“For years we have been calling for a Europe that is strong and proud of its identity and its roots. Instead, today we are paying the consequences of an increasingly weak Europe,” Ms. Meloni bemoaned.
“I think everyone today has realized that revisionism in practice can come at a huge cost,” the Greek PM said, an obvious reference to the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Eastern Europe.
The European wave of sanctions has reached the arts sector. Prominent Russian artists, such as Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko, are having their contracts terminated for “insufficient distancing” from Kremlin politics.
Never before has the approval of presidential candidates generated such tension: the deadline for the deposit of sponsorships was set for March 4th, so validation really came at the last minute for major candidates who were nevertheless guaranteed to gather at least 10% of the vote.
The latest IPCC report has once again painted a grim picture of man-made climate change, but skeptics call out its reliance on “implausibly fast models of warming” and flag it as “long on speculation, but short on facts.”
“I would like to remember the words of Pius XII, a few days before the outbreak of the Second World War: ‘People should come back to their senses,’” Cardinal Parolin said.
While total government spending increased, total government revenue fell from 2019 to 2020. The decline of €247 billion was equal to 3.8% of 2019 revenue. A total budget deficit of €77 billion in 2019 widened to €921 billion in 2020.
Following a familiar pattern of violence and relative impunity, a group of students was assaulted recently during the Associations Fair at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University. The students belonged to the S’ha Acabat! (“It’s Finished!”) society, a political youth group that describes itself as constitutionalist and opposes separatism. The group has since denounced the lack of reaction […]
Just last week Switzerland insisted on its role as a neutral country regarding sanctions against Russia. But following international and national pressure, the government stepped in line with the EU on Monday.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to make the situation of European farmers worse, as both Ukraine and Russia are major suppliers of farming basics, such as fertilisers, which are integral to conventional agricultural commodities.
The report issued by the European Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights shows a growing distinction between Western European countries and the countries of the former communist bloc.
Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya took to Twitter upon hearing the outcome. She called it a “shame” and a “sham,” adding that “there can’t be any recognition of the ‘referendum’ and its outcomes.”
