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Thomas Kolbe

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Europe Dives Deeper Into the Debt Swamp

We are facing a slow, erosive process in which the EU is increasingly penetrating the capital markets, always with the guarantee of major economies...

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EU Concludes Trade Agreement with Australia

The EU has managed, after eight years, to reach a trade agreement with Australia.

25.03.2026 10

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The EU and the Nuclear Energy Transition

The entry into modern forms of nuclear power, driven by free markets, would shatter the walls of the green trap.

23.03.2026 10

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Giorgia Meloni, EU Maverick

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rises as the opposition leader and voice of reason within the EU.

21.03.2026 20

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The EU at the Narrow Passage

The Hormuz crisis threatens to become a catastrophe for Europeans.

20.03.2026 10

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Built on Sand: The Iran War Puts Europe Under Pressure

It is only a matter of time before the widening cracks in the EU translate into open secessionist tendencies.

19.03.2026 20

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An EU Trade War with China?

Is the EU economy now facing a trade war with Beijing, alongside the potential import halt on rare earths?

16.03.2026 20

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Strait of Hormuz: The Chokepoint of Power

While European governments work on emergency plans to mitigate soaring energy prices, the maritime insurance market is experiencing a seismic shock.

09.03.2026 40

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Trump’s Race Against Time

Eight months before the crucial midterm elections, the administration of President Donald Trump is battling high living costs.

08.03.2026 20

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Fresh Troubles for the EU

One thing unites the three great powers: all stand in increasingly strained relations with Brussels and the leading capitals of the European Union.

05.03.2026 10

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The Eco-Socialist Dream Is Going to End Ugly

Photo Credit: RawPixel.comThe end of the technocratic illusion and its...

09.12.2025 20

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The EU's Net Feudalism

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioAn institution that dictates both...

08.12.2025 10

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Gold Dispute: Is Italy Preparing a National Bullion Reserve?

Photo Credit: PixabayItaly pulls its gold supply out from under the...

04.12.2025 6

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German Financial Scandals Turn Hot

Photo Credit: Leo MolatoreThe man who once seemed a phantom operating...

02.12.2025 8

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Is the German AfD Firewall Finally Cracking?

Photo Credit: Die FamilienunternehmerPolitics will not succeed in...

28.11.2025 10

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Censorship and the Fact-foxes

Photo Credit: Liber-netThe internet has become the primary battleground...

26.11.2025 10

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On Orwell’s Trail: Is the EU Eliminating Digital Privacy?

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioA comprehensive communication-scanning...

25.11.2025 30

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EU States Complete Brussels’ Surveillance Network

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioThe EU is working at full speed to...

24.11.2025 10

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The Counterplayer: How Javier Milei Exposes German Statism

Photo Credit:Javier Milei Haim Zachs, Govt Press Office of Israel via...

22.11.2025 10

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Climate Policy Turning Point

Photo Credit:Climate change earth in a fiery ocean PixabayOn the...

20.11.2025 9

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Ursula von der Leyen Wants More Money

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14.11.2025 8

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The Climate Cult Fails Europe

Photo Credit:Earth burning global warming climate change ...

08.11.2025 10

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Nothing New in Brussels

Photo Credit: Derek BennettLast week's EU summit ends with Brussels...

06.11.2025 8

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Stellantis Leaves Germany, No One Comes

Photo Credit: StellantisThe flight from a collapsing German economy...

04.11.2025 20

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Secession or Submission: Brussels Steps Up the Pressure

Photo Credit: RomiroEurope’s deepening economic crisis and a...

01.11.2025 10

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China Downgrades Germany

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioGermany’s dramatic economic...

29.10.2025 10

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EU Leaders Condemn Brussels’ Regulatory Course

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioThe criticism of the European...

25.10.2025 10

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Digital Colonialism and the Theft of Rights

Photo Credit: Raimond SpekkingGermany’s Culture Minister Wolfram...

24.10.2025 10

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The Bureaucracy Myth: Merz Shadow-Boxes with the EU

Photo Credit: Michael LucanGerman chancellor Friedrich Merz's criticism...

22.10.2025 20

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Breaking the Left

Photo Credit: European UnionTrump controls the iconography of power...

18.10.2025 10

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Europe in the Rare Earth Trap

Photo Credit: U.S. Department of AgricultureRare earth elements have...

16.10.2025 30

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A Lonely Voice in the Desert

Photo Credit: Raimond SpekkingEvonik CEO Christian Kullmann calls for...

15.10.2025 8

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The Euro Crisis Draws Near

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioFrance takes the next step toward...

07.10.2025 10

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German Tax Raid: Marriage Splitting on the Chopping Block

Photo Credit:German flag painted in broad brush strokes PixabayThe...

03.10.2025 10

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France on the Brink: Debt Spiral and Political Paralysis

Photo Credit: Ecole PolytechniqueFrance remains paralyzed even after...

30.09.2025 9

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Exit Taxes as the Ultima Ratio

Photo Credit: John W. NortonMore and more people are turning their...

29.09.2025 8

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Europe Reshapes its Monetary System

Photo Credit: European Central BankA desperate Europe is attempting to...

24.09.2025 9

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Overregulated to Death

Photo Credit: Estonian Presidency/Aron UrbThe ship “Euro”...

23.09.2025 9

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Will Germany's Bogus Elite Ride Out the Coming Economic Collapse?

Photo Credit: Michael LucanWhen it comes to the causes of...

10.09.2025 10

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Is Latin America Opening up to Europe?

Photo Credit: MercosurAfter a two-decade stalemate, there is now...

05.09.2025 10

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Europe on the Path to a War Economy

Photo Credit: RheinmetallAfter the collapse of the green economy,...

01.09.2025 9

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Where the Journey Leads

Photo Credit:Michael Lucan, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE , via Wikimedia Commons ...

27.08.2025 20

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Mario Draghi and the EU War Economy

Photo Credit: Estonian Presidency/Aron UrbIn response to the crisis of...

25.08.2025 20

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Peace Talks in Washington: The New Center of Power

Photo Credit:Grok GrokRepresentatives of NATO and the EU arrived...

20.08.2025 8

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Trump Meets Putin in Alaska

Photo Credit: Kremlin.ruDonald Trump stays true to his line and asserts...

11.08.2025 8

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The U.S. Intervenes Against EU Digital Surveillance

Photo Credit:Image: Marco Rubio.  Credit: Gage Skidmore via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped). ...

09.08.2025 10

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Whiny and Unteachable Europeans Complain About Trade Deal

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioWhat happened last Sunday in Scotland...

02.08.2025 10

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Trump Tames Europe

Photo Credit: European UnionOn Sunday, the United States and the...

29.07.2025 10

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Inside the Media Matrix

Photo Credit: National ArchivesThat the left-wing media machine pounced...

21.07.2025 8

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Germany’s Pension Ponzi on the Brink

Photo Credit: AT via Magic StudioIf you’ve ever wanted to witness...

08.07.2025 10

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