Although attention has been placed on ISIS involvement in Syria and Iraq, new concerns are emerging that the terrorist group continues to spread closer to mainland Europe. According to retired Air Force Col. Cederic Leighton, […]
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Austrian Government Latest To Have Debate On EU Membership
While Greece is hanging in by a thread to remain in the European Union (EU), more than 260,000 Austrians led by a 66 year old retired pensioner have forced their Government to debate leaving the […]
Moscow Calls New U.S. Military Plan “Confrontational” As Relationship Continues To Sour
Already strained relationships between Russia and the USA dived further today with the Kremlin accusing the US of being confrontational. The statement was a direct reference to a new military strategy announced last week by […]
Wikipedia Fighting European Push To Ban The Free Use Of Photos Of Public Spaces
Under European copyright law a well constructed exception allows people to create and make use of photographs of public places with very little restriction. The ‘Freedom of Panorama’ provision allows organizations, such as Wikipedia, to […]
European Net Neutrality Law Found Riddled With Loopholes And Vague Language
Digital rights activists are calling proposed European Union (EU) rules on net neutrality seriously flawed after they were made public on Tuesday. The groups take issue with vagueness of the language used and the presence […]
Europe Votes To Abolish Cell Phone Roaming Charges
There’s good news for European travelers this morning thanks to an EU decision that all data, text and cell phone roaming surcharges in European Union (EU) countries will be abolished from 2017. The decision was […]
Illegal Mafia Garbage Dumping Becoming Big Problem For Europe
Mafia controlled waste management in Europe is posing a serious threat to the environment and human health thanks to its illegal garbage dumping operations migrating from Italy into mainland Europe. It has been known for […]
World Takes Note As Fully One Third of Europe’s Electric Energy is Now Renewable
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) reports that fully one-third of last year’s electricity in Europe came from renewable energy. At 24% four years prior, this means fewer fossil fuels are […]
Google Will Get Massive Fine From The European Union For Abuse Of Competitive Position
The European Union made clear on Monday that it intends to levy fines on Google Inc. large enough to act as a deterrent to other monopolies as punishment for squeezing out rivals in the comparison […]
EU Planning Military Action To Fight Human Traffickers
EU members states have authorized a military crackdown against people traffickers in the Mediterranean, after a weekend meeting in Brussels. Approximately 100,000 illegal migrants have crossed the Mediterranean so far this year, most landing in […]
Polish Airline LOT Grounds Flights After Hack Attack
In the latest sign that hacking attacks are increasingly compromising safety systems, 1,400 passengers of Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines were stuck in Warsaw after the company discovered it was unable to file flight […]
French Unemployment Surges To Record Highs
Whatever it is that France and or Europe is doing, it isn’t working. Despite numerous promises by the socialist Hollande government, French unemployment has risen non-stop for 4 years. It also just an all-time record […]
Russian President Banned From Upcoming G-7 Meeting
Russia’s Vladimir Putin is officially banned from the upcoming G-7 meeting of world leaders in Germany next week, it was announced this weekend, in response to presiding over the invasion and ongoing occupation of Ukraine. […]
Monsanto, Syngenta Literally Above The Law, Get Patents For Everyday Plants Despite Not Being Patentable
Last month the European Patent Office’s Enlarged Board of Appeal, under the influence of big agribusinesses Monsanto and Syngenta, decided that naturally occurring plants, previously not patentable, should become patentable in Europe so that Monstano […]
European Countries To Build Drone In Effort To End Reliance On U.S. Models
Germany, France and Italy signed a deal Monday to start technical work and end their reliance on US- and Israeli-made drones. The project is looking to build a military drone by 2025. The project would […]
Europe’s Last Virgin Forest Under Siege By Loggers
A new report by a major environmental advocacy group said Monday that Romania, home to Europe’s last unlogged timber forest, is also the country experiencing the most illegal logging. “In terms of biodiversity, in terms […]
Twitter And Others Banned From EU Lobbying
Twitter could soon find itself ignored by top European lawmakers. Twitter, as well as media companies BSkyB, TalkTalk, LG Electronics and Angry Birds maker Rovio missed an annual deadline to register their lobbying operations to […]
New EU Regulations Mean Cars Will Spy On You
In another blow to individual privacy the European Union has enacted strict laws that now force car manufacturers to track and submit loads of data about their driver to authorities. While supposedly for safety purposes […]
Greece Teeters Closer To Bankruptcy, Announces More Capital Controls
The latest developments in Greece do not appear to be positive. Last week, the Greek government seized “excess cash” from municipal government to replenish the central bank coffers so that Athens would be able to […]
Horse Meat Trafficking Busts Highlight Food Chain Tracking Issues
Police from seven European countries have arrested 26 people in a crackdown on a horse meat trafficking ring. The arrests come just two years after a tainted meat scandal rocked the European Union. The arrests […]
EU Charges Gazprom With Abusing Dominant Position
Google isn’t the only one feeling the heat from the European Commission (EC). Americans.org learned this morning that the EU competition regulator has charged Gazprom, the Russian state energy company, with abusing its dominant market […]
Cleaning With Bleach Linked To Respiratory Infections
Cleaning with chlorine bleach, long a staple of household cleaning cupboard, could be linked to higher rates of respiratory infections a new European study has indicated. The researchers found that children in Finland, the Netherlands […]