French farmers revolt again, dump waste at government buildings
French farmers have begun dumping garbage in front of government buildings amid large-scale protests against the EU’s proposed policy changes that would see local farmers decimated by low-cost imports from South America. Videos online reveal farmers dumping soil and old tires, garbage bags, and hay in front of their government’s administrative headquarters in Rodez. Across […]
Ursula von der Leyen gets re-elected, scolded by opposition
Von der Leyen just got re-elected — and chastised in parliament.
Europe is about to become much more right-wing
Europeans across the continent made their will clear in the EU elections, with right-wing parties making significant strides.
Finland to begin offering human bird flu vaccines
Next week, the EU health crisis authority will sign a contract with Seqirus to obtain 640,000 vaccine doses intended for humans to treat bird flu (H5N1), with the first portion going to Finland.
Germany introduces flying tax to price people out of travel
Germany has just introduced a new tax on flying with the hopes of pricing poor people out of travelling to reduce their carbon footprint.
German MEP has mic cut after calling EU President corrupt
“It is bad enough that the President of the Commission is corrupt, but a Parliament that covers up this corruption is just as corrupt,” German MEP Christine Anderson said before her mic was cut.
Dutch move towards exiting EU’s mass migration policy
Wilders sets stage for pulling out of EU’s open border policy.
EU inches closer to introducing Digital ID
The eID would act as a form of identification, as well as linking government and private documentation to one’s digital identity.
Migrants flood Italian island, double the population in 48 hours
This comes nine weeks after the EU signed a deal with Tunisia to curb migration.
EU tightens grip on big tech with online censorship law
In the wake of Twitter files, EU enacts law that makes censorship requests legal.