Pope Francis is visiting Hungary later this week, and I doubt he and Orban agree on migrants but may concur on Ukraine. In 2021 Orban met the pope asked him, "not to let Christian Hungary perish". He gave the pope a facsimile of a letter that 13th century Bela IV, the King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, sent to Pope Innocent IV asking for help in fighting the Tartars.
April 27, 2023
So this confusing issue flares up again: Armenia claims that the Russian force has failed to keep open the Lachin corridor, the only land route that links it to Karabakh across Azerbaijani territory.
Russia is a major arms exporter to Azerbaijan and so is NATO member Turkey.
Russia is a military ally of Armenia.
Toss in Ukraine war.
April 30, 2023
Armenia and Azerbaijan may hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalize relations. I guess because the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan will be in Washington DC this weekend. Otherwise, WTF are we, the USA, doing in this mess.
May 10, 2023
Switzerland's military performed its largest exercises in more than three decades. Big deal for a long-time neutral country.
May 13, 2023
For all the climate change folks: Snow fell in parts of northern Spain yesterday after months of high temps and no rain.
June 3, 2023
Italian PM Meloni: The clampdown on charity ships stops them from acting as "ferry boats" for migrants, going "back and forth with human traffickers to shuttle people from one country to the other."
Charities' ships are being impounded for ignoring the law.
And to counter so called ‘Pride Month’ Meloni’s has launched ‘Family Pride Month’ to promote the traditional family.
June 6, 2023
Romania is buying two second-hand British minesweepers and two French submarines. Probably to deal with its Black Sea naval fears.
June 18, 2023
Germany will transfer its Patriot missile defense systems, which are currently stationed in Slovakia, to Lithuania to protect the upcoming NATO summit on July 11 and 12.
Shifting gears, Belgian foreign affairs minister Hadja Lahbib is facing calls for resignation after granting visas to delegations from Iranian and Russian cities, which are in countries under international sanctions, to attend a convention of Mayors in Brussels.
June 23, 2023
Some Amsterdam residents don't want to see tourists coming for sex and drugs. You have prostitution museums. Gimme a break!
July 5, 2023
The amount of funds raised for the French cop who shot teenager Nahel M. is 4x the amount raised for NM's family.
Aug 2, 2023
A Scottish lawmaker has been , triggering a by-election that will indicate whether the opposition Labour Party is recovering support from Scotland's dominant pro-independence party.
Aug 1, 2023
Margaret Ferrier (SNP), one of a wave of SNP politicians who swept Labour from its one-time Scottish stronghold in 2015, was stripped of her seat yesterday in Britain's parliament for breaking COVID rules in 2020. Quite a tactic!
Aug 25, 2023
Macron's advisers feel Le Pen could get elected in 2027 because she'll have the working class and middle class, but it's not due to questions on migration, Hello, runaway migration is a major factor in why she'll have those two groups.
Sept 7, 2023
Bear attacks on humans become an election issue in Slovakia. Over-protected?
Sept 23, 2023
Bulgaria: 115th anniversary freed from Ottoman Empire, also booted out Russia orthodox priest yesterday for being spies.
Sept 29, 2023
Sweden PM Ulf Kristersson called in the chief of the armed forces to help curb a rise in gang killings. New Trend?
Nov 2, 2023
A man tossed dyed rodents into a McDonald's in UK and screamed F^ck Israel. Reuters headline: apparent, anti-Israel protest😕
Nov 20, 2023
Orban's billboard message: let's not dance to Soros Jr and der Leyen tunes
Nov 28, 2023
A man from Kalipetrovo, Bulgaria grilled sandwiches in the office of the electricity distribution company in Silistra to protest that there was no electricity in his house for 24 hours.
Company officials promised the problem will be fixed and that power will be restored to his home within an hour and a half.
Dec 26, 2023
First kiosk in Lisbon opened in 1869 and these cafes are experiencing a revival.
Moorish-style kiosks provide chairs and shade and serve traditional snacks and drinks.
Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar's laws that began in the 1930s discourage public gathering.
Jan 6, 2024
Sint-Truiden, Belgium: This Christmas season it moved its ice-skating rink inside Minderbroederse, an18th-century baroque church that doesn't host services.
Children skate across the nave of the church and past a nativity scene, with Christmas music filling the air and a starry night image projected on the ceiling.
Jan 20, 2024
To counter money laundering and terrorist financing, EU has reached a partial agreement, imposing a €10,000(10.9K USD) cap on cash payments. The agreement, struck between member states and the European Parliament, claims it will safeguard European citizens and the EU financial system from illicit financial activities.
Entities involved in financial services, banking, real estate agencies, asset management firms, casinos, and merchants will be required to adhere to the cash payment limit. And they will be required to verify the identity of individuals making cash payments that range from €3,000 to €10,000.
Jan 25, 2024
Sweden will have to wait until Feb 26 for Hungary to ok its accession to NATO. Orban told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that he’ll “urge” parliamentary approval “at the first possible opportunity."
Feb 1, 2024
EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola: "To the farmers that are outside. We see you and we hear you.". I dread these words at work cuz it's just a brush off.
Feb 4, 2024
Portugal moving to the Right ahead of the March 10 snap election. Chega Party is gaining ground in opinion polls. Open Borders and EU climate-mania ain't popular.
Feb 24, 2024
More farmer protests in France amid rumors that Macron invited environmentalist group Soulevements de la Terre to his scheduled debate with farmers' union representatives.
April 17, 2024
Emir Kir, mayor of the Brussels district of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, issued a ban on a conservative conference, claiming the far right is not welcome in the city.
"Police have instructed that they won't let people into the building but won't force them to leave," said Anthony Gilland of the MCC think tank, one of the organizations behind the event.
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