Intelligence agency classifies Germany’s popular AFD party as ‘extremist’ and a threat to democracy
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution or BfV, on Friday classified the country’s popular Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as "extremist." "Central to our assessment is the ethnically and ancestrally defined concept of the people that sha...
Opaque US anti-tax foundation to advise EU Commission.
A US think tank that recently opened a Brussels office to lobby for aggressively lower taxes is received with open arms by the Commission. But who is behind the organisation, and who funds it? The Transparency Register fails to reveal dark money flows – in the Tax Foundation’s case from US right-win...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27655275
A US think tank that recently opened a Brussels office to lobby for aggressively lower taxes is received with open arms by the Commission. But who is behind the organisation, and who funds it? The Transparency Register fails to reveal dark money flows – in the Tax Foundation’s case from US right-wing libertarian sources – and as such clearly needs a make-over.
Federal Europe
Why are there only five people in the European parliament, who support something like a Federal Europe or the United States of Europe, even tho there are still some more people in some European countries who support this Idea? And why are Pan-European partys , like Volt, diem25 and the European Federalist Party this smal?
An EU that supports Vučić is one doomed for failure at the hands of Orban and his ilk.
By refusing to apply pressure on President Vučić, the EU is emboldening the Serbian government. If Brussels is serious about supporting democracy in the Western Balkans, it must empower the Serbian people—not their authoritarian rulers.
The curse of geopolitics: Why Trump is courting Putin and the Europeans are suddenly hawks
Article by Eric Gujer for the NZZ. The linked original is in German; here follows a machine translation.
It was a sad low point in American statesmanship when Trump and his vice president Vance pressed the Ukrainian president so hard that he lost his composure. Then it took a while for Zelensky to put aside his thoughtless self-righteousness and signal his willingness to reach an understanding. Zelensky was the right man to wage war. But is he also suitable for making peace? The testosterone show in the White House made everyone involved look bad. But the clash of three oversized egos is one thing. The strategic interests of the USA are something else. In two interviews with CNN and Breitbart, Secretary of State Rubio painted a more nuanced picture of US foreign policy. He insisted that the go
We Are Here for You... Right? | Klikbeet
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26364382
Dutch sketch about a current geopolitical event
While tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups in Sweden and Denmark calling for no longer buying American, Norwegian company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced that it will stop supplying US military vessels with fuel.
Change the rule (Ban conversion therapy)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/26140567
This is an initiative to ban conversion therapy in the EU, if you are an EU citizen please consider signing it.
This is a more serious post than normal, but I feel this is important to share.
By 9:09 a.m. on Saturday, the electricity systems of all three Baltic states had successfully disconnected from the Russian-controlled IPS/UPS system, and are now operating independently in island mode before synchronizing with the Continental European grid on Sunday.
