Governments across the European Union are actively participating in war games designed to simulate and predict a looming global food crisis. A convergence of critical factors, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict disrupting grain supplies, weather anomalies like El Niño and La Niña affecting Latin American soy production, and anti-EU farmers’ protests disrupting supermarket chains,... 

Italy’s competition authority has levied a hefty fine of €10 million ($11 million) against TikTok for its failure to adequately control the dissemination of content that poses risks to minors and vulnerable individuals, exposing them to potentially harmful material. The antitrust agency, AGCM, criticized TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, for its neglect in addressing the specific vulnerabilities... 

The European Union’s recent move to outlaw both gas and coal fires in homes within a little over 15 years has sparked controversy and concerns about the financial implications for property owners. This regulation, passed by the European Parliament in collaboration with the European Council, aims to reduce emissions and energy consumption in buildings, with buildings currently accounting for... 

The upper house of the Swiss parliament on Thursday passed by a modest majority a proposal to allow frozen Russian assets in the country to be given to Ukraine as war reparations, Világgazdaság reports. The issue has sparked heated debate in the shadow of the banking system, a key sector for the country’s neutrality. For the time being, the ruling only allows the government to find a way in international... 

A recent poll has unveiled the sentiments of Moldovans regarding their country’s potential membership in NATO and the European Union (EU). According to a study conducted by the Viitorul Institute for Development and Social Initiatives, if a referendum were held on Moldova’s NATO membership, 55.4% of respondents would vote against it, while only 28.5% would support it. Conversely, regarding... 

Opponents argue that conservatives are aligning with the far right, casting their support behind Ursula von der Leyen for an additional five-year term leading the EU’s executive. As battalions of suited European People’s Party (EPP) members converge in Bucharest, preparing to endorse von der Leyen as the face of their EU election campaign, their demeanor mirrors that of a confident prize-fighter... 

In anticipation of the upcoming European Union (EU) parliamentary elections and the enforcement of the Digital Services Act, Google is set to launch an extensive anti-misinformation campaign across five EU countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland. The initiative, led by Google’s internal unit Jigsaw, aims to address growing concerns about the impact of misinformation... 

Infamous billionaire and philanthropist of Left-wing causes George Soros believes that the global crisis sparked by the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could very well spell the end for the European Union. Soros made the remarks in an interview he gave to the British newspaper The Independent on Monday. “I am particularly concerned about the survival of the EU because it is an incomplete union,”... 

Austria confirms it is maintaining its policy on migration and not accepting any more asylum seekers, although some 150 NGOs have pressured the country to accept Middle Eastern migrants stuck in Greece during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It remains a no,” said Claudia Türtscher, the spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, of Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s Austrian People’s Party... 

Dunja Mijatovic, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, is demanding that the national governments of the European Union release migrants from detention and back into the general population as a coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention measure. Last week, Mijatovic said in a statement that EU member states should “release [migrants]to the maximum extent possible,” given that “immigration... 

More and more Italians are becoming disillusioned with the European Union, feeling that there has been a complete lack of support from the bloc in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, The Daily Sabah reports. Videos on social media have circulated showing the people of the Mediterranean country removing the EU flag and replacing it with the Russian or Chinese flag. This is being done because Russia... 

Plans are actively in motion to establish a comprehensive network of “military corridors” spanning Europe. The primary objective is to overcome the intricate regulatory challenges that currently hinder the smooth exchange of equipment and personnel among NATO member nations. This initiative gains significance in the context of preparing for potential major conflicts, particularly with... 

The European Parliament in Brussels has adopted a resolution listing “hate speech” as a crime – a move set to redefine free speech in the entire bloc. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) cast their vote on the resolution on Jan. 18. The resolution passed in a 397-121 vote, with only 26 MEPs abstaining. Most lawmakers who abstained expressed concern that the law may be used to silence... 

The European Union (EU) has admitted it is urgently developing a cutting-edge “fast vaccine” in anticipation of “pandemics on the horizon” including the mysterious “Disease X” which has been included on a list of “analyzed pathogens.” At the forefront of this initiative is the innovative German-EU “Vaccelerate” program, actively developing a vaccine for the next pandemic-causing... 

European lawmakers approved plans on Wednesday to remove the national veto for EU member states in the latest attempted power grab by Brussels to wrestle control away from national governments. A total of 291 MEPs supported the proposal put forward by the “Verhofstadt Group,” a group of MEPs led by the arch-federalist Guy Verhofstadt to amend the European Union treaties in favor of greater centralization...