Europe
Europe’s Populist Wave Reaches Portugal
A Portuguese populist party called Chega! — Enough! — has secured a seat in Parliament, after winning more than 65,000 votes in legislative elections held on October 6.
Does Angela Merkel Deserve a Prize for Zionism?
A decision by the World Jewish Congress to honor German Chancellor Angela Merkel with its prestigious Theodor Herzl Award for Zionism has sparked anger and bewilderment among Jewish leaders in the United States and Europe.
Turkey Flooding Europe with Migrants
Greece has once again become ‘ground zero’ for Europe’s migration crisis. More than 40,000 migrants arrived in Greece during the first nine months of 2019, and more than half of those arrived during just the past three months.
Italy: Salvini Out, Migrants In
Italy’s new government, which has pledged to reverse former interior minister Matteo Salvini’s hardline approach to migration policy, appears to have triggered a new wave of mass migration from Northern Africa.
Italy: Salvini Down but Not Out
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy premier and interior minister since 2018, has been shut out of the Italian government after his gambit to force snap elections to become prime minister backfired.
Europe: “Mediterranean Taxis” for People-Smugglers
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has accused European non-governmental organizations of coordinating with human trafficking mafias to pick up migrants off the coast of Libya and transport them to Italian ports.
Spain: Law on Citizenship for Sephardic Jews Ends in Failure
A piece of much-heralded legislation to grant Spanish citizenship to up to 3.5 million descendants of Jews expelled from the country in 1492 is about to end in failure.
Germany’s Pro-Iran, Anti-Israel Foreign Policy
A senior German diplomat appointed to head an EU barter system that would enable European companies to sidestep U.S. sanctions on Iran stepped down after giving an interview in which he criticized the existence of Israel and praised Tehran’s ballistic missile program.
Turkey Threatens to Reignite European Migrant Crisis
Turkey has threatened to re-open the floodgates of mass migration to Europe unless Turkish nationals are granted visa-free travel to the European Union.
European Union: A Massive Expansion of Top-Down Powers
Former German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been narrowly confirmed as the next President of the European Commission, the powerful administrative arm of the European Union.
Germany: Infectious Diseases Spreading as Migrants Settle In
A tuberculosis scare has cast a renewed spotlight on the increased risk of migration-related infectious diseases in Germany.
