politics | The European Conservative

Democracy-Building: A Moral Commodity

José Luís Andrade March 15, 2022

Conservatives, of course, are aware of the urgent need to reduce the bureaucratic machine to a minimum. But in the quest to devolve governance to the local level, we must not forget the existential dignity of the penniless castaways generated by the oligarchic system.

South African Doctor Pressured to Exaggerate the Severity of Omicron

David Boos February 14, 2022

After discovering the Omicron variant last November, Dr. Angelique Coetzee faced heavy criticism from scientists and politicians in Europe for calling the variant a “mild disease.” Some three months later she is proven right and refuses to be silenced.

France Will Adopt Law Reinforcing Abortion Despite Senate Opposition

Hélène de Lauzun January 22, 2022

The blocking of the bill in the Senate should not prevent its adoption at the second reading in the National Assembly. The new law extending the legal deadline for abortion should come into force before the end of the term in February 2022.

Empty Villages, Open Fields: How the Plight of Rural Spain is Opening the Political Landscape

Carlos Perona Calvete January 20, 2022

When a myriad of local voices make the same complaint, we are in the presence of a genuine (as opposed to media generated) universal.

A Cautious Hope: Dutch Ministers Sworn In

Tristan Vanheuckelom January 13, 2022

Although Rutte’s coalition is a step forward, it lacks prized political capital. Infighting and the lack of a comprehensive policy on COVID-19 especially have damaged Dutch citizens’ trust to a great extent. That distrust is observed in the many anti-government demonstrations, often accompanied by violence on both sides, and several ministers having received death threats.

The Abortion Bill: an End-of-term Issue in France?

Hélène de Lauzun January 12, 2022

The March for Life, which brings together most of the pro-life associations in France, will be held in Paris on Sunday, January 16th, three days before the bill is considered by the Senate. The demonstrators hope to influence the senators by their mobilization and determination.

No Insurrection: The U.S. Capitol Riot in Retrospect

Sven R. Larson January 6, 2022

President Trump is no longer considered guilty of having caused the storming of the Capitol. He is now being accused of not having stopped it. This is not a shift in the nuance of the narrative regarding his role: it is a substantial retreat.

The Impossible French Conservatism

Hélène de Lauzun January 3, 2022

The Right in France finds its birth in the original trauma of the French Revolution. It is on the side of those who lost, of a history that will never be written again. The French Revolution was also a period of intense persecution of the Catholic religion, and a painful synthesis took place in people’s minds: a fallen monarchy united to the martyred faith. The right-wing remained affixed to this double cause to defend.

After a Record Nine Months, Dutch Form Interim Government

Tristan Vanheuckelom December 19, 2021

On Wednesday, the newly established formation, composed of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), Democrats 66 (D66), Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU) presented its coalition agreement. Mark Rutte (VVD) is expected to be appointed Prime Minister for a fourth term.

Merkel the Fiscal Bureaucrat

Sven R. Larson December 8, 2021

Angela Merkel did put in place a mechanism to strengthen German government finances. However, there was a price to be paid for this achievement, namely a slowly but steadily rising burden on German taxpayers.

Tag: politics

Democracy-Building: A Moral Commodity

South African Doctor Pressured to Exaggerate the Severity of Omicron

France Will Adopt Law Reinforcing Abortion Despite Senate Opposition

Empty Villages, Open Fields: How the Plight of Rural Spain is Opening the Political Landscape

A Cautious Hope: Dutch Ministers Sworn In

The Abortion Bill: an End-of-term Issue in France?

No Insurrection: The U.S. Capitol Riot in Retrospect

The Impossible French Conservatism

After a Record Nine Months, Dutch Form Interim Government

Merkel the Fiscal Bureaucrat

IMPRESSUM

SUBSCRIPTION

LOG IN

PRIVACY POLICY