BBB Chief’s Talk on Migrant Bill Raises More Questions
After criticizing the Dutch migrant redistribution bill, van der Plas said BBB would vote for it—on the condition there was no coercion involved.
After criticizing the Dutch migrant redistribution bill, van der Plas said BBB would vote for it—on the condition there was no coercion involved.
Facing an overwhelming wave of organized crime, PM Kristersson has found no other solution than to rely on a state’s last resort for asserting its monopoly of force: the military.
Building a coalition will be extremely difficult, as a possible ten or eleven parties could enter parliament.
Despite six countries blocking the proposal, Berlin’s support alone would be enough to reach a qualified majority. Now Scholz is on board, but the Greens still need to be convinced.
“We need a critical mass of countries in favor of blocking boats, making it impossible for the Commission to intimidate countries who want to secure the borders,” Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers proposed.
Journalist and former PM claim Ukraine offered EU-membership in exchange for toppling PiS.
The circumstances in Slovakia demand steady leadership, ideally with support from the populace.
However, enlargement can only happen with even more centralization, ministers warned.
Hardliners in party lash out as former Goldman Sachs banker takes up leadership
Balázs Orbán’s The Hungarian Way of Strategy is now published in French. What can it offer the French reader?
Most EU members demand more clarification, increased defense funds, or settling old scores before granting the Commission’s request for extra contributions, while the most frugal ones simply reject the idea altogether.
Known as ‘Teflon Mark’ for having led four consecutive governments, PM Rutte expressed no interest in trading national politics for an important role at an international institution.
Outgoing PM Mark Rutte, whose famed staying power in Dutch politics had earned him the nickname ‘Teflon Mark’, is facing a strong challenge from both the BBB and the PVV, as his own party is reportedly already contemplating his successor.
Regional elections in May signalled a deep concern in Spanish society about not only the social policies of Sánchez’s government but also its authoritarian slide.
Nearly three-quarters (71%) of those who filed asylum applications in the 27-member bloc, with the addition of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Lichtenstein, were men.
Rutte’s four-party coalition government had been teetering on the brink over its failure to agree on measures to curb the influx of asylum seekers. This Friday, negotiations finally broke down.
The ruling PiS government may not revive the visa reforms after this year’s elections, as immigration becomes a leading issue on the campaign trail.
Despite ample media publicity, Italy’s bungling new left-wing opposition leader Elly Schlein is making matters worse for the centre-left PD as party insiders fear their own Jeremy Corbyn moment and loss of working-class voters to the Right.
Following the stunt, Sweden’s embassy in Iraq was stormed by a mob of protesters; governments of Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait, and the UAE recalled their ambassadors from Stockholm; and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (ICO) called for Quran burning to be banned globally.
VOX is proposing referenda on a host of issues, including illegal immigration and energy sovereignty.
After six nights of rioting, it would appear that the movement is ebbing slightly. But this apparent return to calm should in no way be seen as a victory because, as in 2005, the fundamental problem still remains.
Liberal opposition leader Donald Tusk took to denouncing Islamic immigration in the aftermath of this week’s turmoil in France while Poland’s PiS used the carnage as political ammunition during EU asylum talks.
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