Germany wrestles with calls to ban AfD – again
Revelations that members of Germany’s far-right AfD party secretly met with extremist neo-Nazis and businessmen in a hotel in November have sparked fresh calls for the party to be thrown…
January 2024
Asa Hutchinson, Tilting at a Trump-Branded Windmill, Hangs On
The former Arkansas governor, nowhere in the polls, is running on principle — and on fumes, financially speaking. Share full article Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas has remained in…
Are Iowa Evangelicals on the Trump Train? These Pastors Offer Clues.
In 2016, evangelicals fueled a victory in Iowa for Ted Cruz. Since then, they’ve tilted toward Donald Trump and been courted by Ron DeSantis. We asked several conservative Christian pastors…
Moldova’s Sandu will need EU help in 2024
President Maia Sandu. Moldova's severe level of dependency on Russia for energy has threatened to derail the country's impressive progress towards EU membership (Photo: ec.europa.eu) 20
Spain’s Sumar leader warns of two visions of Europe competing in upcoming EU elections
The European elections will be a face-off between those who push for a Europe that champions equal rights and environmentalism and those who question fundamental rights and hold positions contrary…
Slovakia needs evidence to condemn North Korea-Russia ballistic missile transfers
Bratislava claims it will join the 48 countries that condemned the alleged ballistic missile transfers between North Korea and Russia to attack Ukraine, noting, however, that it “needs relevant evidence”…
Bulgaria’s state-run nuclear plant slams civil activist with SLAPP
Bulgaria’s state-owned Kozloduy NPP has filed a lawsuit requesting €250,000
EU Commission Oks Romanian state aid for ports with increased flows from Ukraine
Romanian ports dealing with an increase in trade flows from Ukraine due to Russia’s war in the country will benefit from a state aid scheme the European Commission approved on…
Brexit ‘isn’t working’, says London mayor
London’s mayor called Thursday (11 January) for closer ties with Europe and a better debate about immigration as he branded Brexit a “key contributor” to Britain’s cost-of-living crisis. Sadiq Khan,…
Crime in Slovenia back up to pre-pandemic levels
Slovenian police dealt with 54,0