Category: NEWS

MEPs Approve Parliamentary Enlargement

Nine member states will be able to elect one or two extra MEPs next year, as the parliament will increase from 705 to 716 members. Though unlikely to be law, the idea of a “pan-European” constituency is still on the table.

Famous Mondrian Artwork Hung Upside Down for 77 Years Without Anyone Noticing

Famous Mondrian Artwork Hung Upside Down for 77 Years Without Anyone Noticing

A famous artwork of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian has been found to be hanging upside down for 77 years without anyone noticing. Despite the finding, it will continue to remain on display, flipped.

November 19, 2022
Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky’s response to negotiation proposals stressed that “one cannot trust Russia’s words”—denouncing Russian aggression as a breach of former treaties—stating there “will be no Minsk 3, which Russia would violate immediately after signing.”

November 19, 2022
UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his deep commitment to remove the “remaining obstacles to the unimpeded exports of Russian food and fertilizers,” as these remain “essential” to avoid a food crisis next year.

November 18, 2022
Champion Conservative is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Champion Conservative is the New Head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Broglio has cherished his service to military personnel, and did not fail to point out that the military “remains the largest single source of vocations to the priesthood in the United States.”

November 18, 2022
Court Rules Berlin Election Needs to Be Repeated

Court Rules Berlin Election Needs to Be Repeated

Fourteen months after the chaotic elections in Berlin, the constitutional court ruled the entire election invalid. New elections must now be held within 90 days.

November 18, 2022
Spanish Drivers Rebel

Spanish Drivers Rebel

The National Platform in Defense of Transport recently voted to call for an indefinite strike, a move supported by 96% of its members.

November 18, 2022
Belgium Refuses Imam Iquioussen’s Extradition To France

Belgium Refuses Imam Iquioussen’s Extradition To France

According to the latest opinion issued by the Court of Appeal of Mons, the facts underlying the European arrest warrant do not constitute an offence under Belgian law, and extradition is therefore not justified.

November 18, 2022
UK, France Sign Deal to Stem Migrant Flow from English Channel

UK, France Sign Deal to Stem Migrant Flow from English Channel

This year alone, more than 40,000 people have crossed the Channel to southern Britain using small boats, up from 28,526 last year—the highest number since these figures began to be collected in 2018.

November 17, 2022
PiS Party Leader Speaks Out in Defense of Sexual Norms

PiS Party Leader Speaks Out in Defense of Sexual Norms

Kaczyński urged Poles to take responsibility for the unique role they play in staving off the destructive ideologies of the West, warning them they “must be counter-revolutionaries” if they “do not want to be the West.”

November 17, 2022
Election Fraud in Brazil?

Election Fraud in Brazil?

According to #BrazilWasStolen, in thousands of cases, older, non-auditable vote-counting machines registered 0 votes for Bolsonaro, even in districts where he got a majority due to votes counted by newer machines.

November 17, 2022
Germany to Pull Out of Energy Charter Treaty

Germany to Pull Out of Energy Charter Treaty

Germany has announced its plan to pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty, which has been considered a roadblock of the energy transition by many Greens. While climate activists rejoice, critics warn this might scare away remaining investors.

November 17, 2022
Border Between Poland and the Russian Oblast of Kaliningrad Reinforced

Border Between Poland and the Russian Oblast of Kaliningrad Reinforced

Landing conditions at Kaliningrad airport have been relaxed, making it possible for ‘tourists’ from the Middle East to arrive there, potentially mixed with Ukrainian refugees from Kherson.

November 17, 2022