger number of Germans fear being pulled into a war with Russia, according to The Security Report 2023.

February 9, 2023
Church of England To Consider Gender-Neutral Terms for God

Church of England To Consider Gender-Neutral Terms for God

The move, supported by “many” church officials, could have a “knock-on effect on all our debates about gender and sexuality and women,” according to one supporter.

February 9, 2023
Eight Countries Lobby EU on Border Control Ahead of Summit 

Eight Countries Lobby EU on Border Control Ahead of Summit 

In a leaked letter to EU leaders, eight countries call for harmonised and effective policies as leaders gather this week to discuss migration in Brussels.

February 9, 2023
Refabricated Tanks Headed to Ukraine

Refabricated Tanks Headed to Ukraine

The Dutch defense minister warned that Russia “continues to mobilize” and that “there are signs that Russia is preparing a new offensive.”

February 9, 2023
Katalin Novák Meets Giorgia Meloni in Rome

Katalin Novák Meets Giorgia Meloni in Rome

Novák considers Meloni a friend “for years.” In an interview for the Italian press, the Hungarian president spoke highly of the Italian prime minister.

February 8, 2023
Georgian EU Membership in Jeopardy

Georgian EU Membership in Jeopardy

Former president Mikhail Saakashvili is under arrest on charges of corruption, but claims the charges are politically motivated.

February 8, 2023
Finland: Nordic NATO Bids Continue To Stall

Finland: Nordic NATO Bids Continue To Stall

With Sweden deadlocked in its NATO bid, mixed signals are now coming out of Finland, in spite of an official stance of solidarity.

February 8, 2023
Suspicion of Foreign Interference at BFM TV Channel

Suspicion of Foreign Interference at BFM TV Channel

An internal audit revealed that on several occasions information was broadcast without having been checked by the channel’s usual control circuits.

February 8, 2023
UK Officials Predict Thousands More Migrants Will Make Illegal Channel Crossings This Year

UK Officials Predict Thousands More Migrants Will Make Illegal Channel Crossings This Year

Migration Watch Chairman Alp Mehmet said the government would not admit why the number will rise again—because “very few illegal arrivals are ever returned or removed.”

February 8, 2023
UK Welcome To Rejoin EU at “Any Time” as Brussels Officials “Dream” of Bloc Expansion

UK Welcome To Rejoin EU at “Any Time” as Brussels Officials “Dream” of Bloc Expansion

Michel Barnier, who led the Brussels’ Brexit negotiating team, said there are certain challenges Britain and the EU “can only face together.”

February 8, 2023
Reconquête MEP Stripped of Parliamentary Immunity Over Accusations of ‘Hate Speech’

Reconquête MEP Stripped of Parliamentary Immunity Over Accusations of ‘Hate Speech’

Bay told The European Conservative that “Parliamentary immunity exists in principle precisely to prevent this kind of political pressure … Except that the European Parliament does not judge in law: the decision to waive an immunity is purely political.”

February 8, 2023
Germany Considering Withdrawing From Mali Earlier Than Expected

Germany Considering Withdrawing From Mali Earlier Than Expected

Germany had initially planned to withdraw forces by 2024, but a ban on flying drones by the increasingly pro-Russian Malian government makes current participation unviable.

February 8, 2023