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Governments are doing more than just changing travel rules. They are changing how they see people. The EU now requires Americans to give fingerprints, and there are more travel warnings about the US. This is not random. Trust between countries is breaking down, and borders are starting to feel like checkpoints to control people, not …
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK TO EUROPEANS: BETTER STUFF SOME CASH UNDER THE MATTRESS The European Central Bank now says you should keep at least 72 hours’ worth of cash on hand. Just in case the next crisis fries the grid, crashes the banks, or tanks public trust. Covid, Ukraine, Spain’s blackout, Greece’s debt meltdown,bevery time things …
Nearly 100 Members of EU Parliament requested a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk. The President denied it. We got up anyway to. Our silence spoke louder than their bad judgment. pic.twitter.com/H4khvXLOri — Christine Anderson (@AndersonAfDMdEP) September 12, 2025 Meanwhile 5 years ago….. The European Parliament acknowledged George Floyd’s death by holding a minute …
A presidential election in Ukraine should be one of the immediate conditions imposed for any further discussions about long term peace agreements. 1. Have a national referendum to vote for a new president. 2. As part of this national election, have the eastern Donbasses, under… https://t.co/iyhPxqeKrC — General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) August 20, 2025 Zelensky …
An early morning press release from the White House on Thursday announced that the European Union has agreed to eliminate all tariffs on industrial goods from the U.S. after reaching a trade deal. The White House released a press release announcing that both entities have reached an agreement on a Framework Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, …
About 10 countries have expressed their readiness to send troops to Ukraine in the framework of providing possible security guarantees for Kiev. This was reported on August 19 by Bloomberg, citing sources. It is noted that this became known during the summit of European officials, which took place on Tuesday, August 19. The meeting was …
UK & ALLIES PREP TROOP DEPLOYMENT TO UKRAINE – MILES FROM THE FRONT LINE Western nations are quietly preparing to put boots on the ground in Ukraine – but not to fight. The idea? Guard key infrastructure, train troops locally, and avoid combat zones at all costs. UK-led training of Ukrainian forces, currently done on …
President Trump will hold a bilateral meeting with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and with other European Leaders at the White House.
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Adrian Mardell will leave in December 2025 after three years as boss. The company’s new ad campaign dropped the Jaguar logo and showed models, not cars. Many people did not like it. A Jaguar Land Rover spokesperson said, “Adrian Mardell has expressed his desire to retire from JLR after three years …
“Europe’s not preparing for war—it’s preparing for collapse.” 🎯 “These elites [in France, Germany and the UK] aren’t gearing up for war with Russia because they care about freedom—they’re doing it because their grip on power is slipping, and fast.” “Their economies are breaking, the middle class is crushed, people can’t afford rent, food or …
The numbers came early. Stellantis dropped its unaudited first-half results on July 21. No waiting. No spin. The damage was too big to hold. Net loss landed at €2.3 billion. That’s $2.68 billion. Revenue fell to €74.3 billion. Last year’s first-half pulled €85 billion. That’s a €10.7 billion drop. The company suspended guidance in April. …
Elon warns Europe heading toward widespread slaughter. He is back on track and paying attention to things that matter. Living at the office again too. — Always Looking for the Truth (@lehmanlaw) July 21, 2025
European yields set to explode. Consequence of cutting rates inbound. Hope this helps. pic.twitter.com/iJpPDssWY2 — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 2, 2025 Economic boom https://t.co/Vh9utBfYIc — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) July 2, 2025
by Mike Maharrey Poland now holds more gold than the European Central Bank. National Bank of Poland (NBP) governor Adam Glapiński noted this fact during a recent press conference, saying he views gold as a shield against global instability and a cornerstone of economic sovereignty. “This shows the stability, abundance, and solvency of the Polish …
White applicants from a British or Eastern European background are at a disadvantage when applying for entry-level police constable roles at one of the U.K.’s largest police forces, according to reports by The Telegraph newspaper. It has emerged that West Yorkshire Police permits Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates to submit job applications all year round, …
Denmark saw one of the steepest declines, in an indication that anger over Trump’s hostility towards Greenland may be contributing to the steep drop-off in visitor numbers. pic.twitter.com/pM39dnh1yu — John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 11, 2025 Here’s our full story from Eva Xiao, @philgeorgiadis, @Claire_Bushey and me, featuring many more eye-opening stats and reactions from tourists …
🚨EUROPEAN MARKETS IN FREEFALL – FTSE, DAX, CAC PLUNGE European stock markets are seeing steep declines in early trading. The FTSE 100 is down nearly 6%, while Germany’s DAX, after plunging 10%, is now 7.6% lower. France’s CAC 40 is also down 7% as volatility surges across the… https://t.co/7Iblpv8YsL pic.twitter.com/fDUdR8ATLg — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April …
While politicians across the globe keep pushing the narrative of fiscal responsibility, the bond market knows the truth: these governments are drowning in debt, and their economic recovery is little more than a façade. Bond markets do not believe the disinflation and deficit reduction messages of European and Japanese governments pic.twitter.com/PIVNPaMUBu — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) …
via notayesmanseconomics Today I wish to look at what may well turn out to be rather an epoch making moment for both the European Union and the Euro area. It starts with something rather awkward in terms of economics as we wonder what did they do with all the money here? “European countries collectively saved …
For years, it’s been a bubble inflated by easy money and artificially low mortgage rates, fueled by the European Central Bank’s Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP). It was all fine and dandy when mortgages were near zero percent. But now that rates have climbed to 4% and even 5%, reality has come crashing down. What …
Euro Dips As Trump Threatens 200% Tariff On EU Alcohol Another day, another tariff-based headline… President Trump threatened to enact a 200% tariff on European wine, champagne and other alcoholic beverages, the latest escalation in a brewing trade war between the US and the EU. The president in a social media post on Thursday said …
He’s playing a dangerous game, using Europe as a pawn. Is Trump's tariff war a deliberate strategy to tank European bonds for U.S. inflation control? He mentioned rates falling significantly during the State of the Union speech. Either way, orchestrating a local market collapse (US) to implode Europe will have significant global… pic.twitter.com/m3gS4T4wrp — The …
by Michael Why does every “step forward” seem to bring us even closer to an apocalyptic showdown with Russia? Now we are being told that the UK, France and other European nations will be working with Ukraine to develop a “plan to stop the fighting”. We aren’t being given specific details about the plan yet, …
Keir Starmer tells the BBC the UK and France will work with Kyiv to stop fighting and will discuss the plan with the US going forward He will host a crucial summit of European and Canadian leaders in London today at 14:00 GMT to discuss support for Ukraine It comes days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
“I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,” Sikorski said, adding he expects the European leaders to discuss, “in a very serious fashion,” the new Trump administration. French President Emmanuel Macron has summoned Europe’s leaders to Paris on Monday for an emergency summit, where President Trump will be on the agenda …
JD Vance just said what European leaders refuse to acknowledge—their mass immigration policies are a betrayal of their own citizens. No one voted to flood their countries with millions of unvetted migrants, but they did vote for Brexit, for sovereignty, for leaders who promised to protect their homes and their futures. Yet the globalist elite …
It looks like UK Banks are ready to go first https://t.co/A3kadllQJn — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) January 8, 2025 European banks are not acting like either inflation is breaking back out or that the economy is going to be fine and hit its widely-expected soft landing. Instead, what they are doing is the other side of …
