Sweden cuts red tape for changing legal gender
As of July 1, Sweden has removed some of the restrictions for changing gender legally and how it appears on official documents.
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Polish President Duda pardons border movement leader
Poland’s opposition Conservative (PiS)-aligned President Andrzej Duda has pardoned Robert Bąkiewicz, leader of the Border Defence Movement (ROG), from having…
‘Only yes means yes’: Austria plans to tighten sexual offences law
Austria’s justice minister has presented plans for a major tightening of the country’s sexual offences law.
Ethnic clashes in Spain after migrants allegedly beat up elderly man
Spain has seen several nights of ethnic violence between locals and migrant communities after an elderly Spaniard was attacked.
French appeals court clears two over first lady gender rumours
A French appeals court Thursday overturned convictions against two women accused of libel against French First Lady Brigitte Macron, after they spread false claims…
Berlin renames major road after 300 years for political correctness
The city government of Berlin has been given the go-ahead to put in place a long-held plan to rename the major central Mohrenstraße road.
Polish maverick right-wing MEP Braun says gas chambers were ‘fake’
Grzegorz Braun MEP has claimed in a radio interview that Jews engaged in ritual murders and that the gas chambers in Auschwitz were a “fake”.
South German public pools ban ‘burkinis’ in crackdown on ‘unhygienic’ swimwear
Several public swimming pools in southern Germany have tightened the rules on admissible swimwear.
Thank you, Elon: Conservatives owe Musk a lot
Elon Musk’s clash with Donald Trump has shaken conservatives. Yet, his defence of liberty and tradition remains unmatched.
German CDU follower allegedly assaulted outside EP for wearing MAGA hat
A student committed to the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was allegedly attacked in Brussels after showing support for US President Donald Trump.
Islamist terrorists slaughtered in London, now ethnic English embrace Hamas
Who, that July week of 2005, as London reeled from the worst terrorist bombings in its history with 52 people dead and hundreds injured, would have believed that…
We have outgrown ancient superstitions, but we live with holy relics marked ‘science’
Although religion has fallen out of fashion, I do not think that religiosity itself has.
German daycare centre bans kids from playing Indians
Children at the Fischbank daycare centre in Rostock on Germany's north coast were banned from playing as Indians due to so-called cultural sensitivities.
Really? Poster campaign warns of Germans sexually harassing migrants at public pools
A public awareness campaign in Germany has sparked controversy over its portrayal of victims and offenders of harassment in public swimming pools.
Kazakhstan officially bans the burqa (and niqab too)
In a move intended to counter radical Islam, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a bill banning women from wearing face-covering veils in public.
Free speech or incitement? Glastonbury punk and rap acts ignite political firestorm
Punk duo Bob Vylan and rap group Kneecap’s sets at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival have triggered criminal probes and a revoked US visa, amid accusations of hate…
MEP Vannacci questions value of Italy rearming: ‘Who do we send to fight? Gay pride?’
Roberto Vannacci, a former general and MEP for Italy's right-wing League Party, has stoked controversy by questioning whether Italy should bother purchasing new…
Litmus test for Christian views? Finland’s top court to hear MP Räsänen free speech case
Finland’s Supreme Court is preparing to hold an oral hearing in the high-profile free speech case of former Interior Minister and Christian Democrat MP Päivi…
France’s left-wing bigwig wants French language renamed to reflect its ‘creole roots’
The French language did not belong to the French anymore and they should think of renaming it to reflect its "creole nature", said the country's radical left-wing…
MEPs call on Slovenia to respect victims of Communism
MEPs have urged the Slovenian Government to do more to remember victims of Communism.
City of Berlin rescinds ban on headscarves for teachers
The city government of Berlin has agreed to abolish a law which forbids schoolteachers from wearing Islamic headscarves in school.
German Socialists want to criminalise catcalling
In the German State of Saxony, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has advocated for legislation that would make ungracious behaviour and lewd verbal remarks a criminal…
No to history, no to tradition, no to morals: Europe now forces its new ideology
Today, 24 June, is St John the Baptist’s Day.
German literature forum cancels author over article for ‘right-wing’ news site
A non-profit organisation in Berlin has erased the recording of a young German author’s reading from its website, after he casually revealed he had written an…
US rapper Kanye West faces backlash ahead of Slovakia show due to ‘Hitler’ song
Grammy-winning US rapper Kanye West was facing growing opposition in Slovakia ahead of his scheduled performance at the Rubicon Festival in the capital Bratislava…
EU now the union of genital mutilation and castration for children
A rather petty algorithm brought to my screen a Le Monde article (Europe’s most discredited newspaper, second only perhaps to El País) lamenting the “odious…
Tribute to former UK PM Thatcher in European Parliament renamed by French left-wingers
French left-wingers in the European Parliament have renamed a room dedicated to the memory of former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher because, they claimed, she…
Budapest Mayor aims to hold Pride parade, despite police ban
Gergely Karácsony, the Greens Mayor of Budapest, said he wanted to host the Pride parade in his city, despite a police ban and objections from the national government.
Southern Europe hit with anti-tourism protests
Co-ordinated demonstrations against mass tourism took place across southern Europe, including Barcelona, Palma, Ibiza, Lisbon and Venice.
The battle of the Valle de los Caídos is not about memory, but about power
Nestled in the rugged hills of Cuelgamuros, not far from Madrid, the Valle de los Caídos rises as a stark monument to Spain’s fractured past.