Europa Terra Nostra 
When people think of the Netherlands, they usually think of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes, cheese and traditional Dutch costumes; of a country that is mostly flat, with an extensive dike system and many polders; of Amsterdam’s wonderful canals and Rotterdam’s very large port. Its tolerant attitude towards homosexuality, euthanasia, soft drugs and foreigners also often … Read more
The last month saw two major events unfold within the banking world. First, the US-based Silicon Valley Bank collapsed, resulting in the second-largest bank failure in the history of the United States. Barely a week later, Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse was taken over by rival UBS to prevent a major crisis at Credit Suisse … Read more
The centre-left Socialist Party (PS) in that is currently in power won an outright majority in the January 2022 snap election. The risk of political stability in Portugal increased after 11 ministers and state secretaries resigned in late 2022. However, the absolute majority of the Socialist Party in Parliament should ensure its permanence in power … Read more
The Background: From Parliament Seats to a Prison Cell It was in 2012 when the Greek elections made headlines around the world. The Greek nationalist party known as the People’s Association – Golden Dawn won a dramatic 2,000% rise in its electoral support. For Nationalists all over Europe, that was one of the strongest “white … Read more
Like all European nations, the Netherlands is experiencing massive societal changes and has been strongly impacted by several global developments within the last decade. The Netherlands has been especially hard hit by the energy crisis. Despite possessing large gas fields, inflation has hit 17% in 2022. As a result, a large number of the population … Read more
ECB Crisis Coping: Not Everything Can Be Solved by Money-Pumping & Rate-Slashing The European Union has been plagued by crises for many years now. In fact, during the last fifteen years, the EU has been in an almost permanent crisis mode. Starting in 2007, the American subprime crisis turned into a worldwide financial crisis in … Read more
The 2022 Italian General Election was a snap election held in Italy on the 25th September 2022. After the fall of the Draghi government, which led to a parliamentary impasse, President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the parliament on the 21st July and called for new elections. The results of the general election led to the centre-right coalition, led by Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d’Italia) – a right-wing … Read more
European nationalists should gather at the table when governments fail at finding solutions!
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has appealed for more victims of Rotherham’s notorious grooming gangs to make themselves known to investigators. For more than fifteen years, gangs comprising men of primarily Pakistani extraction abused local white, mostly working-class girls, while local authorities and South Yorkshire Police turned a blind eye. A 2014 independent report by … Read more
